Thanks to the unusual trailers that DIDN'T give away the story line and all the best parts of this movie, but instead helped to set up the story, this turned out to not be at all what I expected and I really enjoyed it! Typical trailers tend to be really short, yet mostly complete, versions of the movies their promoting making the movie itself a letdown. We had a great time watching District 9 and may even go back to catch things we missed the first time through.
They didn't just follow the same old storyline when coming up with this movie. The plot unfolds well and goes in an unusual direction. It was also nice to see a movie without over-the-top visuals.