District 9

[Bargo]

I saw it yesterday and loved it SO MUCH. It's been a long time since I've been so thrilled watching a film. The effects are monumental.. I think this is the first CGI-heavy film that I've seen without ever thinking 'damn that's some good CGI' whilst watching it, everything felt real and authentic and I bought into every second of it. Shartlo Copley, the lead actor, does a truly magnificent performance the whole way through.

I went into it with absolutely no expectations, hadn't even seen a trailer and honestly had not even heard of the film at all until a few hours before going to see it.. which may have had something to do with how blown away I was. But I think this is going to become a sci-fi classic to join the halls of Blade Runner, Terminator, et al.

The only complaints I've heard from others about this film is that it starts off slow (the action doesn't really begin until around halfway through), although I was absolutely enthralled from start to finish.