Stunning Gem

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2011)

Well... after many, many, many years (27 to be exact), we have a match for John Carpenter's unique science fiction masterpiece "The Thing". And I don't dare say which of the two is the best. I started watching District 9 because it once hit the top 250 at IMDb, --which in itself does not mean that much, the moment we get craps of the Kill Bill style down there-- and to be honest, I expected another crap yet, since the video club owner had discouraged me telling me District 9 was "bizarre", implying it was bad. Let me tell you: the first half is, in effect, bizarre and in a "tv news" fashion; however it is quite amusing and I was just wondering if I'd include it in my second best ever list... then comes the second part (I saw a comment right here titled "Expect the Unexpected"): stunning suspense, brilliant plot... keeps you tied to the seat until the very end... which invites clearly to a sequel. All in all, I hadn't felt like this for a movie for the last 3 or 4 years. It goes, of course, into the top part of my "best ever" movie list.
10/10