District 9

[Warhorse]

http://www.trailerspy.com/trailer/4568/District-9-Trailer-HD

Looks interesting. If there is already a thread on this, then I apologize.

[WinterMorning]

I'm very excited about this movie. It definitely got my attention with these ads:

http://screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/district-9-bench-ad.jpg
http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/jun09/district9-2b.jpg

[AquaParade]

I'm glad to see this thread. I'd like to see the movie on the first day....I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a movie not based on a comic haha.

[Raven]

teaser trailer didnt impress me at all, but the commercials are starting to grow on me as of late. I'll still probably wait until it comes out on DVD to catch this one though.

[Slap-Happy]

Anyone see the short film it's based on? It's called "Alive in Joburg" I think. It's on youtube.

[cqb101]

Been looking forward to this for what seems like years. I've been a huge Neil Blonkamp fan since I saw Alive in Joburg years ago.

[Ginny]

Yeah, this is one I'm looking forward to.

Thanks for the info, I'll have to check out Alive in Joburg.

[cqb101]

Thanks for the info, I'll have to check out Alive in Joburg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNReejO7Zu8

[Brodie]

This is what they ended up making after the Halo movie got suspended, yeah?

I'm pretty excited for it.

[Duke]

This is probably my most anticipated movie right now. I've been really interested in seeing it ever since I saw the trailer a few months ago.

[Roland]

Wait is this a apartheid film? We had something in our history about District 9.

[Cure]

Wait is this a apartheid film? We had something in our history about District 9.

It's not about segregation in South Africa, but about aliens coming and being segregated. So good job, you unknowingly found the meaning behind the title. I didn't know that.

[Roland]

It's not about segregation in South Africa, but about aliens coming and being segregated. So good job, you unknowingly found the meaning behind the title. I didn't know that.

Thanx ,now i know it too! O i confused it with district 6. Got the number wrong.

[Warhorse]

Marketing is picking up for this. Might be the second sleeper hit of the summer behind The Hangover.

Slightly off topic, but word is, Halo has been picked up by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks studio, and there is talk of both SS and Peter Jackson working on the movie. Would be interesting to see how this would work out.

[Peanut]

Slightly off topic, but word is, Halo has been picked up by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks studio, and there is talk of both SS and Peter Jackson working on the movie. Would be interesting to see how this would work out.

Link? I haven't heard anything about this, Jackson even said recently that his involvement with Halo is completely done at this point.

On topic, this movie is gonna be awesome. Ever since that "Alive in Joburg" thing, and the 3 Halo short-films he did, I've had an interest in where this director was going. Can't wait to see it.

[Warhorse]

Link? I haven't heard anything about this, Jackson even said recently that his involvement with Halo is completely done at this point.

On topic, this movie is gonna be awesome. Ever since that "Alive in Joburg" thing, and the 3 Halo short-films he did, I've had an interest in where this director was going. Can't wait to see it.


http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7261

Link to the Steven Spielberg taking control of the Halo project.

[Peanut]

http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7261

Link to the Steven Spielberg taking control of the Halo project.

Damn. I really hope that turns out to be true. Halo is such a no-brainer for a live-action movie. Someone just needs to hurry up and make it happen.

[Warhorse]

Maybe with Spielberg at the helm, it will be sooner than later. Wonder if he might direct it? When he wants to, he can direct some seriously kick ass action sequences.

[AquaParade]

Damn....Can't speak for anyone else, but it's definitely my favorite damn movie ever. Great characters, visuals, and music. All I need. Go See it Sci Fi fans...

I'd honestly recommend it for any fans of sci fi, videgames, or anime! It seems to remind me of all of these.

[Warhorse]

I'm going to see it tomorrow evening. Just couldn't find the time over the weekend.

[WinterMorning]

This movie is so brilliant, and a new favorite! I'm definitely watching it again! There's so much I want to gush about but I'd probably be spoiling the movie >.>

[Cure]

This movie is so brilliant, and a new favorite! I'm definitely watching it again! There's so much I want to gush about but I'd probably be spoiling the movie >.>

...that's what spoiler tags are for...

[Roseangelo]

Saw it. Definitely a great movie that I'd recommend.

[Canadian Turtle]

WOW!!:o I would say best this year hands down and upon further reflection I might even say that was the best movie in the past 10. (although totally personal opinion of course).

