Best Science Fiction Film Round 1b: Planet of the Apes (28) vs District 9 (37)

[Chris]

Planet of the Apes
Release Date: February 8, 1968 (Capitol Theatre), April 3, 1968 (United States)
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
Plot: An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.



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District 9
Release Date: 13 August 2009 (New Zealand), 14 August 2009 (United States), 28 August 2009 (South Africa)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood
Plot: Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
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[Keith]

Distinct 9 is a blindspot. Still haven't seen it So I won't vote. Apes is a Sci-fi stample. But its been ages since I've seen it.

 

[Marty McFourth]

I'm a District 9 kinda guy

 

[Chris]

Just narrowly going Planet of the Apes here

 

[Spitfire]

the original Planet Apes was just beautiful.

 

[Lethal]

Love the beauty of the story of District 9

 

[Barry Poppins]

Gotta vote Planet of the Apes, where else do you think we got from?

 

[Jimmy King]

I like District 9 a lot but I need to see the original POTA so I must abstain