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Re: District 9
« Reply #120 on: September 9, 2009, 10:00:23 pm »
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Anyone notice the pictures on the mirror?

Sorry what does that infer mate?
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Re: District 9
« Reply #121 on: September 9, 2009, 10:29:00 pm »
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It looks like she's found a new fella and had a baby with him, seems like obvious character 'setup' for the sequel when Wikus is turned back into a human
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Re: District 9
« Reply #122 on: September 9, 2009, 10:31:11 pm »
Sorry what does that infer mate?

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His wife has re-married and had a baby.
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The film was just spot-on. Well thought-out, well-written, well-directed etc. Everything was very well done. The SFX were fantastic, but just there to tell the story, which was satisfyingly complex. There's another layer beneath that that only South Africans will really understand.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #123 on: September 9, 2009, 10:33:18 pm »
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His wife has re-married and had a baby.
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Cheers, I didn't catch it all.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #124 on: September 10, 2009, 03:12:17 am »
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It looks like she's found a new fella and had a baby with him, seems like obvious character 'setup' for the sequel when Wikus is turned back into a human
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It might be his baby since its only a month or so later?
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Re: District 9
« Reply #125 on: September 10, 2009, 08:53:30 am »
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It might be his baby since its only a month or so later?
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Great film.

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Its never talked about though and those are scans of the baby. Also look at the card...
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Re: District 9
« Reply #126 on: September 10, 2009, 12:02:35 pm »
holy fucking crap! poor Wikus
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Re: District 9
« Reply #127 on: September 10, 2009, 01:24:06 pm »
to sum it up, giant prawn called Colin davies or something and his shrimp sidekick, befriend man with ridiculous rubber lobster claw. Colin ? the giant prawn has a robot suit wich turns him into a king prawn.
Man with stupid rubber lobster claw also turns into king prawn,  and Colin? and shrimp go to space.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #128 on: September 10, 2009, 03:56:15 pm »
to sum it up, giant prawn called Colin davies or something and his shrimp sidekick, befriend man with ridiculous rubber lobster claw. Colin ? the giant prawn has a robot suit wich turns him into a king prawn.
Man with stupid rubber lobster claw also turns into king prawn,  and Colin? and shrimp go to space.

Brilliant, sums it up for me :D :D :D

Its Christopher though I think his name is.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #129 on: September 10, 2009, 05:53:31 pm »
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Its never talked about though and those are scans of the baby. Also look at the card...
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But the wedding photo is still there. Maybe the card is a memento of before they got married? After all, she had all of his belongings from the office brought back to the house.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #130 on: September 10, 2009, 06:03:33 pm »
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But the wedding photo is still there. Maybe the card is a memento of before they got married? After all, she had all of his belongings from the office brought back to the house.
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Good point. Though I much prefer the theory that she has someone else on the go.

Women, not to be trusted
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Re: District 9
« Reply #131 on: September 10, 2009, 06:08:01 pm »
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But the wedding photo is still there. Maybe the card is a memento of before they got married? After all, she had all of his belongings from the office brought back to the house.
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Exactly my thinking.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #132 on: September 10, 2009, 06:42:01 pm »
Went to watch this today, is it meant to be a comedy?
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Re: District 9
« Reply #133 on: September 10, 2009, 06:47:09 pm »
about 1.1 isn't it. It's still fuggin expensive mate!

Liverpool one Odeon is £8.50 though.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #134 on: September 11, 2009, 01:19:18 am »
Saw this last night, was alright, nothing brilliant by any ,but a half decent film IMO.enjoyed it dont get me wrong,but wasnt by any means what id consider a great film
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Re: District 9
« Reply #135 on: September 11, 2009, 01:45:41 am »


just watching it now on my computer.  When they first go in to clear the slums he, Van de whatever, says " we go shack to shack and get them to sign the form. first one is  EX Liverpool 7"   It's at 11:30 on my marker.  Am I hearing that right and what's that about?

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Re: District 9
« Reply #136 on: September 11, 2009, 05:12:13 pm »
I went to see this again today and checked out that photo. It's not a picture of Tanya holding a new baby. It's a much older woman. I am guessing it is a picture of either Tanya's or Wikus's mum holding them as a baby; most likely Wikus as a baby.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #137 on: September 11, 2009, 05:14:46 pm »

just watching it now on my computer.  When they first go in to clear the slums he, Van de whatever, says " we go shack to shack and get them to sign the form. first one is  EX Liverpool 7"   It's at 11:30 on my marker.  Am I hearing that right and what's that about?


They were looking for Robbie Keane.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #138 on: September 12, 2009, 10:02:45 pm »
Mate lent me this on a screener. Can anyone let me know if there are supposed to be subtitles when the aliens talk or not?

Edit: Would help if i turned the subtitles on
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Re: District 9
« Reply #139 on: September 12, 2009, 10:08:40 pm »
Mate lent me this on a screener. Can anyone let me know if there are supposed to be subtitles when the aliens talk or not?

Yes, because they speak alien.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #140 on: September 12, 2009, 10:14:28 pm »
Yes, because they speak alien.

They do...didn't know that!!! lol

Just assumed the subtitles would be shown automatically....had to actually turn them on
"You have to admire animals. Hamster spun round in a wheel three times bigger than him and abruptly lands on his back. Then just gets up and carries on as if nothing happened! If that was a human he'd be helicoptered to hospital, off work for 6 months have back issues for 20 years and then start legal proceedings against the wheels owner"

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Re: District 9
« Reply #141 on: September 13, 2009, 12:47:26 am »
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Anyone notice the pictures on the mirror?

