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Friday, October 16, 2009

District 9 by Chris


DISTRICT 9
Directed be Neil Blokamp and Produced by Peter Jackson
-Knowing next to nothing about this movie save for seeing the name "Peter Jackson presents" plastered on the poster, i find it safe too say i was extremely optimistic about this movie. Not only was the marketing of the movie genius but the story it self was phenomenal. not since The Dark Knight has a movie managed to completely captivate me in its world.
Coming into this movie and having the Audience not sure what to expect, was the best thing District 9 had going for it. i only wish i could re-watch it again with that same feeling of optimism and unsureity. The opening cinematics manages to pull you in and genuinely makes you care about whats happening.
The Protagonist of District 9, perfectly played by "Sharlito Copley" is Wikus van de Merwe. Not exactly what you would expect the main character of a Sci-fi movie to be, A sniveling coward that you really could care less for. District 9 Progresses its characters and story wonderfully. with so many heart pounding scenes you fear for the characters outcome all to much. I can think of 5 or 6 different times when things looked so bleak for the characters you just knew they were not going to make it. Needless to say i was on the edge of my seat without ever realizing it. The pulse stopping climax of the movie pitting Wikus (Copley) against the movies Antagonist koobus Venter (played by David James) had me cheering out of my seat. Maybe it was the right mixture of being at a midnight premiere and surrounded by die hard movie fans district 9 will always be regarded by me as a Masterpiece!
Now mind you, to me the movie was flawless and i just had one complaint. the Language is terrible and not needed. So keep the little ones away
story 10/10
cinematography 8/10 ( could of used a little less shaky camera)
music 10/10
acting 9/10
entertainment value 10/10
over all 10/10
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  1. Movies 4 GuysMarch 8, 2010 at 5:39 PM

    Agree 100%. This was an amazing movie and it is a shame that it didn't win any Academy Awards. Oh well, sometimes the Academy has a difficult time seeing real quality. -Jake

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  2. Troy MendenhallApril 8, 2010 at 7:24 PM

    Saw it and really really liked it. At first I was bored with the beginning but it picked up and was pretty damn sweet! The ending caught me off guard a bit - but I kinda hope they make another to finish it off - call it District 10..

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