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District 9 [DVD] [2009]

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Director: Neill Blomkamp
Actors: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

List Price: ~~£19.99~~
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

185 reviews
Sales Rank: 10

Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Languages: English (Audio Description), English (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5035822576032
ASIN: B002KCNT3G

Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: December 28, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
A provocative science fiction drama, District 9 boasts an original story that gets a little lost in blow-'em-up mayhem. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, District 9 begins as a mock documentary about the imminent eviction of extraterrestrials from a pathetic shantytown (called District 9). The creatures, it turns out, have been on Earth for years, having arrived sickly and starving. Initially received by humans with compassion and care, the aliens are now mired in blighted conditions typical of long-term refugee camps unwanted by a hostile, host society. With the creatures' care contracted out to a for-profit corporation, the shantytown has become a violent slum. The aliens sift through massive piles of junk while their minders secretly research weapons technology that arrived on the visitors' spacecraft. Against this backdrop is a more personal story about a bureaucrat named Wikus (Sharlto Copley) who is accidentally exposed to a DNA-altering substance. As he begins metamorphosing into one of the creatures, Wikus goes on the run from scientists who want to harvest his evolving, new parts and aliens who see him as a threat. When he pairs up with an extraterrestrial secretly planning an escape from Earth, however, what should be a fascinating relationship story becomes a series of firefights and explosions. Nuance is lost to numbing violence, and the more interesting potential of the film is obscured. Yet, for a while District 9 is a powerful movie with a unique tale to tell. Seamless special effects alone are worth seeing: the (often brutal) exchanges between alien and human are breathtaking. --Tom Keogh

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District 9 March 11, 2010
Matt 'the bear' (West Yorkshire)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Dissapointed with this film.

The trailers made it look like a serious epic. High drama, no expense speared film.

However, i did not know weather or not to take this film seriously. Thought the graphics were poor. The story line was poor.

I got the impression there was a hidden message in the story line. The film is basically about how humans are so racist, destructive & generally none tollerent of other people. Especially thought the setting of South Africa was a little bit too far given the history there.

Didn't enjoy it at all. Seemed like its purpose was to send a msg to the world rather then to create a good, enjoyable film.

Poor. Not worth watching.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent March 11, 2010
T. Moram (Cornwall; England; UK)
I was a bit skeptical at first - but found this to be a really good film.
I've watched it a few times now, and still think its excellent.

It felt fresh and a bit different for an Alien/Sci-Fi/Action film.
It wasn't a film based in America for once.
And - I didn't really know any of the main actors, which was refreshing.

Copley put on a excellent performance, a character that you could connect with throughout the film. I hope to see him in something again! I would really reccomend this film to anyone who hasnt seen it.

On a side note: The term "Prawn" isn't used because they look like prawns. (I mean - think about it, they look nothing like prawns!)

It's in reference to a Parktown Prawn which is a species of cricket found in South Africa. The South Africans consider the Parktown Prawn Crickets a plague and a nuisance.

So this is likely what the reference of "prawns" to the aliens is based on.

5 out of 5 stars

what a surprise this was March 11, 2010
P. barton (LONDON)
wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a surprise this was, i had heard the hype about this film and it is all true, this is one of the most original films i think i have sen in a very long time, in fact i will go as far as to say this is as good as avatar or better, the aliens are superb and very real and there are loads of messy bits to keep everybody happy , all in all a stonker of a film 10 stars plus

4 out of 5 stars

District 9 March 10, 2010
Tharik Jainu-Deen (Northampton, England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This for me what is I would classify as being a 'marmite' film. You either love it or hate it. I ended up loving it although the documentary style took me a little bit of getting used to. In the end I found it entertaining enough to the point of buying the dvd.

4 out of 5 stars

A POORLY VEILED LOOK AT RACIAL SEGREGATION March 1, 2010
L. A. Pyne-edwards (Derby. England.)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

The film was not what I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be something along the lines of Star Wars but it was really a political look on our treatment of other. Non the less good and a though provoking look at ourselves

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