As I get older and busier with work and life activities, and have less time to go see movies, I often leave theaters thinking “well that was a waste of time, I could’ve just watched that at home.” We do make time to go to the theater once in a while, but only if there’s something that feels really one-of-a-kind.
Watching District 9 was the first time in a while that I was glad to have gone to the cinema, with a full opening-night crowd.  It was exhilarating, shocking, dramatic, emotional, and packed in some hectic, satisfying action during the climax. The nature of the film’s marketing also meant that no one in the audience could’ve seen what was coming.
