District 9 and Nids?

kingin Tyranid Warrior Posts: 214	District 9 and Nids? Dec 5, 2010 23:11:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kingin on Dec 5, 2010 23:11:22 GMT Hey all I was watching District 9 and in mid I was like man 1st glimpses reminded me of nids or Kroot. Also I wanted to know your reactions like what they remind you of.

Loplod Hive Tyrant The Australian Ambassador Sex, Drugs, Squats and Oatz Posts: 1,417	District 9 and Nids? Dec 6, 2010 2:15:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Loplod on Dec 6, 2010 2:15:54 GMT I think everytime there is a movie With aliens in it someone make a thread about how its like nids and its stupid, because nids resemble lots of things In lots of ways I think... We should stop
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District 9 and Nids? Dec 6, 2010 2:20:30 GMT

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Post by General Chips on Dec 6, 2010 2:20:30 GMT

Wow, way to kill the mood. If you dont care, dont respond!

I thought the guns from District 9 kinda resembled Tau weapons but, they were a little too different from Tyranids biologically. If they dont try to kill everyone in sight though, they arent nids!

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Loplod Hive Tyrant The Australian Ambassador Sex, Drugs, Squats and Oatz Posts: 1,417	District 9 and Nids? Dec 6, 2010 8:41:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Loplod on Dec 6, 2010 8:41:59 GMT But sir, Killing the mood is what I dooooooooo
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evalys Gaunt I don't give a hoot! Posts: 44	District 9 and Nids? Dec 6, 2010 9:15:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by evalys on Dec 6, 2010 9:15:06 GMT District 9 was ace, but I don't see them resembling nids in any way. I can't picture tyranids being pushed around and trapped in districts though. NEVER!!
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kingin Tyranid Warrior Posts: 214	District 9 and Nids? Dec 6, 2010 17:47:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kingin on Dec 6, 2010 17:47:24 GMT no I understand just the idea of Exo Skeleton bodys made me think nids or bugs ya at end of movie I thought more of tau, with weapons.

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District 9 and Nids? Dec 19, 2010 11:50:38 GMT

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Dec 9, 2010 1:42:17 GMT Psychichobo said:

Tau Guns, Nidlike design...

Wonder what they could be...

Nice call. Paint them brown and take of the wings and we have our Prawns.

Anyway I loved the film, the oddness and differentness of it and how it was made to look like a documentary, it made it seem real. The whole idea of our first contact turning into an ugly oppression caused by a corrupt government looking for guns was very...... interesting.

But as far as looking like nids, no way! The only resemblance was their 6 limbs and exoskeleton. Also Nids don't use technology and metal.

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District 9 and Nids? Dec 31, 2010 8:47:17 GMT

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Post by Thlaylie on Dec 31, 2010 8:47:17 GMT

I got "The Art of District 9" book.

They actually wasted more money than they spent on the finished product.

Every time the director got an idea the props department and the model sculptors went all out.

Then he changed his mind and they did it again. And again. And again!

Fully 3/4ths of the book is for stuff they didn't use.

They made actual battlesuits for the Prons to wear for example!

(Not the Mech at the end of the movie, personal sized battlesuits. They were going to be Kroot/ Tau!)

gibbothehutt Tyranid Warrior Because life is the most precious gift that Jupiter gave us Posts: 174	District 9 and Nids? Jan 5, 2011 15:19:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gibbothehutt on Jan 5, 2011 15:19:10 GMT A good film, in my opinion. The only nid-thing I thought of was the mutation of the main character (actually I don't remember which was his name), it remembered me a genestealer DNA implant...
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Thlaylie Hive Tyrant Posts: 2,872	District 9 and Nids? Jan 5, 2011 20:50:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Thlaylie on Jan 5, 2011 20:50:50 GMT That and their Biotechnology, But theirs incorporated mechanical components as well.

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Post by kingin on Dec 6, 2010 17:47:24 GMT

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