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District 9 Was a "Top" Movie last night.
There were some gory bits, but overall the cinematography was excellent. The Doco-Journalism style in which it was shot was very effective.
The story was thick and powerful, strong theme and was an intriguing ride along interracial, humanitarian lines. The transformation of the main characters attitudes as he went through his experiences was nicely done too.
It's funny, I took several people along with me and their opinions varied greatly. One said it was cr... and too gory, while others were raving at how 'Different" it was from the norm.
I for one, reckon "Different" is the key here.
Although the SFX and weaponry was not the focus, they were fantastic and way different than what we are normally used to seeing. One or two of them were quite spectacular and innovative.
The choice of Johannesburg, SA for filming was inspired and made the whole movie almost believable, as if this was actually going on and has been for quite some time in another country.
I give it four out of five stars.
Baz.
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