It was to bad, we had free passes to the pre screening down at SD con. We were shooting an interview and then Curt and I ran like bats out of hell across down town stood in line and missed it by a few people. I sweat more that day then I ever have in my life... grossss.

[The Shelf]

Definitely a great movie, but mostly just because of the concept. Thoughts:

I did not like the main character for the first half of the movie. I know what they were going for, but I just didn't really like him. He was a little too annoying. Once he started mutating and went off on his own, though, I had no problem with him and actually started rooting for him. :)

The aliens themselves were awesome. They reminded me of the mysterious aliens from Half Life 2. I'm disappointed that so many of the aliens were low-life grunts, though. Were there seriously only 3 smart aliens out of all the ones living on Earth? Were Christopher (Was that the alien's name? I'm not really sure where his name came from in the movie; it seemed pretty random.) and his son the only aliens on the mothership at the end of the movie? You'd think he would need (a) permission from a ship captain or something and (b) help piloting something like that, but we never see any aliens other than him, his kid, and his friend that looked smart enough to even operate the thing.

They did mention that the prawn leadership had probably died, and you get the impression that they operate like an ant colony or bee hive, so that kind of explains why so many of the aliens stopped taking care of themselves on the mothership and resorted to primal instincts once transported to Earth. It still would have been nice to see some intelligence from more of the prawns, though.

I also didn't really like that the main character turned into a prawn. It worked as a plot device, but it just seemed strange that their source of fuel just happens to mutate other species into another of their own species. I couldn't stop thinking about The Fly throughout most of the movie. Their technology was all designed to respond only to their DNA, so the fuel having some properties of their DNA made sense, but to actually fully transform a being of another species just seemed far-fetched. Part of what makes good science fiction is actually trying to explain far-fetched ideas with "pseudo-science."

But enough critiquing. As I said, I really liked the movie overall. They strongly suggested that the prawns' home planet had been destroyed, and that's why they came to Earth. I assume at the end of the movie that Christopher (?) was going to request help from some other motherships that fled to different planets. There's a lot of potential for a sequel, and I kinda hope they attempt it because I really liked the concept for this movie.

In any case, the movie was very enjoyable. When I first saw the trailers to the movie, I thought it might be an Ender's Game movie because the aliens in Ender's Game are described as being similar to the ones we see in District 9. As much as I know they would probably butcher it, District 9 gives me hope that an Ender's Game movie could be really good.

[Andrew NDB]

Loved it. Loved it.

It starts out as a quasi-documentary, turns into an on-the-run movie, then concludes in something completely epic.

We know that this movie very nearly was an adaption of the Halo video game franchise, but when the plug was pulled by the studio/financiers ("Ehhh, we've decided not to trust our 145 million dollar movie to a first-time director") producer Peter Jackson decided to help Neil make an entirely original movie instead. Well, there's quite a few moments in here -- probably amidst the very R-rated, very visceral action sequences involving alien weaponry and alien mechs/vehicles -- that it seems like the director and Jackson give those financiers the middle finger in saying, "You see? I coulda done that ****ing Halo movie!"

And I'd much rather watch this movie than some undoubtedly PG-13 adaptation of a dumbed down video game first-person shooter video game series that really only seems to appeal to people who have never experienced a real first person shooter game.

Now... I can't wait to see District 10. It's inevitable, and the end of the movie leaves you with quite a big question about what is going to happen next. The answer -- no matter what it is -- pretty much HAS to be BIG.

[AquaParade]

Is it sad that one of my biggest concerns for a sequel, would be not having Christopher in that brilliantly designed red and blue "costume"?
Sorry, but the character designs just looked great. Christopher' son, whose name i wasn't able to catch, also looked great.

So ya, I can't resist a sequel, but can't imagine what route they'd go, and if it'd be fitting. Hopefully, they find a way to keep the story...can I say "personal"?
A Big War movie between the Prawns and humans...well that just doesnt interest me that much.

[Andrew NDB]

So ya, I can't resist a sequel, but can't imagine what route they'd go

It's a lot of fun to imagine. The aliens (odd that we never even learn their real name) return to Earth with a massive armada... that much seems obvious. The question is... what happens then?

I'm not imagining any kind of an Independence Day-type invasion or anything, but I'm thinking they might try to flip things on the humans, somehow.

