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All teen and kid reviews for District 9

Age
14
Average rating based on 76 kid and teen reviews:
  • 82% say language is an issue
  • 78% say violence is an issue
  • 42% say there are positive messages
  • 30% say there are positive role models
Teen, 16 years old
October 20, 2009
 
Brilliant Movie, at least a hundred F-Words, but nothing you don't hear at your average middle school every day.

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Teen, 14 years old
December 29, 2009
 
District 9
Although very non child friendly, District 9 is an amazing film full of action, suspense, and great acting. Again not good for kids but will definetly get someones attention.

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Teen, 16 years old
September 9, 2009
 
Best. Movie. Ever.
Very violent. but other than that two words:FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2010
 
WARNING: THE REVIEW DOES NOT EXPRESS VERY WELL HOW GROSS AND SICK THIS MOVIE CAN BE
I'm a pretty mature 15-year-old and I thought it'd be ok for me to watch this movie before. I finally convinced my parents to let me see this "R" movie. Before I watched the movie, I did check this review and thought the movie would be ok. I was thinking that the language was nothing I didn't hear all the time in school and that violence was nothing. They also said there was just little sexual discussion... Unfortunately, however, this is all wrong. First of all, I do hear cuss words all day long at school, but it is just dispicable how many times they use the f word in the movie... The editor must have put the f word in every possible space he could in the script because it is used to describe everything... And after a while, THE EXTREMELY CONSTANT F WORDS BECOME VERY ANNOYING. Secondly, the violence wasnt just regular explosions and shooting... People literally exploded and parts of their skin would fly on the camera or on the ground. Also, THE PARTS SHOWING DEAD ALIENS BEING DISECTED WAS NOT ONLY GRAPHIC BUT ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! It even shows a scientist stretching out the bleeding, oozing skin while it rips apart. And finally, the last point I will touch upon is the sexual references... IT IS NOT JUST DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL CONTENT... BUT ALSO NASTY DISCUSSION OF HUMANS' SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH ALIENS. And this appears several times in the story with lines such as "How'd you do it?" and "Did you have to wear a condom?". Ew, I mean that is EXTREMELY SICK AND TWISTED. So basically, this movie is not appropriate at all for teenagers, but for the older ones and adults... use caution. I personally would not recommend it for anyone due to the absolutely sick and graphic references. As a totally different note, it is a good, thought-provoking movie. I just do not think it is worth it....

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Teen, 16 years old
October 8, 2009
 
Amazing. Period.

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Teen, 17 years old
September 5, 2009
 
Absoultley amazing.
Given the extreme violence, I would usually rate this a 15+, but the direction, symbolism, and message are so absolutley amazing that I reccomend it regardless of age. However, those under 13 may not understand the implications of the context. It is an amazing sci-fi move representing the struggle of refugees throughout the world, and it is presented in such a way that it is truly eye-opening without being preachy. On top of that, it stands as a great action movie all its own, where the extreme battles are all the more meaningful as you develop an attachment to the main characters. That is what sets it apart from other summer blockbusters like GI Joe and Transformers. It all comes together and creates, what in this humble reviewer's opinion, amounts to no less than a masterpeice. GO SEE IT NOW

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Kid, 13 years old
September 16, 2009
 
Great, great sci-fi flick!
This is a good Peter Jackson movie, set in Johannasberg, South Africa, the story sets around Wikus, who is infected by an alien liquid. This film has awesome affects, some blood and gore, very little sexual thiings, if you're older kids have seen Jackson's Lord of the Rings and King Kong, they're in for a ride.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 4, 2010
 
A very violent, but good movie
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this sci-fi film. From the physical and behavioral design of the aliens ("prawns"), to the development of the main character - I was completely drawn in. Before seeing this, you should know what you're getting in to. "Fook" is said so often that it's almost comical. There is some mention of sexual content (alien prostitution) that could be highly disturbing to some people. And, of course, the violence and gore. This movie doesn't leave much to the imagination. If you're the least bit queasy, you might want to avoid it. All of this aside, District 9 is a very powerful movie with a deep message that will be sure to leave an impression on you one way or another.

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Teen, 16 years old
August 16, 2009
 
Amazing
This film was amazing. The action scenes were fantastic, but only second to the great story. I can't describe it in words. Go see this movie.

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Kid, 13 years old
May 29, 2010
 
