I just didn't want it to be spoiled for other people, that's all. And it came out on dvd last week...
As far as that comparison, I know they're both sci-fi, but they've very different films. They don't aim to accomplish the same things, etc.
Moon had a better score and better acting, there's two things right there that are better in my opinion. Not saying Sharlto Copley was bad in District 9, he was quite good, but Rockwell was better. And the score for District 9 was forgettable. Mansell's Moon score is amazing.
And personally, Moon was more emotionally resonant.
Really? I thought it had been out since like October. My bad, homie.
While I agree, they are both Sci Fi.
I don't remember the score from either film standing out. And, I liked Copley's acting better. It seemed more "real" to me. A good movie has to make me forget that it's a bunch of actors doing their lines. I didn't think that at all in District 9, but thought it several times in Moon. Wait, I take that back: in District 9, the second time Wikus talks to his wife AFTER she was told the lies by her father, I remember thinking on one of the lines, "that could have been done better."
Moon has better acting and score. District 9 is way more entertaining which I like better and it also has a good score and acting. Moon was boring at times.
It sounds to me like you simply enjoyed District 9 a lot more, which is totally cool, but I just disagree with you when you say stuff like "Everything in District 9 was better than everything in Moon." That's a little ridiculous imo.
Well, I certainly forgot it. Whereas with Moon, I had the score going through my head on the drive home, where I downloaded it immediately. A while later I actually downloaded District 9's score because I had no recollection of how it sounded and once I started listening I kind of remembered why I'd.... not remembered it. It was fitting for the movie and it wasn't BAD, but not at all memorable. It didn't transcend the film like Mansell's score.
Moon contained essentially one actor carrying a film on his own, and he still turned in a better, more captivating performance than any other actor or actress in 2009, and a lot of other years.
District 9 is good, but massively overrated. That and whilst I don't require Shakespearean script, it's a little cheap to just say "****" at every other interval.
It was fOOk, not *uc*. It's seen as a far milder form over there apparently. I know what you mean though, even though it wasn't *uc*, it was still quite grating, used a lot.
Forgetting all the other stuff, how does D9 beat Moon in innovation?
I can't say I've ever seen many movies do the whole one man cast thing. The innovation in Moon was that, to push the idea of loneliness, they literally made him more or less the only person in the movie.
Finally saw Moon. Really loved it. I thought from the previews it would be more psychological based than sci-fi, but still very interesting with great acting.
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Whereas D9 goes the opposite of "alien sympathy" in sci-fi. It's not sympathy from a human to an alien: it's forced sympathy because a human turns into an alien. Rather weird, actually.
And, there's lots of movies that have one man with the vast majority of the screen time...and probably even ones with just one man/woman.
I missed this.
I thought D9 was massively underrated. Not nearly as many people saw this as should have. I think it's scores should be about a point higher about everywhere. I want more films that are new and refreshing like D9. Not this recycled attempt at being unique in Sci-Fi drama. For anyone that wants to watch moon, don't waste your time: watch Solaris instead. (not the same, bla bla, waa waaa.)
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And, quite literally, there's better everything in District 9.
Jan 19th, 2010 09:45 AM
