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Title: District 9 (Single-Disc Edition) (2009)
Format: DVD
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Starring: Norman Anstey, Anthony Bishop, Anthony Fridjhon, William Allen Young, and Mike Huff
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 112
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Review of District 9 (Single-Disc Edition)

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• Posted on 2009-11-20
  district 9
  
  a first time director with a 10,000 budget created this eye popping and jaw dropping movie. the movie is hitting the millions in profits. one of the best movies that i have ever seen as a critic and one of the most intense metaphors ever putted on motion. must see
  
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• Posted on 2009-11-20
  Restored my dwindling faith in Science Fiction
  
  And just when I'm convinced that Science Fiction films are arbitrary garbage, from the phoenix of that garbage, comes out District 9. An absolutely riveting display of the power of the thought. Powerhouse performances.
  
  This bought back memories of Children of Men, which remains a fantastic film.
  
  
  Loved District 9.
  
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• Posted on 2009-11-19
  This IS NOT a Sci-Fi movie!
  
  Before you read bashing reviews of this movie, please take a moment to read this. District 9 is not a Sci-Fi movie. If you read the bad reviews, you will notice these dumb-tards completely missed the point of the movie. It is a political satire about the politics of South Africa. This movie in its entirety is the best movie I have seen so far in 2009. You have to realize that the way the movie looks like a cut/dry alien Sci-Fi movie might only be to attract the viewer in, if you didn't get to see an extended preview and see that the movie has Sci-Fi elements, but is not a Sci-Fi movie! It has a great plot, special effects, and a strangely warm, intelligent ending. Watch this movie in the frame of mind that this is how the government and small militias are treating the peoples of South Africa. View with an open heart and an open mind.
  
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• Posted on 2009-11-18
  One of the better sci-fi flicks to come along in the last 5 years
  
  District 9 is a refreshing break from the slew of mediocre big-budget sci-fi action flicks produced by Hollywood every year. Made on a tiny budget of $30 million by South African director Neill Blomkamp, it's amazing what he and his crew have been able to accomplish for so little money (comparatively speaking). The story is tightly woven and wonderfully acted by Sharlto Copley, a South African actor who plays the protagonist, Wikus van de Merwe. Blomkamp knows that the story drives a film, not the CG. The CG aids the storytelling, but shouldn't take center stage, something that many of the $150+ million Hollywood CG stinkers forget (ahem... G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen). In D9, the CG (provided by Vancouver-based SFX house Image Engine) is perfectly blended into the environments and feels natural and realistic. It never sticks out or takes you out of the sense of immersion.
  
  The story is about an alien ship that came to Earth 20 years ago and stopped over Johannesburg, South Africa. There it stayed motionless until the government sent in cutters to open up the ship, where they found a race of cricket-like beings huddled in squalid conditions. Leaderless, malnourished, and numbering over one million, they are given refuge on Earth and confined to slums on the outskirts of the city. Rife with crime, poverty, and violence, the District 9 is policed by a private military contractor called MNU (Multinational United) and controlled by a profiteering Nigerian warlord/illegal arms dealer and his thugs. At the beginning of the film, Wikus, whose doofy appearance and demeanor is reminiscent of a young Peter Sellers, is tasked with evicting the alien residents of District 9 and relocating them to another settlement. During a search for contraband, without giving away too much of the plot, Wikus makes a discovery that changes his life, turning him from an MNU agent into a reluctant hero.
  
  Visually, the film has a very coarse look. As widely publicized, the story is based on South Africa's struggle with apartheid, and was filmed in an actual township in Soweto to give the film a dirty and gritty sense of authenticity, using handheld Red digital cameras to heighten the documentary feel. The story is smartly written and the themes of corporate greed, racism/xenophobia, poverty, and corruption are not hard to believe. Replace the alien refugees with humans and you can find this kind of squalor in many parts of the developing world, like we saw in Slumdog Millionaire (India) or City of God (Brazil). Crime in South Africa is rampant and it's one of the most dangerous places on Earth in real life. Some of the alien weaponry is very cool and people explode like watermelons. Limbs get severed and there is a good amount of violence and gore in the film, so be forewarned if you are sensitive to such imagery. The climactic showdown at the end is also very exciting and well done.
  
  Stated influences for the film include the Alien and Terminator series, Robocop, Predator, and others, so if you enjoyed these films, you'll probably enjoy D9. Highly recommended for the sci-fi fan.
  
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• Posted on 2009-11-17
  Brilliant social commentary.
  
  I have two educated friends who saw this movie before I did and advised me not to see it because it was "terrible". But I saw it anyway and I thought it was brilliant. Those two friends are still my friends, but now I know not to take their advice on certain matters.
  
  "District 9" isn't a movie about aliens from outer space, though it does feature them. It is a movie about xenophobia, Apartheid, corporate greed, and other real-life issues.
  
  "District 9" is a movie directed toward your social conscience and, in the end, your heart. If you only see it as just another shoot-'em-up, blow-'em-up action film, then you are missing the point. You may enjoy it for those elements too, but if you enjoy it JUST for those elements, then you probably need to learn a little bit more about the world around you to take this film in its proper social context.
  
  The special effects are top-notch, and I look forward to seeing this in either Blu-Ray format or even on regular DVD.
  
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