Alive in Joburg (2005)
*** (out of 4)
Neill Blomkamp's short film is basically what we would eventually see in DISTRICT 9 as a group of aliens land on Earth looking for a place to live.
Is this movie flawless? Not even close but it's extremely well-made and it makes you really impressed with what the director was able to do with such a small budget. We get an interview with one of the actors and this here is just the structure for what's going on in the "outside" world where we then see footage of the aliens as well as news footage of the events going on. Blomkamp is very creative in the way he edits all of the footage together and he does a very good job with very little money. Fans of DISTRICT 9 will certainly want to check this out.
*** (out of 4)
Neill Blomkamp's short film is basically what we would eventually see in DISTRICT 9 as a group of aliens land on Earth looking for a place to live.
Is this movie flawless? Not even close but it's extremely well-made and it makes you really impressed with what the director was able to do with such a small budget. We get an interview with one of the actors and this here is just the structure for what's going on in the "outside" world where we then see footage of the aliens as well as news footage of the events going on. Blomkamp is very creative in the way he edits all of the footage together and he does a very good job with very little money. Fans of DISTRICT 9 will certainly want to check this out.