Jun 24 2009'District 9' Level 5 Alert: Do Not Apprehend Insanely Frightening Alien Freaks
New online marketing from the alien apartheid film District 9, this one in the form of a video clearly aimed at people who don't dial 911, warning not to approach any of the terrifying, agile, bug-like aliens that have escaped from the titular sector.
I swear the voice-over guy giving us this "level 5 alert" is the same guy that delivers a similar warning during commercials alerting local news viewers to "emergency factory closeout sales in your area":
Seriously, does anyone know the commercial I'm talking about? I'm sure it's him. I recognize that voice nearly as accurately as I do Empire Today flooring guy's creepily unnatural narration.
Reader Comments
1. caboose - June 24, 2009 1:36 PM
honk honk blaurg blaurg
2. Rod-Man - June 24, 2009 1:39 PM
I enjoy it when movies do online advertisements. They usually succeed in peaking my interest for movies. This one already looks pretty good so I can't wait to see it.
3. Nick - June 24, 2009 1:51 PM
This movie looks fantastic. Also, that's not the closeout sale narrator where I live.
4. today - June 24, 2009 1:57 PM
"Eight hundred, five eight eight, two three hundred, Empire....today!"
Got dam I love that jingle.
5. Jerry - June 24, 2009 2:04 PM
Jingle Jangle....
http://bootelicious.mybrute.com
6. lost respect - June 24, 2009 2:14 PM
My respect for this movie has just dashed out the window when I saw that family at the end. This is a poor poor ad.
7. Nick, other - June 24, 2009 2:19 PM
I think this is the voice of the guy in the in between news updates in "Starship Troopers." Would you like to know more?
8. Stuey - June 24, 2009 2:46 PM
I thought the same thing Nick.
I will rent this only.
9. bringerzl - June 24, 2009 3:10 PM
Alien bitch slap
10. alex nicholson - June 24, 2009 3:12 PM
The anouncer sounds like the guy who did the comercials to " help your planet, kill the bugs, become a citizen.
11. bribios - June 24, 2009 3:13 PM
My opinions are different from your opinions.
Also, I voted for a different person than you did.
12. Pat - June 24, 2009 3:30 PM
@6 I don't think I ever had any respect for this movie. Thinly veiled social commentary be damned, it just looks silly.
13. Pentoast - June 24, 2009 8:41 PM
@7 & 11 I was totally thinking the same thing.
14. Yak Face - June 24, 2009 10:17 PM
It's the guy who does "the Clone Wars" narration!!!
:p
15. Jared - June 24, 2009 11:16 PM
Wowowowo, Is that penis on that alien in the photo. WTF!?
16. Rhialto - June 25, 2009 3:54 AM
I've the impression that they want to make this movie as realistic as possible.Like it's really happening.
17. Fors - June 25, 2009 12:52 PM
I think youre thinking of the "Hello, this is Life Alert" commercials.
And yeah, it does sound A LOT like him.
18. frank - June 28, 2009 10:27 PM
I was stoked until the "keeping humans safe by keeping nonhumans separate" line. With satire that obvious, this movie can no longer work as the subtle allegory I was hoping for. Oh well, still looks pretty boss.
19. Adam - July 8, 2009 5:06 PM
I believe you mean the home foreclosure, and bank repossession commercial. But I don't have a youtube addy for it.
20. kimmey - July 17, 2009 8:50 PM
You can watch this free online at http://uncensoring.com all you need to do is fill out one of the short surveys that are up. It looks like one of those scam sites at first but it's worth it.