To start, we had previews for Halloween 2, Sorority Row, The Fourth Kind, Legion, 9, Law Abiding Citizen, (at which point my wife was begging for a comedy trailer), and Zombieland. (Whew!) If they're going to have that many previews, they need to mix it up a little more. When you see too many horror flick trailers in a row, they all blend together.
DISTRICT 9
(Movie Review)
****
Starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope and David James.
Directed by Neill Blomkamp.
To see a special-effects-laden summer movie with hard-hitting originality is truly something to treasure. "Laden" is maybe too strong. The special effects are never the show; they are only there to advance the story, not be it. It helps to have the multi-millionaire clout of Peter Jackson as your producer to get soemthing like this made.
Among the refreshing aspects of this movie:
- There are no stars so I have no preconceived notions about anyone, but Sharlto Copley makes one heck of a feature-film debut.
- I didn't know where it was going. It was dark enough that I genuinely had no idea.
- It takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. How many alien movies can you name set there?
It does offer a very bleak view of humanity, and it does have some gross parts, but it's a satisfying journey.
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