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P1i pics taken tonight (experimenting with VGA size pic settings etc):
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Posted: 2009-08-29 01:34:13
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P1i pic, VGA size pic setting, indoor macro mode with flash on and light setting down to avoid over-exposure:
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Posted: 2009-08-29 01:37:36
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This evening went with a bunch of friends to watch District9...none of them were sci-fi fans but left the cinema pretty impressed. What I liked about the film was the many funny moments as well as the fast pace @ which the story evolved.
Wickus van der Merwe's dialogue is so funny, some of the punchlines only South Africans would know. Funniest line is, when Wickus talks about MNU security agents: "They shoot first and get the answers later".
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[ This Message was edited by: brix25 on 2009-08-29 07:28 ]
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Posted: 2009-08-29 02:14:00
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LMAO, speaking of District 9, this is hayibo.com's take on its impact in SA
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South Africans thank District 9 makers for new insights into xenophobia
JOHANNESBURG. South Africans say that District 9 has taught them that xenophobia is bad, adding that without the sci-fi blockbuster they might never have understood that setting foreigners on fire is upsetting to them. "You only really understand something when you see it translated through the medium of high-budget special effects," explained one former xenophobe.
District 9 has stunned international audiences, many of whom had no idea that Johannesburg was so ugly, and it has been praised for confronting current South African realities like xenophobia, racism, high-explosive weaponry, and the fact that Gauteng is literally the worst place in the universe to get stranded in.
However local audiences have conceded that the film has been more than Hollywood entertainment, and have credited it with teaching them that murderous xenophobia is "wrong".
According to South Africans who saw advance screenings this week, District 9 had managed to help them see the humanity in otherwise "degenerate crustacean-like auslanders".
"Special effects blockbusters have always been crucial in helping us gain insight into the human condition," explained one viewer.
"Seeing people explode really makes you value the small things in life. For example, everything I know about love and loyalty I learned from Transformers."
Another fan echoed his sentiments, saying that he had only truly understood the concept of self-sacrifice "when Bruce Willis blew himself up on the asteroid".
According to most audience members, District 9's subtle metaphors and existential questions had hit home.
"We saw those prawns and someone said, 'Hey, it looks like that Rwandan guy from the corner shop!'" said one viewer. "We all laughed because it was true. And then we realised, hey, that Rwandan guy didn't ask to be born a prawn.
"And we got really sad."
Audiences said that the film would make them treat foreigners with "a lot more respect".
"Except if they try to muscle in on our movie industry," said one. "If they try to do that we'll probably set them on fire."
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Posted: 2009-08-29 03:08:18
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On 2009-08-29 02:14:00, brix25 wrote:
This evening went with a bunch of friends to watch District9...none of them were sci-fi fans but left the cinema pretty impressed. What I liked about the film was the many funny moments as well as the fast pace @ which the story revolved.
The Mrs and I am going to catch it tonight.... And from what I heard of it, I can't wait
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Posted: 2009-08-29 08:25:22
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Wangs that was funny boet especially the Bruce Willis getting blown up on the asteroid part.Glad you enjoyed it Brix.
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Posted: 2009-08-29 08:44:46
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Hope you guys enjoy the rugby thats 3 hours away till kickoff.Its going to be a cracker.One team playing for the cup and the other for pride.Shit,I hope we pull this one off cause New Zealand are breathing down our necks with 8 points.
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Posted: 2009-08-29 08:52:53
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Good morning everyone, coffee anyone _/7 ?
S.A is going 2 win take it from me bokke!
[ This Message was edited by: MSYPOURS on 2009-08-29 08:23 ]
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Posted: 2009-08-29 09:20:00
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Im going to try catch that game for sure if im not out. Think il catch District9 on dvd, wont be out much these next 2months,got exams
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Posted: 2009-08-29 09:23:35
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@Gucci Watcing Overhaulin' How is the artistic skill of Chip.Those drawings he churns out are just awesome.
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Posted: 2009-08-29 09:43:05
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