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Anyone seen it? I hear it's awesome! :D
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/
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not awesome, but was good. great effects.
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Just came back from watching it. Geat effects, everything else, meh. Fucking Prawn. :)
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awesome movie with an original storyline that Hollywood has sorely been lacking the last few years. There will be sequel.....
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awesome movie with an original storyline that Hollywood has sorely been lacking the last few years. There will be sequel.....
So what did you find so awesome about it?
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So what did you find so awesome about it?
The plot and storyline were fresh and original. Having a relatively no-name cast was a good move to. The CGI and special effects were stellar as well. Plus, I'm a huge sci-fi fan and huge fan of the word 'awesome'.
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i hate movies like this.
dont push your stupid agenda on me ::)
the special effects were ok i guess ::)
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i hate movies like this.
dont push your stupid agenda on me ::)
the special effects were ok i guess ::)
You talking to me?
Did the movie require your brain to engage in too much thought? Is "Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift" more your level?
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Thought it was pretty average.
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You talking to me?
Did the movie require your brain to engage in too much thought? Is "Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift" more your level?
I LIKED DISTRICT 9. It was refreshing and creative for me
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My opinion is pretty jaded because I love sci-fi movies.
I just thought the movie represented an original storyline and concept that hollywood hasn't seen in years.
Every movie just seems recycled or re-made(rebooted) this day and age.
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on my way to see it right now..will let you know
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You talking to me?
Did the movie require your brain to engage in too much thought? Is "Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift" more your level?
no, that was my opinion of the movie not a response to you. relax brosephine
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:D
http://www.outlawjournalism.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3687 (http://www.outlawjournalism.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3687)
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thought it was average. But my tastes are very refined
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Did anyone see the trailer for that other sci fi movie? Something about being 500 million miles from earth? It was kinda the typical ,"alien shit on a ship", but still looked kinda cool.
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Did anyone see the trailer for that other sci fi movie? Something about being 500 million miles from earth? It was kinda the typical ,"alien shit on a ship", but still looked kinda cool.
With Dennis Quaid? It looked pretty lame to me
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With Dennis Quaid? It looked pretty lame to me
Yeah, that's the one. Do you know the name?
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Yeah, that's the one. Do you know the name?
Pandora? something like that
pandorum
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Pandora? something like that
pandorum
Thanks, could it be worse then Event Horizon? doubt it.
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Thanks, could it be worse then Event Horizon? doubt it.
Have you seen the trailer for Avatar? I was expecting more
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Have you seen the trailer for Avatar? I was expecting more
First I heard of it. Looks kinda gay, but who knows?
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Bay as always with the over the top histrionics..awesome lol
District 9 was solid albeit predictable sci-fi fodder for the summer.
They tried giving it some uniqueness with the south african bent but who cares. It was fine on FX and action. Been there done that but it's good in a pinch.
District 10 looks likely.. :P
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Been there done that but it's good in a pinch.
You called.
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You called.
haha
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good movie...unique plot......effects were pretty good......both my daughters loved it and couldn't stop talking about it....
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fantastic movie!
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Just saw it, also enjoyed it.
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Just saw it, also enjoyed it.
you just know there's going to be a sequel
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you just know there's going to be a sequel
Well he did promise to come back in 3 years............
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The plot and storyline were fresh and original. Having a relatively no-name cast was a good move to. The CGI and special effects were stellar as well. Plus, I'm a huge sci-fi fan and huge fan of the word 'awesome'.
I agree. Helps focus on the story more than the actor
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I see Nigeria has banned this movie ;D ;D ;D
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I see Nigeria has banned this movie ;D ;D ;D
can they even afford to to watch a movie there???
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can they even afford to to watch a movie there???
Yup and the Nigerians are the masters of Pirate copies.
Before they even released around the world they selling poor quality DVDs on every street corner.
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ABUJA (Reuters) - A blockbuster sci-fi movie which caricatures Nigerians as gangsters and cannibals and a Sony PlayStation advert which implies they are fraudsters have infuriated a government battling to improve the country's image.
South African film "District 9," which has topped the UK box office for two straight weeks and ranked in the top 10 in North America, is an allegory on segregation and xenophobia, with alien life forms cooped up in a township set in Johannesburg.
None of the groups shown comes out particularly well, but the Nigerians are portrayed as gangsters, cannibals, pimps and prostitutes, while their leader's name is pronounced Obasanjo -- the same as that of Nigeria's former president.
Nigeria has banned cinemas from showing it.
"It is a Hollywood film, shot in South Africa and acted mainly by South Africans. We protested because it showed Nigeria in a very bad light," Information Minister Dora Akunyili, who is spearheading a "rebranding Nigeria" campaign, told Reuters.
"There is no country that does not have prostitutes and criminals but definitely most countries don't have cannibals, and we don't have cannibals in this country. We don't eat human flesh, it is definitely unacceptable," she said.
Akunyili said the government had told the Nigerian Film and Video Censor Board to ensure "District 9" was no longer shown in movie theatres and to confiscate copies. It had also written to the producers telling them to edit out references to Nigeria.
"GOOD PEOPLE, GREAT NATION"
"We do not encourage censorship or government forcibly prescribing actions that infringe upon a consumer's right to choose," said Roy Murray Bruce, president of Silverbird Group, which owns one of the country's main cinema chains.
"However in this instance, Silverbird is fully behind the censorship board's ban on the movie because of its demeaning, crass and offensive misrepresentation of Nigeria and Nigerians."
The controversy comes as Africa's most populous nation seeks to shrug off its image as an epicenter of corruption, epitomized by "419" email fraudsters named after the article in Nigeria's penal code that deals with advance fee fraud.
In March, the government launched a rebranding campaign with the slogan: "Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation."
Even Nigeria's banking sector is being forced to clean up its act. The central bank last month removed the heads of five banks as part of a $2.6 billion bailout, before anti-corruption police brought charges against them including recklessly granting loans without due authorization.
"District 9" has not been the only headache for Akunyili's rebranding campaign.
Sonyhad to edit an advert for its PlayStation 3 gaming console in which a customer asks the price, and was originally told: "You can't believe everything you read on the internet, otherwise I'd be a Nigerian millionaire by now."
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In March, the government launched a rebranding campaign with the slogan: "Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation."
HAHAAH "Nigeria: Scumbags and Lowlives"
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Sonyhad to edit an advert for its PlayStation 3 gaming console in which a customer asks the price, and was originally told: "You can't believe everything you read on the internet, otherwise I'd be a Nigerian millionaire by now."
haha yes, i remember that
Nigeria . . .
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Anyone seen it? I hear it's awesome! :D
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/
I saw it. It was ok. I found the trailers promised more than the film actually delivered, but still it was a good movie although somewhat predictable in many places. Wait for the DVD, or better yet, find it online.
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I watched it and thought it was a good film with an original storyline and great special effects.
My only criticism is that some of the South African accents are very hard to understand. I can see them probably making a sequel.
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Sucked
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to be continued ?? or what? :D