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District 9 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Which One is Your Favorite Movies?
According to BOXOFFICE.com's Early Weekend Estimates, The Final Destination is set to win the battle of the horror films this weekend in order to claim the top position at the box office. District 9 from Sony/TriStar is on number 4 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on number 5.
Review:
District 9 is about the apartheid struggle in South Africa. For those under the age of 35 or so, apartheid was the system of racial segregation legally established by the government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. No matter what else it seems to be about, District 9, a film made a young, white, South African director, is about apartheid. Co-writer/director Neill Blomkamp spent his formative years living under the system of apartheid and has conscientiously insinuated the issue into his film. The attitudes, ideals and actions of the characters, from everyday citizens to government officials and those in business, reflect those that were common during the apartheid regime. The filmmakers, including producer Peter Jackson, have stealthily laid the artifacts of these dark days beneath the guise of an Alien invasion movie that is intense, graphically novelistic (though it’s an original story) and just funny enough to keep you thoroughly entertained, even while the subtext is of a very serious nature. Buzz and an also clever marketing scheme suggest this should be worth a few bucks at the box office—especially if the audience is mostly under 35.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is about as hollow as big, dumb action extravaganzas come. In his quest to make the next Transformers, director Stephen Sommers has failed to successfully turn an inherently campy premise into a final product that is even slightly enjoyable. Paramount can expect solid box office returns during the film’s first weekend, but less than enthusiastic word of mouth is bound to spread quickly and seriously undermine its staying power. A franchise has hopefully not been born.
So Which One is Your Favorite Movies?
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Great blog, reading it through RSS feed as well
i like GI Joe and my favorite character is Scarlett. i used to watch the cartoon version when i was a teenager.