District 9 Trailer: This One Will Blow You Away

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 8, 2009

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Yahoo Movies has debuted the full theatrical trailer for District 9, the new sci-fi drama from producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp. It proves that if you’re someone who thought the first teaser trailer was awesome, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Set in Johanassburg, South Africa, District 9 reveals a world where an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology. It stars Sharlto Copley as the infected agent — seen in the trailer below — who goes into the quarantined area to find some of his own government’s secrets buried there.

As trailers go, this is one of the best I’ve seen this year. Perhaps even better than that final theatrical trailer for Star Trek, with its ability to show off just enough action to get the blood flowing and just enough story so that we know what is going on. The effects we are seeing here are leaps and bounds better than what we saw in Neill Blomkamp’s short film upon which this is based, and that’s saying something as those effects were damn good. I don’t mean to get hyperbolic here — but this could very well be the most surprising, electrifying film of the remainder of 2009. Take that, James Cameron.

District 9 hits theaters on August 14, 2009.


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  • Draechon
    Might be my computer, I'm getting audio, but no visual, just a black screen.
  • 0prah
    The first time I tried there was no visuals, but after reloading the page it worked. Movie looks promising.
  • Just a little glitch. Should be fixed now.

    Thanks for being patient.
  • Mike
    Im getting 9 seconds of trailer then it freezes.
  • chille
    Very impressive, though the CGI could be better.
  • Aleric
    Not bad, my friends want to see it based on Jacksons talent at directing.
  • chille
    Hate to break it to you, but this is directed by Neill Blomkamp
  • But it's produced by Peter Jackson. I know nothing about how films are made, but do producers have a lot of say in the making of a film? Can they change things in the script?
  • Rohith
    Yes, I think so especially since its a producer like Peter Jackson. I liked King Kong and all of Lord of the Rings movies from him.

    At the end of the day he is not the Director so you can't expect too much from him :p
  • That looks completely different than what I was expecting! Freakin' Sweet! I am so down...I after seeing Blomkamp's directing style on his short films over on you tube a while back I had high hopes for this and it looks as though I would be disappointed.
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