tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13530609.post8519341633321010173..comments2023-06-28T06:49:14.863-07:00Comments on A Boy Named Dug: District 9Dughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08827175240352968894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13530609.post-9199204747309967772009-08-17T12:49:18.169-07:002009-08-17T12:49:18.169-07:00This whole discussion about how pathetic the human...This whole discussion about how pathetic the human race is, and everyone suggests good sequels! ;-)<br /><br />Agreed on all, BTW, although I never saw the Addams Family sequel and X2 didn't have a very high bar set. <br /><br />Peter, I guess my point was that the aliens did a lot *more* struggling with morality and direction as the humans did. Aside from the anti-hero's transformation at the end (of his worldview and motivations), the only real "good" human was the guy who played his assistant, who had very little onscreen time. Even the wife was more concerned with maintaining the status quo than anything else. Everyone was else were more alien to me than the aliens.<br /><br />As for a sequel, I'll say it once: Three Years. District 10 in 2012. I'll take bets offline.Dughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827175240352968894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13530609.post-79927746893521779472009-08-17T09:08:19.509-07:002009-08-17T09:08:19.509-07:00X2 was a major improvement on the first (more focu...X2 was a major improvement on the first (more focused since it didn't have to introduce everyone).<br /><br />I liked D9 but didn't find it as pessimistic as you. It was nice to see a movie where the aliens struggled with morality and direction as much as the humans.<br /><br />I didn't think the ending was promoting a sequel so much as ambiguity. The movie's saying there's no one neat, audience pleasing solution (whether positive <b>or</b> negative).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459031484723454117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13530609.post-45416400486646559602009-08-16T12:59:48.768-07:002009-08-16T12:59:48.768-07:00SpiderMan 2.
Better action, better villians, bett...SpiderMan 2.<br /><br />Better action, better villians, better writing (Michael Chabon <i>et al</i>)davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13530609.post-87730269008973211742009-08-16T10:36:03.831-07:002009-08-16T10:36:03.831-07:00Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is about the only ...<i>Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is about the only modern sequel I can think of other than The Empire Strikes Back that outdid the it's direct ancestor.</i><br /><br />Addams Family Values was significantly better than the original, but I don't think that's the genre you're looking at.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973885708132273602noreply@blogger.com