You'll never look at prawns the same way again after this...

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2016)

"District 9" is one of those movies that you can watch again and again, as it does prove to be every bit as entertaining every time. And it is a combination of many things which adds up here; the storyline, the characters, the acting talents, the pace and the special effects.
Yes, all in all then I will say that "District 9" is a MUST watch movie if you enjoy action-packed Sci-Fi movies. Especially since it is loaded with actions, character evolution (literally) and some very good special effects and interesting creature designs.
The story in "District 9" is about a derelict spaceship that comes to hang over Johannesburg. The government eventually herds the visiting alien creatures down to live in an area known as District 9, which quickly turns into a bad slum neighborhood. When the government has to enforce eviction notices to the extraterrestrial residents and relocate them to a camp outside out town, things take a bad turn for the head of the operation Wikus Van De Merwe (played Sharlto Copley).
The audience is thrown right into a very interesting storyline right from the very beginning, and the story just picks up pace at an early start and never slows down. And a big thumbs up to director Neill Blomkamp for the accomplishment with this movie.
However, it should also be said that the cast were doing good jobs in "District 9". Especially Neill Blomkamp, whom was almost singlehandedly carrying the entire movie. He was just phenomenal in the role of Wikus Van De Merwe. And his performance alone makes it well-worth watching the movie.
And also the special effects in "District 9" were quite good and added a lot to the overall enjoyment of the movie. The special effects team really pulled it off quite well, and the spaceships, weapons and alien creatures were realistic and believable. And while we are on the creature design, then I really loved the way that they made the extraterrestrial creatures, or prawns as they were called, look. It was really impressive.
The alien language was also quite interesting, although it does raise some issue about how some people could understand the aliens and vice versa. But I guess with having been on Earth for 20 years, that some communication between the species should have been established. But we are not given any clues to this throughout the movie.
"District 9" also briefly touch some more heavier topics under the surface, such as racial differences, intolerance and how people treat things which they don't understand. They are there, laying under the surface, but are not the core of the movie. They just add an extra spice to the movie as a whole.
If you haven't seen "District 9" already it is well in its place that you get around to doing so, because it really is a good movie. I am rating it a solid eight out of ten stars.