Originally Posted by stickyjeans69

1. At the beginning of the movie we see this large alien ship that came from "Somewhere" and people drilling into the side of it with......hack saws and grinders.....this thing traveled how far, likely running into itty bitty rocks along its way through space. You want me to beleive it's not already Swiss cheese if you can get through the side of it with a Cheap set of power tools?....okay......

First I don't think it was specified what tools they used. Second, they did say it took them considerable amount of time with the tools they had. Third, why are you presuming that the ship was subject to high speed particle impacts against its naked hull? Their method of FTL is in a location where there are such particles naturally occurring? The ship couldn't have shielding which isn't active while in a parking, well, not orbit but, parking station? This is well traversed territory for anyone who has dabbled in any of the science fiction since the 60s.

2. Throughout the movie it becomes pretty obvious we know nothing about the aliens, Nothing of their culture, nothing of where they came from, nothing of what they plan to do......they're pretty much just "Here" on there way to "Somewhere". Yet we understand fluent Alienese, and they understand fluent English after 20 years of being on the planet..........<<<<<<<That's a huge joke of a story right there.

Says who? The majority of the prawns were worker class. Obviously they were modeled after insects. Couple that with a need-to-know doctrine and why do you think the worker class of a strictly hierarchal society would know more than the task they need to perform? Or, to give a better analogy take the slave powered pre-age-of-sail ships. Do you honestly think the slaves in the galley pulling the ore knew anything of the plans of their masters, knew where they were going and were somehow, after 20 years, unable to learn to communicate with those around them?

3. The aliens are selling their weaponry for "Catfood" holy.......neverminid I'm not even going to comment. You can figure that one out for yourself.

This has been covered by others though I do find it amusing that point 3 and 8 are the same. Needless to say, this was covered in the movie adequately.

4. A half prawn and a Prawn get into a government building unscathed to retreve a bottle of "Fuel"......Nope not gonna fly by me.

Of course, because an alien ship parking over S.Africa and an insect like race living among us for 20 years is entirely within the realm of possibility but the fact that two individuals armed with exceptionally superior firepower would be unable to break into corporate facility. That's never happened before, ever, right? *ponders bank robberies for a while*

5. The Main human Role was a horrible actor.

Matter of opinion. I did not find his acting deterred my enjoyment of the film at all. In fact, I found the fact that he was an unknown to me helped my suspension of disbelief.

6. You don't spoon feed a story to people via Narration, a good story is supposed to make you try and induce thought. The only thiing District 9 did was spoon feed what they wanted me to hear, and then make me think how poor of a job they did.

Heh, that was spoon fed? Granted the exposition was a tad excessive in some parts but it isn't like they explained every little detail nor did they hammer home the overall message overtly.

7. You don't do hand held camera styles in professional filming, It induces headaches upon the masses and looks very poor.

Your opinion is contrary to many, many cinematographers and directors. Hand held camera shots lend the impression of urgency and convey the first person perspective.

9. Un-original, its a story based on District "Six" which is a real life event twisted with an alien mix designed to make you think about how messed up the Human species is.

It is my considered opinion that people who start off saying a story is unoriginal aren't well versed enough to understand that most stories these days draw heavily from other influences. Or, as it is normally said, every store has already been told.

As for District Six I'll let myself be an example. Would I have gone to see a historical movie about District Six? Probably not. That's more of a topic that I prefer to read about. I mean I have not, and may never, watch Schindler's List but I have several books about the Holocaust. But did I go to see that new alien flick, get caught up in the story and now want to look for reading material on the real events that was the basis of the story in the movie? Yes. So while you might see it as not doing due justice to the people that went through it they might have gone the different route of trying to sneak the story out in a wrapping that would draw people in. If so here's one person for whom that succeeded.

10. the Lead MNU "Whatever his rank was" acts like G.I. Joe who's got something stuck up his rear end. Military officers are always well educated, and thought out. *I know a Lt. Colonel in the USMC, the USMC paid for his Masters degree. It was a requirement for the rank*

Yes, because this was clearly a military officer in a first world country running things. Darn it, where's my sarcasm font?

11. the lead role tried to do some sort of Sacha baren cohen thing in the beginning of the movie. He just looked like a blubbering idiot who didn't know what he was doing, let alone one that should be in charge of an operation that's litterally going to cost Many many thousands of dollars *Evicting the aliens from District 9 would be COSTLY*

And you're perfectly suave all the time, never blundering through new situations or making mistakes, errors or inconsistencies. *eyes points 3 and 8* Never, right? Tape yourself the next time you've got a good case of the nerves.

Am I seriously the only one who walked out of the movie theater and thought of these things?.

No, there have been others, clearly. A better question is are you being hypercritical? Yes. Why? I dunno.

they're the first to pop in my head. I'm sure I can list more though. They're all big issues to the story/movie, they detract a lot from it.

Almost the entire list was a matter of presumptions or personal taste. Hey, you didn't like the movie, that's fine. I personally can't stand anything that stars Ben Stiller. Tastes differ. But just because we don't like a movie does make the movie bad.