Best Alien related movie ever!!!

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2010)

Okay, here goes... This movie was made with a relatively small budget of about 40 million (thats about 10 million more than what Dragon Ball Evolution was made from) but, in my opinion, is the second best movie this year (first place goes to Inglorious Basterds and third to Star Trek), with amazing acting, the best editing I've seen in a while, an inspiring, enchanting tale and very,very,very good direction. The story goes like this; aliens have been made a temporary colony in Jo'burg after they had been stranded on Earth. These aliens, the Prawns, are to be evicted from District 9 (hence the title) and relocated to District 10, in the outskirts of the city. MNU, the organization in charge of the eviction, hires Wikus Vande Merwe (fantastically played by debutant Sharlto Copey) to do the job. However, an accident occurs and Wikus finds out that he is turning into an alien. Sharlto Copey as Wikus, is amazing. He starts out as a total moron, who finds his humanity at the end of the movie, although he is inhumane. Well, this movie shows how inhumane man can be in his quest for power and the acting strongly helps in conveying this message to the audience. The movie starts out as a documentary (like the Blair Witch Project) but ends up as a full fledged action movie, and you don't even feel the transition (brilliant editing, should win the Oscar!) The special effects are pretty amazing and makes the special effects of 250 million dollar budgeted Transformers 2 look bad. The Prawns are completely inhuman, but as the movie proceeds, they gain your sympathy, they gain your heart. As you leave the theatre, you'll hate humanity, you'll hate yourself and fall in love with the humans. This movie's greatest triumph is making us hate ourselves, and in that feeling we tend to try to change. Yes, that's D9's greatest triumph. Its a great movie for action fans too. You get some amazing action in between the unstoppable barrage of cuss words which makes this movie worthwhile. So, instead of spending your money on 250,000,000 $ crap (TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) watch this 40 mn marvel. Well, I can't wait to watch it for the 16th time. ****1/2 out of 5