My Review of District 9 and G.I. Joe

Wow...to each his own I guess. I was complete opposite on these two films. I nearly walked out of GI Joe. District 9 was one of the better films of the year, to me that as.

della- i seen the 80s cartoon so i do know about the 80 i seen some cartoon of the 80's and who cares if im young because of all the young people g.i.Joe got the money it got every young person went to see g.i.Joe than d9

District 9 is also rated R which means it's more geared towards adult audience, no offense but not really meant for teens or that mentality.

Mind you I'm not one of those, "It's rated R! How could a 14 year old see this?!" Because I believe the ratings on movies are so overly p.c. controlled it's pointless. Regardless of that, it seems as though you're almost comparing the movies which are two completely different, one is a drama/action, the other is Bomb grade action. Just my observation.

stumblin- like R rated movies but i just didn't like this one and im not comparing the 2 im just saying my opinion

District 9 ruled!!!!! G.I.Joe was good but could have been much better!!!!

anil-g.i.Joe had good acting and it was good that's why they making a Segundo movie 2 it and the cameo were good and u cant expect them to do everything the same as the cartoon/comic book and the actor were all good to each of there parts duke was good,baroness was good to, Scarlett was good to and this movie was an intro to cobra and the g.i.Joe so stop bitching about the movie its worthy of an Oscar so does d9 oh and g.i.Joe didn't get bad review neither did d9

yo godl im not naive i cant say i like g.i.Joe better than d9 with some1 bitching about it and i bet u g.i.joe is going to get an oscor

@flames, G.I. Joe winning an Oscar? lol! you're joking right?

If GI Joe wins an Oscar, I'll shit in my hat and eat it for breakfast. I am open to everyone having their own opinion, but there comes a time when you need to be realistic. There is nothing in that film that is Oscar worthy...NOTHING! Sorry bub.

You bet I'm gonna bitch if it does, because it is not an Oscar quality film. I'm not saying that Distrcit 9 will win any Oscar's by any means, but GI Joe won't either. By your statement, you are comparing GI Joe to such films as The Godfather, Saving Private Ryan, Unforgiven, American Beaty and Silence of the Lambs...These films are on an entirely different level.

Now THAT I will agree is a great show. However, it's not eligable, it came out last December, so it would have been eligible for last years awards.

I liked Orphan, still need to see The Gamer and am stoked about Alice in Wonderland, but again, none of them will win Oscars. I wish I knew what the members of "The Academy" looked for in Oscar winning films. Sometimes I see it, like with No Country for Old Men (an amazing film), but others I don't get what the big deal is (The Wrestler was good, but not great). Unfortunately, you will very seldom, if ever, see a horror movie or sci-fi movie win any awards. Of course there are exceptions, like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I think everyone would agree that The Dark Knight got the shaft last year. These types of movies just don't win awards. Who knows, now that they have changed the number of Best Picture nominees to ten instead of five, there may just be hope.

Out of curiosity, do you live in the US? I read above you are spanish???

ecksmanfan - live in new york

Good Review. You win a Cock-ass!

Look at him go!!

It's kind of like a Trophy.

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Godl1ng--lol, awesome.

I love the guy for standing his ground. You go flames809! That's why you got the cock-ass! For holding your own when everyone else is shitting on you.

I have to agree with him on D9. It was boring and their accents are so thick all I hear is glug, glug, glug. I need subtitles. I think only gamers could like this movie anyway.

I havent seen Gijoe because I hate Tatum.

Man I hope so.

@flames So let me get this straight. You believe that a completely mediocre action flick like G.I. Joe is deserving of an Oscar. That it's the best of the best. That it's the cream of the crop. Sad thing is, you're wrong. In no way does the load of crap that is G.I. Joe deserve anything close to an Oscar, nor any type of award because it didn't accomplish a damn thing. I'll tell you why. Saying G.I. Joe deserves an Oscar is like saying the first Transformers deserved best picture. It's just absolutely absurd, and the Academy would laugh in your face if you ever suggested it.

Now I'm not saying that District 9 is going to win an Oscar, because it's not, simply due to the fact that it's a sci fi film. I'm just saying you're completely naive and out of your head if you seriously believe that G.I. Joe "deserves" an Oscar.

@Flames I'm trying so hard to give you the benefit of the doubt, but it's like giving a tapeworm a break because "It's probably just lost".

What actual criteria are you judging these films on? Quality of script? Character development? Or just the amout of 'Splosions crammed into each scene? Ok, it might be entertaining to see a couple of dudes in robo-suits beat the feces out of each other or to see the Eiffel tower melt, but that's all these films will ever achieve. Cheap thrills. Films that deserve Oscars, films that will be remembered entertain by enthralling their audience by more satisfying and altogether skillful means. Films like the Godfather, The Shining, and this year District 9. How many sequels they procure or dollars they earn doesn't dictate quality, all it means is that there are too many people fascinated by hollow SFX. GI Joe got a sequel because it'll inevitably bring in the naive teen audience, yet to discover what the word taste means in relation to the art form cinema has the potential to be.

People like you are the reason there'll probably be 3 more Transformers films while skilled auteurs remain broke and jobless.