The Ohio Sci-Fi and Horror Marathons

District 9, one of the best films of this year, science fiction or otherwise, is available for preorder on Blu-Ray at BestBuy.com for $17.99. I am new to this whole Blu-Ray thing, but I think we can all agree that $17.99 is a stellar price for a brand new movie in that format. I wanted to give you guys a heads up because that price may not be the in-store ad price next Tuesday.

I don't know if this happens often or if it is just a weird holiday thing. I noticed the Inglourious Basterds Blu-Ray was $17.99 this week while browsing the internet. But Tuesday when I stopped by the store it was selling for $22.99. I didn't buy it and when I got home it was still listed as $17.99. I bought it online and chose the "in-store pickup" option. Viola, I saved 5 bucks (actually 12 bucks off MSRP). You can bet I'll be checking out this method in the future to see if it is not just a fluke.

My copy of District 9 is already paid for and will be available for me to pickup Tuesday, something I would have done anyway.

Incidentally, I would rank the robot in that movie as one of the top 5 robots of all time. If they were making a list, I would put it right up near the top alongside R2D2, Gort, Ash, and Robby. The only thing is, I don't think it ever got named. They would just have to list it as "that one from District 9"

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Aliens? Us?
Is this one of your Earth "jokes?"

Still need to see that one. Just don't have the time for movies I used to have.

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The wages of sin are royalties.

I loooooved District 9. By far one of the better films I've seen in a while.
And yes, the mech was awesome. XD

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Six side is heaven/Nine side is go

Am I the only one that was disappointed by District 9? It felt unbalanced to me; the good ideas they had at the beginning were squandered by the end as it turned into a standard mindless action movie hunt for the MacGuffin.

No, there were others who share your concerns. I agree with you that it turned into an action movie, but I strongly disagree that it was "standard" or "mindless."

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Aliens? Us?
Is this one of your Earth "jokes?"

You're not the only one ... it's got some pacing issues and some galloping-elephant plot holes that kinda weigh it down a bit.

But still, overall I think it's a very well executed film, very engaging, and the story is pretty enjoyable. It's also a very nice, very realistic set of effects, and things blow up REAL good.

Definitely worth of a theater viewing, and I think it would make a great Marathon film (for those who missed it on the big screen.)

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David A. Zecchini; Creature of the Wheel, Lord of the Infernal Engines
"Damnati Im Ludum" (VitruvianZeke@att.net)