Call number
DVD-DRAMA 162
Collection
Publication
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009)
Description
Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.
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A million aliens stranded on Earth are kept in a South African slum.
Strange - the first time I saw it, I thought it was a great, if flawed, movie. But now, I'm wondering what I saw in it. I had written that it was "lots of fun" and "entertaining throughout." Now, I find it boring; although it moves
Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: F
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.1/4
Strange - the first time I saw it, I thought it was a great, if flawed, movie. But now, I'm wondering what I saw in it. I had written that it was "lots of fun" and "entertaining throughout." Now, I find it boring; although it moves
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quickly, there isn't anything to get me invested in it - probably because I know that after the first five minutes, there aren't going to be any more interesting ideas to look forward to. I had also written that it was "very original" and that "you’ve never seen a movie like this before." I guess that's so, but apparently the novelty only stands up to one viewing. I have no doubt that I would like it even less if I were to see it again. And I wrote that "whether or not you think it’s good, it will probably get you thinking and talking about it afterward." This time around, it's got me thinking about how such a great idea for a movie, made without studio interference, manages to fail as spectacularly as it does.Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: F
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.1/4
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Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — 2010)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Nominee — 2009)
UPC
043396292260