Thriller, 2009 (Rated R)
Twenty years ago a flying saucer appeared over a small town in South Africa. A company called MNU (Multi National United) has been assigned the near impossible task of controlling the aliens and integrating them in whatever way possible into society. They have been relegated to a ghetto like slum in an area called District 9 and their presence has caused all kinds of problems as humans are now forced to cope with this alien and often times violent population. The situation comes to a head when MNU has decided to relocate the aliens to a new area and one of their head employees Wikus Van de merwe (Copely) has an unfortunate exposure to alien fluid inside one of the alien homes. He suddenly finds himself on the run from the company that just promoted him.
- I really had no idea what this movie was about and was quite surprised at what I saw in the first 30 minutes.
- It was a satirical comedy/parody documentary style. A comedy mostly because of how such bizarre subject matter was being presented in such a straight forward dead pan manner.
- There were mostly unknown actors and the acting was good.
- The movie got better for me as it went along and the actual story line began to develop.
- I really fell in love with Wikus. He was such a kind man who found himself in a horribly awful situation but never gave up fighting.
- There was plenty of action and plenty of blood and icky stuff if you are into that sort of thing. Which I am!!
- Those aliens are so nasty looking!
5 Stars
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