JP’s Review: Two Thumbs Up
Serena’s Review: “Umm… what? You have to be kidding me… no thank you.”
District 9 seems to be one of those movies that you need to see from beginning to end without much knowledge of what you are about to see. This is how I saw the movie. I hadn’t even seen a preview. I heard it was good, so while Serena and Grayson were in the States last summer I went to see it. And frankly, it blew me away. District 9 was remarkably fresh and poignant. It’s a true original.
Questioning the effectiveness of refugee services, District 9 spins this real world issue on its head by putting it into the context of a sci-fi action movie. I have nothing negative to say about the movie at all. I had no expectations going it and it knocked my socks off.
Serena on the other hand? Well, her only contact with the movie was watching the Oscar reel synopsis of the film. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Her synopsis? District 9 is the most ridiculous film of the year. And you know what? I can’t really blame her. The clips shown at the Oscars did absolutely nothing for the movie. In fact, it made the movie look worthy of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 quips. It made the movie look so horrible that I couldn’t argue with Serena’s assessment.
Not that she would have ever wanted to watch the movie anyway… but the preview was the last nail in the coffin.
So, if any of you, who haven’t seen District 9 were also turned off by the previews like Serena… give it a shot. It was good.
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