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Release Date:
14 August 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
You are not welcome here.
Plot:
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. full summary | full synopsis
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2009 – The year good filmmaking died?
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Top 10 Movies We Are Thankful for In 2009
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Top 10 Movies We Are Thankful for In 2009
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Excellent no-nonsense sci-fi actioner...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sharlto Copley | ... | Wikus Van De Merwe |
 | Jason Cope | ... | Grey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent |
 | Nathalie Boltt | ... | Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist |
| Sylvaine Strike | ... | Dr Katrina McKenzie |
| Elizabeth Mkandawie | ... | Interviewee |
 | John Sumner | ... | Les Feldman - MIL Engineer |
 | William Allen Young | ... | Dirk Michaels |
| Greg Melvill-Smith | ... | Interviewer |
 | Nick Blake | ... | Francois Moraneu - CIV Engineer Team |
| Morena Busa Sesatsa | ... | Interviewee |
| Themba Nkosi | ... | Interviewee |
| Mzwandile Nqoba | ... | Interviewee |
| Barry Strydom | ... | Interviewee |
 | Jed Brophy | ... | James Hope - Police Officer |
| Louis Minnaar | ... | Piet Smit |
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Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language.
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112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #45478) |
UK:15 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Ireland:15A |
Australia:MA (2009) |
Australia:MA |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
South Korea:18 |
Canada:18A (British Columbia) |
Finland:K-15 |
Singapore:M18 (cut) |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) (cut) |
India:A |
Germany:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Sweden:15 |
Iceland:16 |
Mexico:B15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Argentina:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:16 |
Brazil:14 |
South Africa:16LV
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The extremely large sniper rifle used to disable Wikus's armored suit is an actual weapon, the Denel NTW-20 20mm anti-material rifle. Appropriately, it is manufactured in South Africa.
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Continuity: When Wikus is taken into hospital for the first time and sees his hand turning into a "prawn's arm", he freaks out and the doctor puts a mask over his mouth and nose to administer him some anesthetic and holds it with his hand. When the shot changes there is a rubber band holding the mask to his head, but there is no way that the doctor could have managed to put it that way.
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[about Wikus Van de Merwe] He was an honest man, and he didn't deserve any of what happened to him.
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Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.33)" (2009)
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Going into the cinema I had mixed expectations as I only saw a handful (yet interesting) posters and only one trailer. I only heard a handful of reviews yet all of them came from this site. Well, I decided to hedge my bets and walk in anyway. And I'm glad I did.
"District 9" is a wallop of a film that is also one of the year's very best films. It perfectly presents the balance of human emotions and CGI mastery. The acting is top notch and believable, and the characters are so realistically presented; even the protagonist is deeply flawed, and during some scenes I wonder who should I root for.
The story is well told; a refreshing, unique and somewhat original scenario, one that we've never experienced for quite some time. The atmosphere is bleak, dark and realistic, actually making me believe this thing can actually happen here on Earth.
The special effects are excellently rendered, and really give their money's worth. The creature effects are so realistic we could not tell the difference. Thanks to none other than WETA for this amazing feat, and I hope they get an Oscar for visual effects. But the practical effects are believable too, as per the engaging and thrilling (and also non-stop) action sequences in the film's second half. And boy, those weapons are awesome! Special mention goes out to the fluid editing. Example, first half of the film works like a docu-drama, and the second half becomes a hybrid of Black Hawk Down, and we don't notice the change of pace. It's that brilliant.
Peter Jackson really knows how to pick a good story and director when he sees one. And I want to shake Neill Blommkamp's hand if I meet him. He is certainly a talented director, and one to look out for in the future. (P.S. If that Halo movie is still going on, Blommkamp has proved that he is the man for the job) In short, it's an excellent science fiction action film, but not without it's intelligence. It may have a few flaws and very few clichés (these happen near the end of the film) but it is still very solid nonetheless. If there is a sequel, I'll be first in line to see it.
Overall value: 8.5/10