District 9 movie and Dark Swan book series

I went to see District 9 this weekend and loved it! It's an intelligent and fresh take on what would happen if aliens came to earth. I like that it happens in Johannesburg, South Africa (very symbolic, btw) as opposed to some typical US city. I also liked that they used all unknown actors, which played well with the documentary-style of storytelling. The only thing I didn't like is that almost all of it was filmed on hand-held cameras making for a lot of jittery shots. My eyes were getting sore after awhile so I kept looking down to focus on my stable and unmoving knee for a few moments. Excellent movie. I highly recommend it.

I've also read the Dark Swan book series by Richelle Mead which so far includes Storm Born and Thorn Queen. I just read these two books to kill a couple days until the new Chelsea Cain book comes out, but I ended up enjoying reading these two books. They're fun and easy to read urban fantasy books. Pick these up if you're looking for an easy way to kill some time. {Thorn Queen is currently available as a free download on the Kindle.}