District 9 is a nice, yet horrific alien sci-fi movie. I like the how tables turned where humans have the control of aliens, contrary to popular movies such as Signs and Independance Day. It has a new kick, not just that humans are now superior, but also that one of our own slowly mutates into a weird alien similar to a cockroach. This movie really kept me on the edge, suspense always lurking around the corner-I never really knew what was going to happen next. While it's a cool story about a fugitive 'missing link' trying to escape from the government, it's also hideously disgusting. Let's shine some light on the subject: District 9 really is a revolting place, afterall, the government has got to provide homes for 1.8 million extra-terresterials. But if that's not bad enough, the fast-food restraunt 'Gunters' is extremely disgusting. How they make it, where it comes from; it's just like McDonald's, but worse. But what really got to me was the pervasive, non-stop, flat out gory violence. (Well, it doesn't really get pervasive until the last third of the movie) The violence is extremely bloody, not to mention a lot of the menace and violence is involving humans. Even though absolutely under no circumstances should you let your children watch this, When I convinced my mother to let me watch this, I had no idea what was in store) there are multiple, bloody, gory, revolting, violent scenes and images that you should STRONGLY BE CAUTIONED about. -The man's gradual transformation into an alien is very intense, and also has a few bloody scenes involving it: 1) His fingernails slowly begin to slide off, leaving bloody tissue exposed as he wails in pain. 2) A disgusting, black substance is secreted every time he sneezes, often oozing from his nose. 3) In a hospital, a doctor is seeing the man, and he notices there is something wrong with his arm. He slowly cuts it open, and in a 'jump' scene his hideous claw is revealed, not to mention a substantial amount of blood spurts out. -A man is seen laying on an operating table, his claw exposed to some surgeons who are going to disect him alive without pain killers or drugs to knock him out. In a desperate attempt of sheer survival, he screams and jumps off the operating table, turns it over, and starts brutally beating the surgeons. Strong, ruthless menace is exposed by the man (For survival, not pleasure) as he throws a surgeon into a cart and fights for his life. -As the man slowly mutates into an alien, he grows a claw as specified earlier. It keeps him away from his wife, so he decides to get rid of his alien counterparts. He takes an axe and chops off one of his fingers; blood is shown spurting out andstreams down the tree stump. -The man and his alien friend use some sort of ray gun to fight with in a large portion of the movie; it liquifies its victims, followed by a bloody explosion. -Strong, intense hand-to-hand combat is seen multiple times near the last third of the movie, sometimes resulting in minor blood loss and maybe an occasional bruise. -At the last third of the movie (especially last 20 minutes) there is intense, bloody gunning violence between Africans, the Government, and the man. A few instances are: 1) An alien programs a mech to machine gun down a bunch of Africans about to kill the man with bloody results, especially with the leader. 2) When the man is inside the mech fighting the government, this is the goriest part of the movie (if everything else wasn't bad enough) -The mech machine gun's down a man in a tower, multiple bullet holes are seen, along with blood spurting out of his wounds. -The mech rapidly fires through the window shield of a car, rapidly shooting a man's head with so much force and veliocity, that it actually splits and you see the bloody, gory insides of his skull. -A car rams into a mech, causing it to flip over. A metal shard from the impact graphically slices off a man's arm, and the mech steps on it, causing blood to pour out and a sickening crunching noise. -Most likely the bloodiest, goriest scene of the movie: At the very end the captain general guy (not sure what rank he was) was about to kill the mutated alien man. He cocks the gun and points it at his face, just about to kill him when an alien comes into view. He points his gun at it, then another alien pops up. Then 3 more come. He's completely surrounded, and finally they lurch forward and begin to lynche him. One grabs his left arm and tears it out of his socket, causing bloody gore to stretch out. Next an alien sort of impales him and starts tearing out his stomach, his intestines briefly scene. Then lastly, an alien grabs his head and makes a huge, bloody gash into it, then they eat him alive. -A few scenes and mentioning of people eating alien body parts to 'be one of them'. | The blood and gore in this movie is simply revolting; I nearly threw up in the ending scene. If the violence isn't enough, the strong, pervasive language is a real nuisance. The F word is used exactly 151 times in the movie, and a lot of times referencing to filthy material. The S word is used around 20 times, usally in disgust or respite. Overall, this is an okay movie. It's certainly not one of my favorites, but I don't dislike or hate it either. If you love a good all-out bloody and gory alien movie, this is probably the right on for you. If your kids try to convince you to let them watch this, I strongly recommend refusing so, or at least watching it first. So, in the end, if you want to watch this movie, bring a bowl, don't eat 3 hours before watching it, and be prepared to shut your eyes in a few scenes.

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Teen, 14 years old
June 10, 2011
 
District 9: An original masterpiece
District 9 is a fascinating adventure. It starts out documentary style, making you really believe that there are aliens in Johannesburg. When the movie switches gears to more normal storytelling I was dissapointed, but those feelings were soon lost when I was swept up in the story. Note to parents: The movie contains plenty of gory action scenes, dozens of uses of f--k, and some brief sexual discussion. Not for pre-teens and under. Most younger teens you might want to keep away from this, better for those 16 and older.

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Kid, 13 years old
June 4, 2011
 
The Best!
Epic, Action, This is a great movie! If kids under 15 are Mature they could watch this. Bit gorey but compared to something like Friday the 13th this is the Wiggles. Last Word: EPIC

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Kid, 13 years old
May 2, 2011
 
Good story, but iffy for young teens
Amazing story, but frequent use of f-words, and some gore.

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Teen, 16 years old
February 12, 2011
 
CONSPIRACY!
Hmmm... this is rated 15+ but crysis is rated adults only? I think i have uncovered a conspiracy here...

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Teen, 16 years old
February 1, 2011
 
District 9,in the District of good movies.
Neill Blomkamp (3D animator of TV's Stargate and Smallville) did very well with District 9. I loved it. My mum loved it. My step dad loved it. My sister loved it. So it must be good.... It kind of seemed like it was a parody of ALIEN movies,but this was quite a serious film.... it was funny and full of action. And Sharlto Copley was great,who was also in The A-Team (movie) ..... I would definitely recommend it,but it has some swearing so keep an eye on the swearing just incase your kids are young .... (7,8,9,10) William C.

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Teen, 17 years old
February 3, 2011
 
ha ha ha.........................................
That's right kid take a poo in your pants because. Its freaky =(

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Teen, 17 years old
February 1, 2011
 

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Teen, 15 years old
June 27, 2011
 
Assumptions
I watched this movie with my mom after she screened it, and I wondered, "Why the heck are you letting me watch this but you won't even screen Halo Reach for me?"

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Teen, 15 years old
March 22, 2011
 
Teenagers Only
'District 9' is an exciting sci-fi movie, but has graphic violence and disturbing images.

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Teen, 17 years old
February 22, 2011
 
whaaaaaaaaa its very adult I think its not for young tweens I mean the whole racism and prawn thing.

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