Basic film but pushes all the right buttons. Gets my vote.
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<crocodiledundee>That ain't a basic film. This is a basic film.</crocodiledundee>Originally posted by norrahe View PostBasic film but pushes all the right buttons. Gets my vote.Comment
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Originally posted by Scary View PostF*****g prawns.
<South African accent>
f***-en prawns
</South African accent>
Great film."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Can you imagine the size of a prawn cocktail starter on the south African masterchef!!!!Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
<South African accent>
f***-en prawns
</South African accent>
Great film.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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I enjoyed it too.
As I am a Seffer myself, it was funny seeing a big budget SFX movie with lead characters who are Seffers.
I enjoyed the fact that they needed to subtitle the slang.
Delivers allegories for historical (apartheid) and current(xenophobia) issues that South Africa faces.
A coming of age for the Souf Efrrikan movie industryThere are no evil thoughts except one: the refusal to thinkComment
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The first film in ages that I've watched at home and had me glued to the telly from start to finish.Originally posted by norrahe View PostBasic film but pushes all the right buttons. Gets my vote.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Yep, this film and Moon were really outstanding.Originally posted by Sysman View PostThe first film in ages that I've watched at home and had me glued to the telly from start to finish.
Understated, but a really big message.Comment
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