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  Review by movie enjoyer ★★★ 6

  i hope aliens never land on earth because i know in my heart humans are horrible and we would probably treat them exactly like this

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  Review by k(arst)en ★★★½ 5

  Sure! I liked this. It really just gets better as it goes on. It started out kinda messy imo, mainly in it’s editing. I also just feel like it could’ve gone a bit further with what it wanted to say. But all that aside this is a good movie.

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  Review by grace spelman ★★★★★ 5

  Why didn’t any of you tell me District 9 was this good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was yelling at my TV like I was watching the super bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 stars!!!!!!!!

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  Review by alor ★★★½ 4

  I believe in Christopher Johnson supremacy

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  Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★½ 30

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Predator's step-brother and E.T.'s nephew as aliens who just want to get the fuck home. A severe case of nepotism. An alien-refugee-camp. Alien-weapon-confiscation. Prawns are bottom-feeders. Yummy cat food! Inner-species prostitution. Alien-laser-guns are a bitch to shoot. Trying to evict the wrong prawn. Black-shit running from your nose is the first clue that you might have an itty-bitty problem. Bye-bye fingernails. Losing your teeth faster than a meth addict. The worst time to have a surprise party. A hospital ER nightmare. What the fuck happened to my arm? Waking up to a fuckin' nightmare. Being an unwilling human-experiment. Hauling ass at the right time. Hiding in the one place no one would ever think to look. An unlikely friendship. A…

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  Review by matt lynch ★★½

  Design-wise this is still totally astounding, but that's sort of where it stops. That the found footage gimmick is dropped whenever it's inexpedient isn't so much a problem (honestly who cares?) as it is a symptom of a muddled metaphor (bluntly, incessantly hammered home, I'll add, but that also isn't such a big deal; that's how this sort of issue-oriented sci-fi usually bends). That's a long, stupid way of saying that it bugs me that this movie hangs on an apartheid parallel, and yet the aliens aren't a colonized and oppressed indigenous people but refugees. Not only that but the finale suggests that everyone would be much better off if the Prawns just went back where they came from.

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  Review by Wade ★★★★★ 6

  Its been longer than three years now

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  Review by eli thee skull ½ 13

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  i already knew i was going to hate this 5 minutes in but i kept pushing. i'm not sure if this is truly a shit movie or if my experience was further soured by the fact i dived into it not knowing anything about it, only expecting a quirky sci-fi w aliens. instead i got hit in the face w the harsh reality that i will never be able to navigate through media like white people do, either as fan or creator.

  i mean, what's the least worst part of this? the black africans depicted as dirty, poor, near barbaric alien-eating villains? the aliens' gibberish that comes off as a mocking of real south african accents? a middle-class white man…

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  Review by Larry ★★★★ 3

  Always remember that a smile is cheaper than a bullet.

  Poor Wikus. Poor poor Wikus. This has been my 4th time watching District 9 and I still don't know if I love you or hate you. Are you an idiot or do you have a big heart? Are you determined or are you just clueless?

  Are you the worlds biggest imbecile, or the worlds most unlikely hero?

  Well, the beginning of the film reminds us that "Wikus isn't the brightest bulb" so maybe we can excuse some of his excruciatingly dumb decisions.

  But lets not blame Wikus entirely. District 9 was written and directed by still developing film maker Neill Blomkamp, and ended up being the surprise little sleeper hit…

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  Review by tawniੈ✩‧₊˚ ★★★★★

  honestly the aliens are better than the humans

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  Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★ 7

  This is Director Neil Blomkamp's first film and Sharlto Copley's first professional acting gig! I'd say they both hit a homerun!

  A film that hits a little too close to home than we care to admit when it comes to thought provoking subjects like xenophobia, oppression, prejudice and segregation!

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  Review by 20oldboy03 ★★★★ 22

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  DuBFal-Sci-Fi-Weeks - 2nd Round - Film Nr.20

  
  Simon van de M. F.: Könnten Sie Ihre Frage vielleicht konkretisieren?

  LBC (Letterboxd-Community): Wann, bzw. unter welchen Umständen fanden Sie zu diesem Film?

  Simon van de M. F.: Ehrliche Antwort?

  LBC (Letterboxd-Community): So ehrlich wie Sie können, Herr de M. F.

  Simon van de M. F.: Wenn ich mich zurücklehne und fest nachdenke, wohl kurz nach Release als einer meiner – hier möchte ich bitte die Klammer setzen – (wenigen geglückten) Blindkäufe.

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