Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
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An alien mothership docks above Sydney, Australia. The government sends a group of soldiers to check it out. They find a group on malnurished aliens and set up a camp for them. This camp is District 9.
After much protesting, the government decides to move District 9 and the aliens are not happy about it. Some of the aliens are attempting an escape, but an agent sent to evict the aliens gets some fluid sprayed in his face. He begins to transform into an alien himself and is looking for a way to reverse the effects.
This was a surprise nomination for best picture at the 2010 Academy Awards. I'm not saying that it didn't deserve it, though. This was a very good movie with great special effects. I don't mean that you see them and are blown away by them. By the end of the film they just blend in, which is the correct way to use special effects.
The story is compelling and the action is pretty exciting, especially the final battle which involves a mech. I'm happy that movies like this are now going to get recognition from the Oscars, even if it is just a useless award that was created to break up a strike.

8/10