I watched the midnight showing. I had no expectations of this movie at all and knew nothing about it except from what I seen from early trailers. My god, I was BLOWN away! This is an absolute must-see movie. Though I'm reading the negative reviews and it seems like those people just don't understand it. What do they expect? G.I. Joe with aliens? No, this movie was much more than that. Thought provoking. What if aliens really did come to our planet? Unlike the typical alien movies, no they aren't here to kill us nor will they magically go to a city like New York. Instead in District 9, they come to South Africa and are as vulnerable as humans. It's a much more realistic imagination of what could really happen. Again, don't let the ignorant people voting this movie down sway you from seeing it. Oh, and lastly. This movie isn't for the faint hearted, people are blown up and it can get pretty gorey at times.

The fact that fandango users rated this movie lower than transformers revenge of the fallen proves that a great number of people are idiots and actually enjoy a michael bay film. This movie is smarter than your average summer action movie. It has a pretty deep message to it, has great action, and great suspense. At times, I felt like I was watching multiple genres of movies, so District 9 could be classified under drama, humor, action, horror, thriller, and documentary. It has the perfect blend of everything, and it is a nicely paced movie; no part of the film was dragged out and not a single scene bored me. A few reasons that people rated D9 lower are: 1. They brought their children with them and did not realize the amount of blood in this film. 2. Cam sequences made them so dizzy, that they had to leave before they lost their lunch. 3. Not enuff action!!!1 I needa see transformers now bcuz its so much beters wif explosionss n immatur humpin (epitome of almost all young teens)

If you're someone who got too into the hype there's a good chance you may be underwhelmed. Though if you're like me and limited your excitement to watching the trailers then you'll be suitably impressed with the movie. It has a unique take on the humans meet aliens movie theme. The aliens aren't evil, they're not saints, but they're not evil. Humans are complete monsters at times but we are redeemable as well, and it's very ugly and gritty how the characters behave. The realism present in the emotions that both human and alien portray is astonishing and you have to ask yourself how much is media propaganda (in the movie) and how much is real?

I almost fled from the second quarter: how could this horror be worth it? And the fourth quarter was excruciating, as I was so involved withe charcters, human and otherwise. But ultimately, a deep and rewardng film -- not to be entered into lightly!

I can't help but laugh as I read through these 'Fan Reviews' of District 9. I tend to read the 'bad reviews' first and couldn't help but notice that the individuals giving this movie a bad review appear to be young, uneducated, ignorant, or all of the above. The movie has strong parallels to the REAL LIFE events that took place in Cape Town, South Africa under the apartheid regime in the 70's (District 6). Granted, very few of today's generation will know about the racial atrocities that occurred back then, but the underlying message remains true - even in a blockbuster Sci-Fi film. Good action sequences, intriguing plot, great special effects, and unique character/monster design. This movie is gritty...but then, more often than not, so is the truth.