Low key in its excellence by just being solid and real and well thought-out...substantial and revealing.
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08/19/09
District 9 (2009)
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Reviews Counted:233
Fresh:210
Rotten:23
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic.
Theatrical Release:Aug 14, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $115,646,235
Synopsis: Genre master Peter Jackson produces this science-fiction film, the directorial debut of Neill Blomkamp. In District 9, South Africa has become a haven for refugees--from outer space. [More]
Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka
Director: Neill Blomkamp
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Reviews for District 9
If you're looking for a film with a heart and a soul that isn't afraid to examine the essence of what it means -- and what it might cost -- to be human, this is it.
08/19/09
While the film is asking difficult questions, it is a first rank piece of science fiction. When it starts to answer those questions in the easiest and most predictable ways the film becomes just another loud summer action film.
08/19/09
A bold and inventive science fiction vision that mostly excels but stumbles in the details.
08/18/09
A brilliant social commentary.
08/18/09
After you've watched a doomed alien race become obsessed with cat food and Nigerian prostitutes, gunfights don't seem all that impressive anymore.
08/18/09
[It] does what really good science fiction does and makes you think about the world you live in. It also does what mainstream crowd-pleasing sci-fi does and entertains with well-designed action scenes and classic Hollywood tropes.
08/18/09
...a speculative fiction with genuine emotional resonance.
08/18/09
Another metaphor for the misplaced, displaced and disassociated bisexual is how "District 9" shows how cruel humans can be%u2014especially to something they don't understand. They have characterized these giant insect-like aliens as lazy, predatory, omniv
08/18/09
It's an original idea that loses its way, or simply becomes an action flick, your choice.
08/18/09
Not As Innovative As Everyone Wants to Give it Credit For, But Still An Interesting Blast.
08/17/09
Has some original moments but overall it fails to impress.
08/17/09
To call this the best shrimp-from-outer-space South African apartheid allegory ever made does not begin to do it justice. But it’s a start.
08/17/09
Top CriticThis is a great movie.
08/17/09
What an achievement in filmmaking.
08/17/09
It's hard to dwell on racism and social injustices too long when you are being so thoroughly entertained.
08/17/09
This could have been one of the best sci-fi films of all time if it wasn't for an extremely unlikeable lead. But the last 40 minutes are so awesome that I can still recommend it.
08/16/09
...A fascinating opening hooks you completely....And then, [director Neil] Blomkamp and his cohort[co-writer Terri Tatchel] run out of original ideas.
08/16/09
The movie also has the most emotionally perfect final shot since Shaun of the Dead, which, like this film, did not originate in Hollywood.
08/16/09
A thoroughly-absorbing, edge-of-your-seat thriller which is right up there with the best of sci-fi because of the subtle fashion in which it delivers its thought-provoking, universal message about ethnic tolerance.
08/16/09
Latest News for District 9
October 23, 2009:
Blomkamp Gets to Work on District 9 Follow-Up 
Few details are known about the project, but director Neill Blomkamp has signed a deal that will give him creative control over his untitled follow-up to "District 9." More...
September 03, 2009:
Neill Blomkamp talks District 9 - RT Interview
District 9 heralds the arrival of 29-year-old South African-born director Neill Blomkamp as a major new voice in science-fiction. Infused with gritty, hand-held authenticity,... More...
August 28, 2009:
Neill Blomkamp Teases District 9 Sequel, Prequel
Now that "District 9" is officially a hit, it's time for Neill Blomkamp to hit the publicity trail -- and answer the inevitable questions about a sequel and/or prequel. CHUD has... More...
August 17, 2009:
Sharlto Copley Talks District 9
He's a first-time actor with the #1 movie in the country. How good is life for Sharlto Copley right now? Watch his recent interview with Collider to find out. More...
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