[Canadian Turtle]

There is part of me that would like to see more, but I think it best that we don't. You can't take anything away from the first movie if you don't make a second. That is partly why this movie is so amazing! It leaves you with that feeling of hope at the end, but not all is perfect.

[Peanut]

And I'd much rather watch this movie than some undoubtedly PG-13 adaptation of a dumbed down video game first-person shooter video game series that really only seems to appeal to people who have never experienced a real first person shooter game.

When I think you've reach the height of your stupidity, you continue to say more idiotic things.

[Arcade Joe]

I saw it on Saturday. I thought it was a very well written movie..My only gripe is that I felt the documentary stuff was a little too long...

Good movie, definately worth owning....8)

[Brodie]

And I'd much rather watch this movie than some undoubtedly PG-13 adaptation of a dumbed down video game first-person shooter video game series that really only seems to appeal to people who have never experienced a real first person shooter game.




You're just mad Halo is about killing aliens.


In regards to the documentary stuff...I would have preferred they kept it one way or the other. Or at least transition better, it seemed kind of jarring initially to go away from it so fast.

[Warhorse]

Saw the movie tonight, and loved it! Ah, if only the TMNT could be granted an R-Rating! Yeah, when pigs sprout wings and fly, we will see an R-Rated TMNT film.

Well, I'm definitely going to see it a second time. And it's also a keeper once it's on DVD.

[GK Punk]

Ah, if only the TMNT could be granted an R-Rating! Yeah, when pigs sprout wings and fly, we will see an R-Rated TMNT film.


My head just exploded

[Warhorse]

My head just exploded

Too bad you didn't catch it on film, would have been a nice addition to Rotten.com. Might have been just as bizarre as the dude who blew off his face with a 12 gauge, and was still alive, in a vegetated state of course.

[The Stryker]

Saw the movie tonight, and loved it! Ah, if only the TMNT could be granted an R-Rating! Yeah, when pigs sprout wings and fly, we will see an R rated TMNT Film.

Maybe when people other than the people here actually give a crap about the Ninja Turtles.

Hahahahaha. Yeah. You're right. Pigs flying.

[Cure]

How the f*ck anyone can relate this movie to TMNT is beyond me.

[GK Punk]

Too bad you didn't catch it on film, would have been a nice addition to Rotten.com. Might have been just as bizarre as the dude who blew off his face with a 12 gauge, and was still alive, in a vegetated state of course.

So did it hurt when you pulled the trigger?

[Warhorse]

So did it hurt when you pulled the trigger?

Now your becoming a troll. Really, if you can't say anything nice, then maybe you shouldn't say anything at all. There is no reason for your attacks. I have done nothing to you!

I mentioned TMNT because it would be nice to see a bloody TMNT movie, after seeing some nice blood shots in District 9. And after all, this entire website is in tribute to the TMNT, in case you hadn't noticed, so why not bring up something about the Turtles?. I don't see anything saying that we aren't allowed to talk about TMNT in other threads.

So, I ask you to please back off with the childish insults, it's not necessary. I come here to have fun with people with other interests, not to be made fun or for no reason whatsoever. If you have a beef with me, then send it my PM's and keep it off the message boards.

[GK Punk]

I felt your post was more insulting. Anyone could have brought that argument back up in here and I would have thought it was just as ridiculous to bring it up out of nowhere like that. But I guess it's Ok for YOU to say insulting things, right? Just not ok for others to respond. Got it.

[The Stryker]

Now your becoming a troll. Really, if you can't say anything nice, then maybe you shouldn't say anything at all. There is no reason for your attacks. I have done nothing to you!

I mentioned TMNT because it would be nice to see a bloody TMNT movie, after seeing some nice blood shots in District 9. And after all, this entire website is in tribute to the TMNT, in case you hadn't noticed, so why not bring up something about the Turtles?. I don't see anything saying that we aren't allowed to talk about TMNT in other threads.

So, I ask you to please back off with the childish insults, it's not necessary. I come here to have fun with people with other interests, not to be made fun or for no reason whatsoever. If you have a beef with me, then send it my PM's and keep it off the message boards.

Nobody mentioned TMNT anywhere. It was just a random ass comment to make.

You wanna whine about R-rated ninja turtles? Please. Go to the TMNT section, you have lots of friends there.

