Re: Neat short film "Alive in Joburg"



"Ped Xing" <pedx1ng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> OK, this isn't strictly related to PC gaming, but the feel of this short
> film somewhat reminded me of Half Life 2, so I thought some of you might
> enjoy it. The premise is this:
>
> "This short by Neill Blomkamp depicts a fictional world where
> extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa."
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1185812222812358837
>
> I found it via http://boingboing.net
>
> --
> Ped Xing

Wow, that was a powerful film...it's amazing what these little indie films
are capable of nowadays.

That really did look like Half-Life at the beginning there didn't it? It
made me want to see Half Life 2 made into a film...but NOT by Uwe Boll!


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