Worth the matinée

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2009)

I'm amazed at the reviews complaining about it being unrealistic. What SciFi is realistic? Certainly not Star Wars, Star Trek, Terminator, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner ... I think some of the reviewers have forgotten that SciFi stands for "Science FICTION".
And it's not SciFi because it doesn't explore alien worlds? Come on. Some of these reviewers are pretty uptight.
The "hand-held cam" wasn't too bad by my taste (less than that in Blair Witch Project).
It's particular style of movie; if you don't like that style, you won't like it. They do say "f*ck" a lot. The South Africans speak with an accent (surprise!), so if you have difficulty understanding South African or African accents, you'll miss some things. If you need extensive character development, stimulating dialogue, famous actors, or realism, look elsewhere.
I thought the "documentary style" was refreshing. The action was good & fun. The aliens were interesting.
I love SciFi, but a lot of the stuff I've seen lately bores me (I'm 42 / male). It was the best SciFi movie I've seen in a while.