District 9

District 9 is a story about aliens who make contact with Earth and the relationships with humans and society. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9. Control over the aliens has been contracted out... Full review

Going into the cinema I had mixed expectations as I only saw a handful (yet interesting) posters and only one trailer. I only heard a handful of reviews yet all of them came from this site. Well, I decided to hedge... Full review

Everyone's seen the trailer that kick-started one very fishy-looking viral campaign, interviewing several humans and an alien in quick succession. That marks many people's first exposure to Neill Blomkamp's District 9, and the trailer - which had a decently executed "mockumentary"... Full review

I caught an early screening of this movie last night. I went into it with high expectations considering the high ratings it has been getting already. My expectations were not high enough however because this film exceeded my them in every... Full review

I went into this film not knowing anything about it (on purpose) other than having seen the teaser trailer. During the first 15 - 20 minutes of the film I was thinking, get to it already, but then when the plot... Full review

I do not give out ratings of 10 lightly, but here it is - the first film in years that has been deserving of the rating. Neill Blomkamp brings to screens a fantastic, gritty, realistic piece of science fiction with District... Full review

Saying this movie is good would be an understatement. The movie has it all, a very intriguing deep plot, good acting and great action. If I was to find a flaw in this movie, it would be the shaky cam technique... Full review

An incomprehensible mess, District 9 is far and away the most relentless assault on the senses I have been subjected to in ages. I'm not considered a professional critic but I have to say that this movie wasn't as bad as... Full review

After watching District 9, one can only be impressed at how original this film is. The man behind this film is Peter Jackson, and his vision is transferred to this latest film as grandly and brilliantly as it was in his... Full review

I attended a preview screening of District 9 last night, and I am in absolute awe of this film and its director Neill Blomkamp. Thanksfully, I knew relatively little about the story going into the film. I had a rough idea... Full review

Furthermore, District 9 debuts the unknown talents of South African actor, Sharlto Copley.....District 9 takes the stylistic grit of Ridley Scott's Alien, the polarizing social mockery via extraterrestrial insects of Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers, and the interspecies camaraderie of Nick Castle's The Last Starfighter.....District 9 is a rare movie capable of borrowing from the pantheon of science fiction cinema without being a hack.....Nor is District 9 's premise unique with a human.... ... Full Review

District 9" has an engrossing beginning as it follows a documentary style narration for as long as 15-20 minutes..... ... Full Review

Like all good films, this one too works....it's a compelling drama that's driven by its characters.....Their unlikely friendship forms the exciting third act of this film which reminds you, in case you've forgotten.... ... Full Review

Like all good films, this one too works....it's a compelling drama that's driven by its characters.....Their unlikely friendship forms the exciting third act of this film which reminds you, in case you've forgotten....The best sci-fi thriller you've seen in years, District 9 takes such mega-budget crap as Transformers 2 and GI Joe.... ... Full Review

The film may revel in its special effects and stylizations but above and beyond all....it tells a stunningly compelling story.....Beginning with the grinning visage of one Wikus Van De Merwe (Sharlto Copley) District 9 tells the fascinatingly believable tale of a world in which the aliens have already landed..... ... Full Review

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SANTA MONICA -- As the annual American Film Market winds down, a trio of English-language pics have caught the eye of U.S. buyers. Fittingly, given Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Group's purchase last year of the Peter Jackson-produced sci-fi tale "District 9,"... ... Full Article

In a 50/50 split, the Japanese distrib will partner with Warner Bros. Japan to release "District 9" in the territory. (QED Intl. sold the film worldwide; Sony had many international territories, and TriStar released in the U.S.) ... Full Article