With the dust settling on another Comic-con, speaking in terms of film-related happenings, this was perhaps one of the biggest years for the show. Attendees watched 24-minutes of footage from James Cameron’s Avatar, but the real news seems to be how District 9, the first feature film from Neill Blomkamp, has stolen the show. While NDA’s prohibit any of the critics from specifically reviewing the film at this current time, you can still get a sense of their reactions.
“District 9″ is political and hilarious and gory as hell, sad and savage and visually dazzling. It is, in short, exactly what great science-fiction should be… it is a film of ideas, first and foremost, and since Blomkamp grew up in South Africa, I’m sure you can guess what sort of real-world ideas the movie might engage. The thing is… if you want to tune out all the social commentary, you’re left with a truly incredible sf movie. But because Neil’s own experience is so much a part of this film and the world he’s created, the result is sort of devastating.
