Columbia Pictures is plotting a new Starship Troopers movie, setting District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp to write and direct an adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel story by Robert A. Heinlein.

    • CitizenKong@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 day ago

      Honestly I would agree if Blomkamp hadn’t been on a downward slope since District 9. Granted, I haven’t watched that Gran Turismo movie he did. But Demonic was straight up terrible.

      • Darkmoon_UK@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        6 hours ago

        Interesting you say that. I loved District 9 then the next thing I saw from him was ‘Oats Studios’ shorts; which turned me right off the guy.

        Billed as post apocalyptic stories; it sounded entertaining but what I saw was strong shock/gore/horror stuff which just seemed to go for straight up nastiness with no decent story, message or social commentary that I could discern. Juvenile writing paired with horrible imagery for the sake of it.

        Not for me, and I’m not sure who it would be for really. Black Mirror has a cerebral quality but Oats was simply depressing rubbish.

        I don’t think I’ll watch another thing by him. Really disappointing since District 9 was fantastic.

      • Delphia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 day ago

        Watch the Gran Turismo movie, I’m a racing and car nut so I’m biased, but its very good.