[Jester]

This was a hybrid film...TMNT '11 is gonna be a hybrid film, come on guy the conection is right there...geeze...:P

[AquaParade]

This movie has soured all other movies for me. I'm not trying to praise it as the greatest...who knows what movie that is? But, it is definitely my favorite. All other movies I watch now just feel...less entertaining.

[Sewer Bull]

I mentioned TMNT because it would be nice to see a bloody TMNT movie

Why, exactly?

[Spitfire]

Why, exactly?

Because blood = mature content and good story telling.

Wait...

[poiuytre]

In regards to the documentary stuff...I would have preferred they kept it one way or the other. Or at least transition better, it seemed kind of jarring initially to go away from it so fast.
This is how I felt. I also felt like they should have picked a different setting for the film. The connection with South African apartheid was too unsubtle and at several points hurt the credibility a little for me.

But hey, you can do a lot, lot worse in terms of summer blockbusters. ;) I liked it and talked a lot about the ideas and theme walking back home. That's pretty rare.

[Mr. Snackpants]

Wow.

I saw this saturday night. There were plenty of things I hated or that annoyed me. Special effects were great especially considering the small amount they spent. I liked how the origin of the aliens coming to earth was summed up through the documentary and the focus was 20 some years later. That's unique for this type of movie.

I didn't think it was a bad movie, just an alright movie. I can't believe the hype this is getting like it's some kind of masterpiece. I mean a handful of people in here have claimed it their favorite movie of all time. lulz. I guess I should expect that from a board like this.

[AquaParade]

Wow.

I saw this saturday night. There were plenty of things I hated or that annoyed me. Special effects were great especially considering the small amount they spent. I liked how the origin of the aliens coming to earth was summed up through the documentary and the focus was 20 some years later. That's unique for this type of movie.

I didn't think it was a bad movie, just an alright movie. I can't believe the hype this is getting like it's some kind of masterpiece. I mean a handful of people in here have claimed it their favorite movie of all time. lulz. I guess I should expect that from a board like this.


Hey I never claimed to be the messiah of movies, but am I not allowed to have a favorite movie that isnt....uh...the "godfather" or something at the top of a "best movie" list? lol

It was a great movie, very enjoyable, very intense, and I thought Christopher and his son were very loveable characters...Now for someone raised on 20 years of ...mostly...hollywood scheme's, crap, and raped franchises, I felt that this was a total breath of fresh air. Simply the best time I've ever had in a theater...Now, you or everyone else can dislike it, kinda like it, or disregard it my friend, but lets not forget the term "favorite":)

[cqb101]

Wow.

I saw this saturday night. There were plenty of things I hated or that annoyed me. Special effects were great especially considering the small amount they spent. I liked how the origin of the aliens coming to earth was summed up through the documentary and the focus was 20 some years later. That's unique for this type of movie.

I didn't think it was a bad movie, just an alright movie. I can't believe the hype this is getting like it's some kind of masterpiece. I mean a handful of people in here have claimed it their favorite movie of all time. lulz. I guess I should expect that from a board like this.

It's not just "people on this board" calling it a masterpiece, it's getting huge critical praise. If you didn't like it, that's fine, it doesn't mean you have to be a douchebag about it.

[cowabunga14]

Saw this on Friday night and enjoyed it. I liked the story as well as the as action and I think a sequel would be neat.

[Brodie]

I kind of agree with SnackPants. I enjoyed the movie just fine, But it felt strange or weird. Not being entirely sure why I felt that way, I've kept pretty hush about it.

Its an incredibly decent movie, but far from this cinematic powerhouse everyone is touting it as.

[The Stryker]

Wow.

I saw this saturday night. There were plenty of things I hated or that annoyed me. Special effects were great especially considering the small amount they spent. I liked how the origin of the aliens coming to earth was summed up through the documentary and the focus was 20 some years later. That's unique for this type of movie.

I didn't think it was a bad movie, just an alright movie. I can't believe the hype this is getting like it's some kind of masterpiece. I mean a handful of people in here have claimed it their favorite movie of all time. lulz. I guess I should expect that from a board like this.

Agreed.

I saw it, liked it alright but I wasn't blown away by it at all.

[Mr. Snackpants]

It's not just "people on this board" calling it a masterpiece, it's getting huge critical praise. If you didn't like it, that's fine, it doesn't mean you have to be a douchebag about it.
I don't really feel like I was being a douchebag about it. By "board like this" I meant heavy, sci fi loving board. It wasn't meant as an insult.