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Are the other ones ultra sound scans (on the wall, not the mirror)
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"You have to admire animals. Hamster spun round in a wheel three times bigger than him and abruptly lands on his back. Then just gets up and carries on as if nothing happened! If that was a human he'd be helicoptered to hospital, off work for 6 months have back issues for 20 years and then start legal proceedings against the wheels owner"

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Re: District 9
« Reply #142 on: September 13, 2009, 10:21:22 am »
Liverpool one Odeon is £8.50 though.

I only paid £6 when I went - maybe the bird that served me liked me. ;D

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Re: District 9
« Reply #143 on: September 13, 2009, 03:17:07 pm »
Yes, because they speak alien.

They speak alien, they cue up for cat food, they do armed robberies, there all called kris or paul or steven, they wear bra's and other such clothes, really is a fucked up film.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #144 on: September 13, 2009, 03:26:17 pm »
Saw it Fiday. Loved it, the scouse "fucking", brilliant. Saffer accent is quality.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #145 on: September 13, 2009, 09:40:12 pm »
Just watched it and loved it. Brilliant film.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #146 on: September 13, 2009, 09:56:33 pm »
Just watched it and.....meh!

Decent viewing, some good effects and that but I didnt think it was very good

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Re: District 9
« Reply #147 on: September 13, 2009, 09:57:33 pm »
8/10

Liked it alot but I love alien stuff

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Re: District 9
« Reply #148 on: September 13, 2009, 10:44:22 pm »
Excellent movie.

Not often you get the main 'hero' in a movie basically being a self motivated wanker all the way through (Darth Vader?) which is what Wikus was. Special effects were superb, and the shots of the ship above the city were faultless really. Not one shot did it look out of place in the light of the scene (sunset, dusk, night) and for the budget, they performed miracles really.

Extra points for calling the main Alien Christopher. Hilarious.
Oh, and Wikus 'Fook' was superb. Had everyone pissing themselves at my screening, even if it wasn't intentional!
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Re: District 9
« Reply #149 on: September 13, 2009, 11:32:21 pm »
I was thinking about this after I went to see it a second time.

The actual fact that they find out humans aren't alone in the universe isn't really a big issue in this film. The main issue is 'where do we put these 'prawns'? and also how they can take advantage of their advanced weaponry.

  Not 'wow!!!! Aliens!!!! We're not alone!!!!! No one has really asked these aliens where they came from or why they're here or maybe they have and I wasn't listening properly.

Surely in real life, if this indeed did happen, there would be millions of people flocking to Johannesburg from every country in the world, just to see these aliens, maybe even creating a booming tourist industry for South Africa. I know I'd want to go see them with my own eyes.

I would also expect the major powers of the world  (US, EU, Russia) and other organisations to take control of the 'prawns' or at least help S Africa out with their problem.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #150 on: September 13, 2009, 11:40:34 pm »
The aliens have been there for 28 years and done fuck all. It's not like they've just arrived the moment the film's plot starts.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #151 on: September 13, 2009, 11:43:25 pm »
I was thinking about this after I went to see it a second time.

The actual fact that they find out humans aren't alone in the universe isn't really a big issue in this film. The main issue is 'where do we put these 'prawns'? and also how they can take advantage of their advanced weaponry.

  Not 'wow!!!! Aliens!!!! We're not alone!!!!! No one has really asked these aliens where they came from or why they're here or maybe they have and I wasn't listening properly.
They had been there for 20 years, I think the novelty would have worn off by then.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #152 on: September 14, 2009, 02:46:06 am »
Also the fact the aliens look like giant fucking cockroaches might have to do with the lack of a booming tourist industry.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #153 on: September 14, 2009, 10:07:19 am »
Decent film i thought, although massively overhyped and nowhere near as good as most people claim. Main problem for me was that the lead was such a twat i had no sympathy/empathy for him during the film nor at the end.

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Re: District 9
« Reply #154 on: September 14, 2009, 07:19:21 pm »
finally saw it today. really enjoyed it, would both love and hate the idea of a sequel.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #155 on: September 14, 2009, 07:49:14 pm »
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Re: District 9
« Reply #156 on: September 14, 2009, 09:01:28 pm »
"fook, its a find, this is a find, definitely a criminal, got gangster here, fook"
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Re: District 9
« Reply #157 on: September 21, 2009, 09:12:31 pm »
just got round to watching this last night. thought it was really good considering the budget, unknown actors etc. definite sequel setup at the end but they could easily leave it at that if they wanted.
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Re: District 9
« Reply #158 on: January 2, 2010, 07:04:10 pm »
Best film I've seen since Cloverfield.

definite sequel setup at the end but they could easily leave it at that if they wanted.

Hope not, really would be a big steaming pile...
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Re: District 9
« Reply #159 on: January 3, 2010, 01:09:23 pm »
Decent film i thought, although massively overhyped and nowhere near as good as most people claim. Main problem for me was that the lead was such a twat i had no sympathy/empathy for him during the film nor at the end.

Thats kind of the point I took out of the film  - you have more sympathy and empathy with Christopher than with Wikus.
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