District 9 marks the first ever full-length feature film delivered by Neill Blomkamp - and he sure did deliver. District 9 is a science-fiction film that is based off of Blomkamp's short film, "Alive in Joburg". There is so much to District 9 that was never shown in the previews that it would be hard to describe it without spoiling it. So with that said, District 9 is just a film you have to see for yourself and see why people are loving it.
This film was awesome. It definitely exceeded my expectations 100%, and that says a lot for me because I was always skeptical about whether or not it would be good. Well I finally saw it and it definetly was good.
It felt like a video game -- a really, really good blockbuster video game that everyone would play. You don't get many good sci-fi films these days, luckily this one was good.
The violence was really over-the-top. I wasn't really expecting District 9 to be as gruesome as it was. The ads and the previews never gave away just how violent this movie would be, but I'm saying straight up that you will see some giblets flying through the air here and there. It definitely makes sense why this film is Rated-R. The action was overall intense and fun to watch. It wasn't so action-packed to the point where you don't know what the hell is going on. The film knew what it was going for, and it portrayed it quite well.
The story was surprisingly good. The story took and unexpected turn from what I was expecting based off of what was seen in the previews. I don't want to spoil it, but there's definitely a story to hold up the entire film - and I just love it when an action movie can also have a good story. Those kinds of films seem rare these days.
Overall, District 9 was most definitely the best action movie I've seen all year, and quite possibly the best sci-fi film I've seen in a long time (Sorry, I still have yet to see Moon, so I can't say how this would hold up with Moon). If you love your action and science-fiction movies - or love movies in general, District 9 begs for some attention. 9.5/10
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Likewise with "District 9." It was really a commentary about the apartheid situation in S Afica. I don't personally think that we would treat extraterrestials so poorly unless we regarded them as a threat.
Droymac