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Old 01 June 2012, 07:45 PM
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A heads up for Sunday 9 pm, District 9 a very good film with an interesting subtext. Worth a watch.
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Old 01 June 2012, 08:25 PM
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Will give it a watch. Have you seen District 13? Outstanding Parcour sequences
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I think I have seen this film... is the one based on Peckham!!

Im sure it is, looks the same and everything!!!
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Old 01 June 2012, 09:23 PM
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Nah...

Look at the scenery,too nice for Peckham..
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Originally Posted by scoobywho2
I think I have seen this film... is the one based on Peckham!!

Im sure it is, looks the same and everything!!!
i think it was Luton
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
i think it was Luton

I think thats where the prawns originally come from!!
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I really enjoyed this film the other week when I watched it

Hey Prawn
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Great film ma bru
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Get your hands off me you dirty prawn
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It's a crap film with a moronic and obvious 'subtext' of using apartheid allusions to say no to racism. It's spoon fed moralising garbage.
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
It's a crap film with a moronic and obvious 'subtext' of using apartheid allusions to say no to racism. It's spoon fed moralising garbage.
Tony, dear Tony, it really must suck to be you at times
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I watched Blazing Saddles instead.
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Good film. Its only loosely political.... It is possible to watch and ignore the sub-text
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Pointlessly controversial?

TDW = PSL in a frock
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
It's a crap film with a moronic and obvious 'subtext' of using apartheid allusions to say no to racism. It's spoon fed moralising garbage.

I would say it's more about xenophobia than apartheid.

Have you been to that part of South Africa ?
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I thought it was very clever


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Great film.
It reminded me of The Quatermass Experiment a lot
which is a good thing.
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
It's a crap film with a moronic and obvious 'subtext' of using apartheid allusions to say no to racism. It's spoon fed moralising garbage.
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Originally Posted by The Zohan
Will give it a watch. Have you seen District 13? Outstanding Parcour sequences
Yep seen it and enjoyed it.
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If you've never seen it before

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le3y0QlLjJE

Also, while looking into the above I found this - probably the best thing I've seen on Youtube for some time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4druc...eature=related


YELLOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmd8B...eature=related
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
It's a crap film with a moronic and obvious 'subtext' of using apartheid allusions to say no to racism. It's spoon fed moralising garbage.
Far too lowbrow for you then?
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
It's a crap film with a moronic and obvious 'subtext' of using apartheid allusions to say no to racism. It's spoon fed moralising garbage.
Correct. Very overrated film!
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Mixed reviews here, but am going to chance it
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Far too lowbrow for you then?
Only art hause for me.
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IIRC the chap that made District 9 was working for Peter Jacksons WETA workshop when peter saw the effects he had designed for the aliens and basically dropped his wallet on the desk and told him to go make it!

yes it does elude alot toward the apartheid camps of years ago hence the name but it's a great sci fi romp for 2 hours IMO
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Great movie and great music there,really worth to watch


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Originally Posted by specialx
IIRC the chap that made District 9 was working for Peter Jacksons WETA workshop when peter saw the effects he had designed for the aliens and basically dropped his wallet on the desk and told him to go make it!

yes it does elude alot toward the apartheid camps of years ago hence the name but it's a great sci fi romp for 2 hours IMO
I wonder if that is why it reminded me of Bad Taste ( I know the films are worlds apart, but I found some feeling of coincidence between them)
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Originally Posted by JohnSmith
I wonder if that is why it reminded me of Bad Taste ( I know the films are worlds apart, but I found some feeling of coincidence between them)

Yes Mr Jackson Co produced it
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watched chronicle last night quite an interesting watch. 3 young guys get some powers from a crashed alien source buried in the ground and the consequences involved in them experimenting with them and trying to keep it a secret and the inevitable going too far with them. didnt like the documentary style filming to begin with but you soon forget it and get into the film. def worth a watch
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Originally Posted by JohnSmith
I wonder if that is why it reminded me of Bad Taste ( I know the films are worlds apart, but I found some feeling of coincidence between them)
Bad Taste a great film that had me gipping! Watched it back in the Eighties through clenched teeth.
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