Avatar What?

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2010)

No doubt, Avatar is a great, wonderful movie, worthy every second of it - but District 9 is a top notch sci-fi drama, outstanding in all aspects, the like of which very rarely emerges on big or small screen. Avatar is a ride on a theme park attraction; District 9 penetrates your heart and soul and stays with you long after the play is over. It has that quality, that something that can't be explained, but makes all the difference. It's not a movie for the general public or the weak of heart, though, as it's loaded with tension, suspense, and death, all of these masterfully conceived and executed. Temptation to go for a sequel should be resisted: this one-of-a-kind opus should probably be better if left alone, notwithstanding the (probably intentional) minor plot holes and the story's outcome making space for at least one more look at the "prawns".