District 8!

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2009)

District 9, a film directed Neill Blomkamp, has to be on your must-watch movie lists. It's like Aliens mixed with Transformers but a little bit better than both. The reason this movie stands out of the rest alien movies is mainly because it shows that we need to get along even if we are aliens or humans, District 9 is also a political film and that's one of the reasons why this lost one star from me. The aliens in this movie are not called aliens but instead they are called "prawns" because their characteristics and personality match those of a prawn. The action is mind blowing but at the beginning it's starts out boring and slow but then it runs smoothly and gives you a package of action and a cool story. The acting particularly from Sharlto Copley is more than exceptional and even though it's the second movie he has starred in, he gives one heck of a good act. Sharlto Copley's role is unique because he plays someone who is a fugitive human-alien on the run because he didn't like being tested on and together with his two prawn friends he has to cure himself. One of the reasons why this film lost a star from me is because during some scenes a interview will pop out of nowhere, like cloverfield.
After being exposed to an alien material, a MNU agent is now being hunted by the government because his extraordinary skills can fire weapons made only for the aliens. He makes a strange friendship with a prawn and his son because they can help him cure his condition.
A solid action flick is what you need when you are searching for a good movie. The story, acting, action and all the other small things will have you enjoying yourself for two hours. I hope they make a good sequel!