Some good'ol Sci-Fi....

Rating: 9/10 (17 August 2009)

As always let's start with the basics
Pros:
 Great Premise  Awesome Special Effects  Underlying commentary about the highs/low of human nature  Fantastic immersion in the atmosphere.  The Alien weapons were awesome they had a gravity guy even!
Cons
 Some weird parts  Some of the improvised dialog in combo with the thick accents was hard to follow at times.
This movie by far was the best Sci-Fi movie I've seen in a long time. It also shows-up every other big movie this year that had ridiculous budgets and we're mediocre at best. District 9 reminds us that it's still the acting, directing, and writing that really make a good movie. The main issue (in my opinion) that could drive some people away from the movie is the "gross" or "really weird" scenes here and there; for example: the Nigerians eating the aliens to try and get their power. However, if those things don't really irk you then it's all good. I thought the best attribute of the movie was how it immersed me in the atmosphere or "feel" of District 9 the grime, the smell, the violence, and all the other hardships that were forced upon the Prawns. I will say the violence was brutal but wasn't glorified or overdone like other movies. The acting in D9 was fantastic considering how much experience the cast had in fact, the absence of A-List stars added to the realism of the footage given everyone looked like a normal every-day person. In conclusion, if you like pure sci-fi then you should like this movie the aliens looked phenomenal, the premise is very original, the weapons were sick, and the final 20-30 min climax was spectacular.
-AX