District 9
This movie had a lot of potential but it went in a completely different direction. I had it in my head from the commercials that this was a movie where aliens come to Earth and want nothing to do with us, but we will not let them leave. Completely goes against any alien movie ever made, that I can think of. That is not what the movie ended up being about, it was mostly about a character who was tasked with leading an eviction against a group of aliens and to help relocate them to another area. Then the movie just kind of goes off on its own in some weird plot you never expected.
The movie starts out in a documentary style, which wouldn’t have been bad if it didn’t last half an hour, everything is explained as to how to the aliens came to the planet and it gives you a glimpse at the things that have happened over the twenty year period that they have been on Earth. The aliens, nicknamed Prawns, have been given a patch of land, District 9, which over time becomes a slum and becomes a nuisance to the locals of Johannesburg, South Africa. Things get so bad that the government decides to move the entire group of aliens, more than a million, and they contract Multi-National United to orchestrate the process.
Wikus van der Merwe (yes I got that off IMDB) works for Multi-National United and is designated to supervise the team and get the aliens moved to their new location. His character is goofy and a little over the top. He annoyed me the whole first half of this movie. As he is inspecting the houses for weapons, and other restricted alien items, he is sprayed in the face with an alien liquid. The movie continues being lame for a bit longer and then takes off.
The second half of this movie is pretty entertaining. Documentary style has finally ended and it goes into decent movie mode. This movie has plenty of action in the second half and it pretty entertaining. I was unable to truly like this movie because of the first half. It was just so boring. The second half really picks up but just doesn’t do enough to make it worth while.
I know it is late and all, but don’t waste your money. I would wait for a “rent one get one free” coupon or something, don’t even see it in the $2 movie. Catch it on TNT in a couple of years.
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