Something Different... in the beginning! (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS)

Rating: 6/10 (15 August 2009)

OK, did anyone else notice, all or most of the reviews on here are from Australia, and from "early" screenings of the movie, AND they are all praising how great it is?! Well, OK, it is NOT a bad movie, it is "different" in the beginning. However, the plot is so full of holes, they could've called it "Swiss Cheese". I had reservations when I saw the blurb "Peter Jackson Presents" as opposed to a Peter Jackson Film. The holes come from a lot of unanswered questions about the aliens, they've been on the Earth for 20 years, but nobody seems interested in the huge spacecraft hovering in the sky, or who or where the aliens come from. South Africa seems to be an isolated country, they took on the burden of looking after these alien "prawns" all by themselves. Where is the international community, all the scientists, why aren't they studying the technology of the ship, obviously, they knew how to get into it. There appears to be no communication with the aliens, where did they come from, and why? The interrogation seen in the preview was cut from the movie.
Like I said, it started out good, but what was a seemingly intelligent approach to the Sci-Fi movie, slowly developed into the usual action/chase/explosion movie halfway thru. Leaving us with all the unanswered questions about the creatures and the ship.
So, hopefully there will be a sequel that answers all these questions, however all these misleading reviews by people promoting their own film can only hurt it in the long run, and the chances of us getting our questions answered. Maybe the DVD extras will tell! To the producers, thank you for trying something different, but next time, keep it different all the way thru.