Best of the Decade #12: District 9 (2009)
December 14th, 2009 admin
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You have to think twice when including 2009 films on a Best of Decade list, simply because not enough time has passed to evaluate whether these movies will truly be representative of the decade or if they will end up being forgotten in a few more years. In the case of District 9 , however, I feel confident that this has already become a classic in its own right, and one that has left a sizable impact on the movie-making world. Peter Jackson started off the decade heading up what is easily one of the biggest (and also most successful) undertakings in history …
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