Comments on: Flicked Off: District 9 (Is Really, Really Great) http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great Seriously, this could not be more beta Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:06:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Choire http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-18072 Choire Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:58:16 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-18072 OMG, you are ON. I know, we are nerds. But The Mount was AWESOME! OMG, you are ON.

I know, we are nerds. But The Mount was AWESOME!

]]> By: pemulis http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17906 pemulis Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:34:36 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17906 First Balk references a Canticle to Leibowitz in his personal blog, and then Choire references The motherfucking Mount?! We've got a Shadowrun game going on Wednesday nights, if you guys want to drop by. First Balk references a Canticle to Leibowitz in his personal blog, and then Choire references The motherfucking Mount?!

We've got a Shadowrun game going on Wednesday nights, if you guys want to drop by.

]]> By: BlinkyMcChuck http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17776 BlinkyMcChuck Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:39:37 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17776 Escape To Witch Mountain, though? Escape To Witch Mountain, though?

]]> By: i like cats http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17670 i like cats Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:28:47 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17670 I'd love to see this, but I'd have to get a sitter for the 4-year-old. Stupid baby! I'd love to see this, but I'd have to get a sitter for the 4-year-old. Stupid baby!

]]> By: RonMwangaguhunga http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17644 RonMwangaguhunga Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:14:46 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17644 The films switching seamlessly between faux-documentary and omniscient styles was to save money I read (under $30 million). The budget -- for a sci-fi apartheid allegory -- was remarkably small, i hear. Even with Peter Jackson in some producing capacity. The films switching seamlessly between faux-documentary and omniscient styles was to save money I read (under $30 million). The budget — for a sci-fi apartheid allegory — was remarkably small, i hear. Even with Peter Jackson in some producing capacity.

]]> By: El Matardillo http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17636 El Matardillo Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:54:25 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17636 Jack Shaftoe would be their new King. Jack Shaftoe would be their new King.

]]> By: Slava http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17604 Slava Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:31:49 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17604 ANATHEM!! (just finished it again for the 2nd time last night) ANATHEM!!

(just finished it again for the 2nd time last night)

]]> By: jennie http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17602 jennie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:25:34 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17602 THE MOUNT THE MOUNT

]]> By: Meeg http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17599 Meeg Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17599 I think what ran through my mind when i saw the commercial for this was "Alien Nation meets Guantanamo/concentration camp". Also, I think I'd want to see it more if the aliens didn't look like transformers. I think what ran through my mind when i saw the commercial for this was "Alien Nation meets Guantanamo/concentration camp".

Also, I think I'd want to see it more if the aliens didn't look like transformers.

]]> By: NatashaVC http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17592 NatashaVC Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:58:07 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17592 You are the Leonard Maltin of graphic design! You are the Leonard Maltin of graphic design!

]]> By: jfruh http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17580 jfruh Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:33:24 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17580 Where does the James Caan/Mandy Patinkin '80s alient buddy cop movie "Alien Nation" fit into your Venn diagram? It's gotta be in there somewhere, right? Where does the James Caan/Mandy Patinkin '80s alient buddy cop movie "Alien Nation" fit into your Venn diagram? It's gotta be in there somewhere, right?

]]> By: saythatscool http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17579 saythatscool Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:27:07 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17579 Because of the poisonous gases, nobody can survive anywhere near Uranus. Because of the poisonous gases, nobody can survive anywhere near Uranus.

]]> By: TableNine http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17577 TableNine Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:23:55 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17577 Too many Klingons. Too many Klingons.

]]> By: saythatscool http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17576 saythatscool Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:23:11 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17576 Oh! There it is. Oh! There it is.

]]> By: BoHan http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17570 BoHan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:11:08 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17570 "Briana S" of Flixster, I think I love you. Here's her review: "like transformers but less gay." "Briana S" of Flixster, I think I love you. Here's her review: "like transformers but less gay."

]]> By: saythatscool http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/flicked-off-district-9-is-really-really-great#comment-17568 saythatscool Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:06:36 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=9800#comment-17568 I can't find Uranus, Choire. I can't find Uranus, Choire.

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