Customer Reviews
Interesting film which left me wanting more! - By: Ir1sh91, 27 Aug 2010 
Aliens, segregation, South Africa. Those three themes on their own make for a great film, the documentary style edge to it was fresh & new. I feel personally I would have enjoyed it more if it had played out as more of a standard story however the documentary style theme to it has it's merits & makes it feel a bit different which sets it apart from the bulk of films. The story played out well & a few twists & turns along the way made it very interesting with an excellent ending which makes me hope there will be a sequel. Brilliant film if you don't mind the Cloverfieldesque documentary style. Thoroughly recommend it 7.5/10.
Probably the best film in 2009 - By: Pedro Pablo Perez Garcia, 27 Aug 2010 
'District 9' is probably the best filmin 2009, at least it is to me.
District 9 is not only good because it's quality, its also surprising because of its honesty. A refreshing slapin the face of comercial sci-fi movies,in the same quality path of Duncan Jone's 'Moon'. It's an amazing time for science fiction cinema & cinemain general. Maybe there's a hope after all.
I loved it.
Different - By: Film 1977, 20 Aug 2010 An aliens/sci-fi film with a difference. Entertaining filmin which aliens have landedin South Africain D9. What follows is a bizarre changein thinking of certain peoples outlook on the 'invaders'. Its a decent watch thats not all gung ho & should have you entertained for a few hours - blu ray is high quality, as most recent films go.
film of 2009 - By: david j masser, 19 Aug 2010 brilliant film, the best movie of 2009 & a hell of alot better than avatar, the acting is brilliant the directing is sublim. the film just sucks youin like no other & you really care for the characters & what happens. not a dull moment, keeps you on the edge of your seet throughout. the film arrived early as they usualy do through amazon &in mint condition. cant complain.
Attack of the Killer 'B' - By: Bill, 14 Aug 2010 
This has 'B-movie' written all over it - from the cast of relative unknowns, the excess of gore (no-one gets killed without the camera lens getting splattered), & the tongue-in-cheek humour which doesn't quite come off. In fact the film doesn't know whether it wants to be a thriller or a horror flick, a social satire or a comedy... & so it ends up being all of these, & none very successfully.
For all that, it's still good mindless fun, but it could have been so much better. The first hour is the best, before it descends into an interminable shoot-em-up where the only dialogue consists of the Afrikaans equivalent of the F-word (it rhymes with 'book'). It borrows mercilessly from The Fly, Alien, Starship Troopers, The Office, ET & even Wall-E. And for a film which (to begin with, at least) appears to tackle racism & apartheid, its portrayal of Nigerians is surprisingly unpleasant (and why are they speaking East African Swahili?).
So, sit back & enjoy the gore-fest, but check your brainin at the cloakroom first.