I do find it humorous you called me a douchebag considering your posts are consistently cold.

[Cure]

YOU GUYZ, I don't want you two fighting! I love both of you! <3

[cqb101]

I don't really feel like I was being a douchebag about it. By "board like this" I meant heavy, sci fi loving board. It wasn't meant as an insult.

I do find it humorous you called me a douchebag considering your posts are consistently cold.

I like how you went and edited out the part of your post where you called me an asshole. :)


And for the record, I found District 9 to be a disappointment, I just thought your first post was a bit insulting.

[gobo]

This movie sucked.[/counteractingthenotentirelyundeservedbutoverexagge ratedasskissingthismovieisgetting]

[Mr. Snackpants]

On second thought I love this movie.

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[XERO]

It's like you're trying to make a constellation out of emoticons.

[Raph's Girl]

I went to see it after hearing everyone going all "OMG! See it like NOW!"....I thought it was a pretty good film. Not mind blowing but it'll definatly be put on my "buy on DVD when it comes out" list.

Im glad we got to know the aliens (Christopher and his cute son mostly).

I was also warned that the film was not for the squeemish. I laughed when people blew up (especially that Nigerian gang leader). I don't think I've seen that bloody of a movie since Robocop.

The one thing I didn't get was that everyone was saying the events occured 20 years ago. 1982 - 2010 (computer screens and such said that was the year) is not 20 years ago... 28 years ago yes...but not 20.

[GK Punk]

On second thought I love this movie.


So how many times did you end up editing this post? :lol:

[Warhorse]

I went to see it after hearing everyone going all "OMG! See it like NOW!"....I thought it was a pretty good film. Not mind blowing but it'll definatly be put on my "buy on DVD when it comes out" list.

Im glad we got to know the aliens (Christopher and his cute son mostly).

I was also warned that the film was not for the squeemish. I laughed when people blew up (especially that Nigerian gang leader). I don't think I've seen that bloody of a movie since Robocop.

The one thing I didn't get was that everyone was saying the events occured 20 years ago. 1982 - 2010 (computer screens and such said that was the year) is not 20 years ago... 28 years ago yes...but not 20.

I thought I kept hearing them refer to the time as twenty + years, not 20 years exactly. And the trailers did mention the 28 years ago.

Regardless, it's instantly a favorite of mine for the year. It's at a tie with Star Trek. I liked the over all story more in D9 than in Star Trek, but I like the overall characters in Star Trek more than D9. But Chris and his son were absolutely fantastic! At first, I really wanted Chris to tear apart some of the humans in the end, but he's definitely the better one. He just wanted to get him and his son home.

[gobo]

Lots of significant questions went unanswered in this movie. As mentioned earlier, it wasn't mentioned what the 'Prawns' called their race. And, I don't recall either if Chris's son was given a name. Perhaps the life cycle of their kind has something to do with it? What led the Prawns to Earth in the first place? Was the Nigerian gang leader actually a paraplegic? What was the 'fluid', what was its significance, and (assuming it was fuel) how are we supposed to believe that fuel can cause an assimilation like that? (My theory is that their vehicles are triggered by their DNA, just like their weapons, and that DNA-sensitive material is somehow capable of replicating the cells and destroying others.) Finally, what guarantee does the audience have that Wikus and his wife will ever have a happy ending? Leaving it to our imagination is the lame, cheap way to go about it. Now, with all those questions left unanswered, I see a lot of room for a sequel, but not too much necessity. There's lots of trivia to wrap the plot in, but the moral of the story wasn't strong enough to carry a sequel. They'd have to think up a way to blossom it out some to keep it as profound as the first. On the whole, I liked this movie, but not enough to see it again before DVD.

[Roseangelo]

Leaving it to our imagination is the lame, cheap way to go about it.

I think answering all those questions and handing out all the answers on a platter for the audience would cheapen the movie and remove all the innovation that makes it interesting.

[Mr. Snackpants]

So how many times did you end up editing this post? :lol:

So many. I really don't like arguing.

[cqb101]

I think answering all those questions and handing out all the answers on a platter for the audience would cheapen the movie and remove all the innovation that makes it interesting.

