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District 9 [Blu-ray]

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,344 ratings
IMDb7.9/10.0

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Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Format Blu-ray, Color, Anamorphic, Subtitled, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound
Contributor William Young, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Wingnut Films Productions, Ltd., Sharlto Copley, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, Kenneth Nkosi, Mandla Gaduka, Hlengiwe Madlala, Vanessa Haywood, David James, Jason Cope, Neill Blomkamp See more
Language English, French
Runtime 1 hour and 52 minutes

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District 9

District 9

An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.

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Product Description

From producer Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original sciencefiction thriller that "soars on the imagination of its creators" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.

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A provocative science fiction drama, District 9 boasts an original story that gets a little lost in blow-'em-up mayhem. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, District 9 begins as a mock documentary about the imminent eviction of extraterrestrials from a pathetic shantytown (called District 9). The creatures, it turns out, have been on Earth for years, having arrived sickly and starving. Initially received by humans with compassion and care, the aliens are now mired in blighted conditions typical of long-term refugee camps unwanted by a hostile, host society. With the creatures' care contracted out to a for-profit corporation, the shantytown has become a violent slum. The aliens sift through massive piles of junk while their minders secretly research weapons technology that arrived on the visitors' spacecraft.

Against this backdrop is a more personal story about a bureaucrat named Wikus (Sharlto Copley) who is accidentally exposed to a DNA-altering substance. As he begins metamorphosing into one of the creatures, Wikus goes on the run from scientists who want to harvest his evolving, new parts and aliens who see him as a threat. When he pairs up with an extraterrestrial secretly planning an escape from Earth, however, what should be a fascinating relationship story becomes a series of firefights and explosions. Nuance is lost to numbing violence, and the more interesting potential of the film is obscured. Yet, for a while District 9 is a powerful movie with a unique tale to tell. Seamless special effects alone are worth seeing: the (often brutal) exchanges between alien and human are breathtaking. --Tom Keogh



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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 0.64 Ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1201
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Neill Blomkamp
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Color, Anamorphic, Subtitled, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 52 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ December 22, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Mandla Gaduka, William Young
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Hindi
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002SJIO5E
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,344 ratings

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