Sunday, August 16, 2009

District 9

Fucking amazing. There's not much else to say about this movie.

As a hardcore Sci-Fi fan, I'm frothing to see this masterpiece again.

The relentless brutal action reminded me of playing Half-Life years past, especially the lightning gun that obliterated enemies in a splatter of blood and innards... The mixed media approach of incorporating documentary/security cams, etc. was incredibly effective in setting a gritty realistic tone.

It's been a steller season for sci-fi, with Moon and now D9. I can't remember another such year.

As a kid I'd sit in the bookstore and devour every issue of Heavy Metal and Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, so I'm stoked to see this new 'golden era' of Sci-Fi.

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