District 9

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OMG...the best movie of the Summer, no question.

If you haven't heard much about Peter Jackson's new film District 9, you probably just assumed (as I did) that it was a sort of modern rip-off of Independence Day. Well, it's not. District 9 is actually an allegorical retelling of South Africa's Apartheid story, loosely substituting disenfranchised aliens for the black populace of the historical account. If this isn't enough to excite you into seeing the film, just know that it's all done with a keen eye towards script-writing, high energy action sequences, and great cinematography, so when you combine all this with a deep message that never gets particularly preachy, you've got a sci-fi legend.

Seriously, this movie is everything a good action film should be: exciting, a bit nail-biting, and having some depth. This movie is the antidote to all the Rise of Cobras and Revenge of the Fallens of the Summer, so if you're at all like me and found the Summer fare to be horribly lacking, you owe it to yourself to see this incredible film.

Good job, Peter Jackson. You've redeemed yourself from King Kong, and in style! [Note: technically he was only a producer for District 9, but still!]