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Overview

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Director:

Neill Blomkamp

Writers:

Neill Blomkamp (screenplay) &
Terri Tatchell (screenplay)

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Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA) more

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

User Comments:

It is just THAT good. more (800 total)


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MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more


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Trivia:

All of the "prawns" in the film are CGI with the sole exception of the ones on the operating table in the medical lab. All of the speaking aliens were performed by one actor, Jason Cope, who also played the role of the lead alien Christopher Johnson and narrator Grey Bradnam. The dialogue for the speaking aliens was ad-libbed by Cope, and dubbed over in post production. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Wikus is talking to his wife on cell phone after his escape, a perfectly healthy nail is visible under the band aid covering his finger. more

Quotes:

Christopher Johnson: My son's in there! more

Movie Connections:

References Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) more

Soundtrack:

Bhampa more


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310 out of 461 people found the following comment useful.
It is just THAT good., 13 August 2009
9/10
Author: thebackofmyhouse from Malaysia

Saying this movie is good would be an understatement. The movie has it all, a very intriguing deep plot, good acting and great action. If I was to find a flaw in this movie, it would be the shaky cam technique employed at the beginning part of the movie and also at the very end. The shaky parts are supposedly documentary clips telling the story of Wikus, the protagonist. But rather than add to the feel of it, the shakiness is just nauseating. They just over did it. But after a while into the movie, they got out of the documentary mode and things couldn't be any better. And the special effects in his movie will have you believing that these aliens are real.

It's better that you go into this movie not knowing the deeper plot as a big part of the movie's entertainment value for me is the parts when things look hopeless and you really feel the despair and hopelessness of the characters. The only thing you need to know going in is that there are aliens stranded on earth and they are put in slums.

This is one of those movies that teases you that it's nearing its end, but inside, you go "No, I want more. It can't end like this", and the movie hears you and gives you more. And it's primed for a great sequel. The potential that this franchise has is just enormous. The way they can expand the story is just limitless and all of them can add to it's lore. This is a classic franchise in the making.

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