District 9

Plot:"In 1990, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends." - IMDB

Very politically savvy movie. You could have substituted immigrants/refugees for the aliens and it would have been just as relevant. The humans came across as stupid. The aliens came across as confused. I think I missed bits. i don't understand why the aliens who obviously were intelligent (or maybe their leaders were) would live in the squalor they were subjected to. I don't think that every alien that comes down to Earth wants to rule the world, but I don't think they want to live like pigs either. Maybe there was a grander plan (and I missed it), entirely possible. The aliens obviously had superior firepower - why not use it?

What I did like:-

Wikus' love for his wife
very political
attempted vivisection scene
there are some very, very funny scenes
Christopher's son
mercenary getting his comeuppance
Cat food scam
interspecies sex (allegedly)

What I hated:-

God save me from mockumentaries
Shooting, shooting and more shooting
bleakness

the worst sin of all, it did not entertain me (I can forgive most things).