For parts of the movie, I thought I was watching Halo. (the props were reused).

Before I make another judgment though, I’m going to hold off comment and watch it again. On DVD.

Update: It appears the haters have shown up.

I need to start off by saying, if you don’t appreciate open-to-interpretation or non-A-list movies. You may very well hate this movie. The movie plays like a good book, so if you don’t like paying attention, reading, or thought-provocation, again…you may hate this movie. And most of the complaints on OT have very well been that…”Oh I didn’t like the story!”

The movie starts out slow, I will admit. You don’t have any clue where it’s going or what it’s going to be about. And to be honest, every idea you get from the commercials, become very minor aspects. At the 45-minute point, I will admit, I was like , this is becoming tedious and boring, just another 7/10 above-average scifi flick.

However, it truly does get better from there. I remember reading one of my favorite books, and how it got to the point where I couldn’t put it down until the last page. You just had to keep reading to see what was going to happen. The last half of the movie is EXACTLY like that. There aren’t any pee-break spots in the second half. And every minute of it is fantastic.

For his first movie, Blomkamp did an AMAZING job. You truly were torn between what side to take (human or alien). This is one of those movies where you will actually react in-real-life to what happened on screen.

I really cannot enough. However, while fantastic, at the same time, I can also say, while it’s a treat to see this movie on the big screen. You won’t miss any of the feeling by waiting for it on Blu-Ray. No telesync is going to do this movie justice though.

Oh and the nerd part of me loved how most of the vehicles and pistols looked like stuff they had ready to use for the Halo movie (which is what this movie was originally supposed to be).

(via offtopic)

Here is a stellar review:

holy shit! its like they blended schindler’s list with transformers.

With an observation like that, this movie must be good.