Ignoring that really, really bad schoolyard troll at the end, you deserve a reply to that. I'm not saying anyone who likes District 9 is an idiot. Liking something is pure taste. Note I got annoyed when people called it original, not when people said they liked it. Yes, it's just another popcorn flick, but they've all been just another popcorn flick lately. If this flick has been sandwiched between Blue Velvet and Picnic at Hanging Rock, I'd probably be less irritated by the fact I was let down by yet another film. But it isn't. it's sandwiched between years of GI Joe, Transformers and Twilight. There actually existed a time when you could go to a theatre that wasn't arthouse and see a well-crafted film. Mind blowing.

And Devo makes a picture post. Shocking. Hang around Kurado less, he's sapped any brain you had left. My god. How could someone take an art form seriously. Clearly it is more important to be internet-cool than it is to have an intellectual leaning of any sort. Quick, post another photo. A discussion has broken out. Scary.

It's when people are consistently subjected to the dreck that Hollywood churns out every year that movies like District 9, which are entertaining but not exactly high art, get much more praise and acclaim than they normally would if say, every movie was like District 9 and something better came along. But they aren't. Most movies are fucking awful and should never have been made, so District 9 looks even better in comparison.

Either way, I enjoyed it. I was entertained. More importantly: