Basic film but pushes all the right buttons. Gets my vote.
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
District 9
Collapse
X
-
District 9
-
-
-
<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
-
-
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
-
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
-
D9
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
-
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
-
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
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for umbrella company contractors: an April 2026 explainer Today 07:19
- IR35: IT contractors ‘most concerned about off-payroll working rules’ Yesterday 07:11
- Labour’s near-silence on its employment status shakeup is telling, and disappointing Feb 3 07:47
- Business expenses: What IT contractors can and cannot claim from HMRC Jan 30 08:44
- April’s umbrella PAYE risk: how contractors’ end-clients are prepping Jan 29 05:45
- How EV tax changes of 2025-2028 add up for contractor limited company directors Jan 28 08:11
- Under the terms he was shackled by, Ray McCann’s Loan Charge Review probably is a fair resolution Jan 27 08:41
- Contractors, a £25million crackdown on rogue company directors is coming Jan 26 05:02
- How to run a contractor limited company — efficiently. Part one: software Jan 22 23:31
- Forget February as an MSC contractor seeking clarity, and maybe forget fairness altogether Jan 22 19:57

Comment