The Sci-fi, Alien genre is reborn!

Rating: 10/10 (6 September 2009)

Thank you Neill. Thank you Peter.
Neill being the revelation director/writer and Peter being our much-loved LOTR-fame producer.
First of all, let's be clear: this is not your usual, re-hashed, seen-it-before sci-fi flick. It's hardcore, it's heavy and one could (easily) argue it's damned deep.
Having been concocted by a South African, the whole idea is scarily analogous not only to the atrocities of Apartheid, but also carries unsettling echoes of the worst events of WWII, ie. concentration camps and "experiments." It is a vivid and effective indictment of Man's Inhumanity To Man, except it is represented in Man's Inhumanity To Aliens. Oddly, and hats off for pulling this parable off so effectively using ugly aliens, it works magnificently.
I do not want to spoil ANY of the plot, because I really think this is one of those flicks that should be seen ASAP and with as little background noise and info as possible.
It's been said that it works on several levels, it has something for everyone. It's touching, violent, shocking, scary, clever, coherent, original, but above all, throughout it is brilliant.
Not many films make you feel as alive as this one. It makes you cheer for the main characters, human and alien. It makes you think. It makes you sink into your seat with some of its more shocking scenes.
It does take a little while to really get going, but once it does, WOW! It's a non-stop visual and sensory delight! Some scenes were so impacting, I couldn't help myself emitting my audible approval or shock.
I cannot wait for "District 10". Which I hope will materialise one day soon...