Peter Jackson Directed Dead Alive

A friend pointed out to me that Peter Jackson did not direct this movie (I must have heard the preview wrong) and that this movie was made after a failed attempt to make a movie out of the Halo video game. Thanks Danny.


My Review of District 9

I liked this movie. The Movie confronts racism/illegal aliens in a manner that is both familiar and yet foreign enough to seem like he isn't preaching to us. He gives us aliens that are only remotely human-like, and so undertakes the job of making us identify with them, instead of building off of a relationship with more human-esque beings. The story is believable, there a good bit of action, and the graphics are great. However, if you sit closer than the back seats, bring dramamine because the shaky camera will leave you feeling sick. I don't understand why the director does this, the scenes are action packed enough without obscuring our view of what is going on. I can understand it if you are blending your CGI, but the graphics in this movie stood up to close up shots of the aliens without looking too computerized. I don't like feeling as if I'm going to be sea sick while I'm sitting in a theater.