By the way, I watched C4's version of DISTRICT 9 for the first time last night and it did, indeed, seem to have been the subject of edits.
Potential minor spoiler: When the main character and his 'prawn' friend break into the underground complex to retrieve the canister of liquid, the initial counterattack by military personnel is preceded by what can only be described as an amateurish-looking 'edit' in which we see the beginning of a shot that was supposed to have been cut, leading into what appears to have been an act of violence which has been removed. At least, that's what it looked like.
Huge spoiler: Also, the main villain's death at the end of the film may have been curtailed. The 'prawns' launch themselves at him, but it seems to cut abruptly to an aerial shot of him in pieces, with nothing in-between. If that WAS an edit, then it was much smoother than the first one.
All the strong language (including a single use of the c-word) was intact, so I cannot understand why the version broadcast by C4 may have been censored in this way. They've never done this before, to my knowledge. And if they are responsible for any cuts, then they might screen an uncut print after 10pm - we'll have to wait and see on that score. All in all, a bit of a disappointment, and rather worrying.
The film itself was OK, but I'm tired of being asked to empathise with lead characters as obnoxious as this one, (more spoilers) despite his climactic redemption.
Potential minor spoiler: When the main character and his 'prawn' friend break into the underground complex to retrieve the canister of liquid, the initial counterattack by military personnel is preceded by what can only be described as an amateurish-looking 'edit' in which we see the beginning of a shot that was supposed to have been cut, leading into what appears to have been an act of violence which has been removed. At least, that's what it looked like.
Huge spoiler: Also, the main villain's death at the end of the film may have been curtailed. The 'prawns' launch themselves at him, but it seems to cut abruptly to an aerial shot of him in pieces, with nothing in-between. If that WAS an edit, then it was much smoother than the first one.
All the strong language (including a single use of the c-word) was intact, so I cannot understand why the version broadcast by C4 may have been censored in this way. They've never done this before, to my knowledge. And if they are responsible for any cuts, then they might screen an uncut print after 10pm - we'll have to wait and see on that score. All in all, a bit of a disappointment, and rather worrying.
The film itself was OK, but I'm tired of being asked to empathise with lead characters as obnoxious as this one, (more spoilers) despite his climactic redemption.





I've still no interest seeing the film on the big screen - I'll wait for the rental 3-D Blu-ray - but it's nice to be quoted in a review. (Blush!)