masterpiece in sc-fi, shot with subtlety and intelligence

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 2009)

To be honest, I first had very low expectations of this film. The first trailers I saw of it didn't interest me very much. However as I found out more about the film, my interest rose. The hype for the film also rose. I waited each day for the rating to show on IMDb, and finally it came. Top 250 in it's first few days. I had to watch it. And I was blown away. On a budget of $30 million, the effects and direction were brilliant. Better than the garbage camera work of transformers 2. Shot with subtlety and a believable plot, it will rise in the ranks for top sci-fi films. I was nervous about Neil Blomkamp, haven't seen really any of his works, but now I believe he will rise as a director. I praise him and Peter Jackson for this movie. Well done.