District 9 Blu-ray Review
50% man. 50% alien. 100% in need of a shower.
Grimy, slimy and dirty, District 9 is quite the visual feast. On the audio commentary, director Neill Blomkamp makes much of his efforts to combine the fantastical with the mundane, and it really works. The best example of this when we see the aliens making use of their rather awesome array of advanced weaponry within the confines of the township, or when Wikus discovers a cache of prawn eggs being artificially sustained through complicated advanced technology incorporating an awful lot of tubes and a dead cow.
It’s this dirtiness that really comes across well in the transfer. Brought to us in 1080p, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, and shot originally on the ever impressive RED camera system, District 9 is about as good as your going to see on Blu-ray to date. The dust, dirt, slime and sludge of the alien township practically leaps from the screen, with great textures and very little evidence of shimmering or banding. The colour scheme is surprisingly rich and diverse and the blacks are clean as a whistle.
Obviously a key aspect of the film is its special effects. Generally, these are superbly executed, with seamless integration into the live action footage. A very slight, miniscule, teeny gripe might be that the ‘prawns’ don’t always quite seem to match their surroundings in terms of how they’ve been lit, causing them to stand out a little occasionally. But this is really a very minor problem in an otherwise top grade transfer.
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The world of District 9 offers a great chance for some serious audio action and the lossless 5.1 DTS-HD soundtrack doesn’t fail to deliver. The lucky listener’s lugholes are treated to a real 3D audio environment, with the 5.1 mix executed to near perfection.
With some great effects provided on a rather minimal budget (the aliens’ clicky-whistley guttural voices being a highlight) and an exciting score by Clinton Shorter, District 9 rumbles home with the best set of vibrations I’ve heard in quite some time.
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