How long will the shaky-cam trend last???

Rating: 1/10 (20 August 2009)

I so want to love this movie. I went to see this movie based solely on the fact that Peter Jackson's name was attached to it in some form because of his awesome treatment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It didn't hurt that District 9 seemed to have an interesting story and that I love sci-fi movies.
So why don't I love this movie and, as a matter of fact, hate it so much that I gave it a 1? Because I CANNOT watch shaky, hand-held cameras!!!!! My reality does not shake! Why does *everyone* (yeah, generalizing, I know) think shaky-cam is the cat's meow?!?!?! (Yes, I'd really love to hear your comments on that question, so start a thread on the Message Board and let's discuss.)
Within 20 minutes of this movie starting, it felt like the room was heating up like a blow torch and I was going to upchuck my free Wednesday night popcorn (thanks for the freebie, AMC!). After 30 minutes, I had to leave the theatre completely. No, I cannot just sit there and listen, but not look. It's like staying on the roller coaster (although you can't actually get off a roller coaster until the ride stops). Plus, I don't happen to speak Prawn, so I'd have to read the subtitles which makes me look at the screen! (Oh yeah, you subtitle-phobes, you might have to read or learn a new language.)
So sorry, Mr. Jackson, but your movie and all others that make me feel worse than coming off a huge bender will never get anything more than a 1 from me...