This years has seen lots of Sci Fi movies, from huge block busters like Star Trek to small independents like Moon. Some good some bad and some very bad. I'm happy to say that District 9 is in the 'very good' camp.
The initial story reminded me of the 1988 movie Alien Nation. A ship of alien refuges arrives on earth, Johannesburg in this case.
The aliens (colloquially called 'Prawns' in District 9, due to there unique look) are almost instantly segregated and are penned into a shanty town, District 9.
But District 9 is to close to the city and its decided to movie all 1.5 million of them to District 10.
Neill Blomkamp delivers an accomplished movie on a minuscule budget compared to movies in the same genre this summer, based on his short film 'Alive in JoBerg'
Blomkamps greatest achievement is his ability to create digital characters that you can empathise with. George Lucas should take note.
Most of the marketing for District 9 starts by mentioning Peter Jackson, but his mark can hardly been seen, which is a good thing.
A special mention should go to Sharlto Copley who plays the main human character and gives a great performance, a character you dislike for most of the movie but you feel for by the end.
8/10
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