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I'm really fond of this film. It's the documentary style opening of the film that really does it for me.

My love for it is furthered by the fact that the production was largely improvisation, especially when it comes to Wikus and his scenes/dialog. He's certainly "unlikable", but on top of that he's very entertaining and refreshing.

I rented it but apparently you have to watch more than half of the movie before anything interesting happens so I didn't watch the whole thing. I was too bored.

That's funny because even though I really enjoyed it, I found it less interesting in the final third when it transformed into a pretty standard action flick.

I agree with the above, with the caveat that District 9 is one of only two films that used mechs well. It's nice to be able to watch an action scene with a mech without having to turn your brain all the way off.

I loved it.
Having a largely "unlikeable" protagonist is great and too rare in my book.

Having just recently finished Breaking Bad, I am 100% with you on this.

Mrs. SMP is making her way through that right now. Also, Christoph Waltz when he's in a Tarantino movie.

Inglourious Basterds especially.

All the loot we'll be collecting turns out to be money and parts the Traveler needs to rebuild his carburetor.

It's silly they didn't total it out and get a new one.

So here's a more serious question: Do you think the Traveler is a "it" or a "they"? Is the big sphere itself the Traveler, or is that the name of those that live inside the sphere?

It strikes me as an it, as we don't know a lot about it yet. Considering how large it is, and how it's capable of interstellar flight, it could transport someone/something.

Whomever that may be though, could be the sphere in a sense, or at least live in it in some disembodied form (like AI).