I had seen a few trailers for District 9 over the last few weeks and really liked the concept. Guess it is just the science fiction fanatic in me, but whenever a "alien" movie is announced, I get excited. And this one looked cool.
Really cool.
So when this reviewer heard that it released the other day, I gathered up some friends and we trucked on down to the local movie theater. We went in the afternoon. Stood in line, and gained entry. Once inside the girl ripped our tickets and pointed out the direction we needed to head in. I looked at the concessions just as my friend said "let's get settled in the theater and then get drinks". I agreed and off we went.
Getting into the theater, we realized that the movie had started(the trailers anyway) and hastily found seats.
Then the theater went dark.
The screen suddenly flashed and District 9 was underway. I couldn't move. I was riveted from the first frame to the last scene. It was a visual assault, and I loved every second of it. This movie has something for everyone. Quirky humor, romance, action, and big adventure make this one the best Sci-Fi films ever made.
Peter Jackson brings us this Neill Blomkamp directed film, made in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Blomkamp has a history of employing the cinema verite,hand held filming style. His other works, most notably Downfall, is a series of three short films based in the Halo universe. These films are really well done and his use of hand held techniques is very natural and is not too jittery and/or jerky.
I personally loved District 9 and will Absolutely go see it again.
I highly recommend this film.
Mel