Yea, I'm going to have to agree. Gobo, a lot of your complaints as far as things that go unanswered seem extremely inconsequential. Would knowing the name of the alien race affect any of the events in the movie? The characters? The overall storyline? No, it wouldn't have, so why put it in there? Same goes for why they're on earth to begin with (Though I am curious about that myself). That's not the point of the movie. It's telling a far more personal, unconventional story. It's not your standard alien invasion movie and thus all of those little details don't matter.

[AquaParade]

Yea, I'm going to have to agree. Gobo, a lot of your complaints as far as things that go unanswered seem extremely inconsequential. Would knowing the name of the alien race affect any of the events in the movie? The characters? The overall storyline? No, it wouldn't have, so why put it in there? Same goes for why they're on earth to begin with (Though I am curious about that myself). That's not the point of the movie. It's telling a far more personal, unconventional story. It's not your standard alien invasion movie and thus all of those little details don't matter.


Well said....And I also agree with Rose, in that leaving the end as well as other bits and pieces to your imagination, does wonders for this movie.

[Brodie]

Part of me wishes this movie didn't get a wide release, or was shoved straight to DVD, but for a very specific reason:

To get that feeling of having watched it, discovering something that not many people are aware of, and to be really entertained by something you were unaware of previously.

[gobo]

Let me start off by saying that I was joking earlier about not liking the movie. So, those questions weren't complaints, just curiosities. And, I agree that having all of them answered in the first possible sequel would probably "cheapen" the story. But, if this potential story were to come to a close without these questions being answered, I'd be peeved. That's all.

[Canadian Turtle]

Let me start off by saying that I was joking earlier about not liking the movie. So, those questions weren't complaints, just curiosities. And, I agree that having all of them answered in the first possible sequel would probably "cheapen" the story. But, if this potential story were to come to a close without these questions being answered, I'd be peeved. That's all.

Thats cool, I was hoping your post was a joke, however I wasn't able to see what that link was you tried to put beside it....

I would totally disagree with answering any of the questions you posted, totally a personal preference, nothing on you bro.

The way I look at it... this film FINALLY got what Hollywood does NOT get, and your response is not surprising because we are used to getting all of that information. The funny thing is, this young guy who is actually good at story telling would have done a way better job with Halo than Hollywood producers could ever do. That said I am really glad he was able to tell his own story instead of Halo (nothing against the game, its just cooler this way). Leaving something for us to figure out for ourselves and ask some pretty tough personal and moral questions was a very refreshing thing that took me back to the good old Sci Fi says of the 70s and 80s. Leave something for the imagination and stop wasting time on big action sequences that leave nothing left for story (not that I don't like good old junky action movies hahah!) Also having it take place in Africa over another city other than New York or LA was an AMAZING choice! This also spoke to the underlying themes in the movie, but as long as it was in another country I was happy!... oh and the lack of big names was very cool as well!!

[Warhorse]

Did any of you feel upset or bad when Chris was getting beaten, and his son watched? Or, just feel plain sorry for them altogether? I just think it's kind of neat, how I cared for something that doesn't speak, looks like a giant cockroach, and in case of the son, doesn't even have a name, but I'll watch dozens of movies about humans and their perils, and most I could give a crap about, unless I'm PMS-ing. But that don't count.

And Gobo raises some good conversation topics, although I agree, it really didn't effect the overall feel, or point of the movie. But, it's fun to have a movie that leaves some things up to the viewer to make their own conclusion. I for one, with the question on why the were on Earth, well, I thought maybe they were running out of fuel and food, and made a beeline for the nearest livable planet, Earth. I'd figure it was a good enough explanation when it showed the humans broke into the spaceship, the aliens were starving, and the ship looked to have lost most of it's powers.

[The Stryker]

Jesus.

Spoiler tags? anyone?

[Cure]

I just think it's kind of neat, how I cared for something that doesn't speak

It actually DID speak, you just had to read the subtitles...

...but in your case, I can see how that's as good as not speaking.

[Spitfire]

One of the most original and enjoyable films I've seen in awhile. I truly enjoyed myself watching it. This director was quite lucky. Not only was he willing to take risks but he was fortunate enough to get financial backing from Peter Jackson. The CGI was actually better then I expected it to be. I had some expectations when I went in after seeing the critical response but I had no idea where the film was gonna go. So the story twists and turns really worked on me.

Good film I will be interested to check out the Bluray when it's released.