Independence Day the Film
09 January 2004, 10:46 AM
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Apart from the American "hero" nation slant, anyone else think it's a good film/concept. Why should Aliens always be depicted as coming in peace. Apart from war of the worlds obviously 
I thought the camera caught my good side really well
Especially when I punched the Alien
Mikey
I thought the camera caught my good side really well
Especially when I punched the Alien Mikey
09 January 2004, 11:35 AM
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Loved it, however what about mars attacks and signs...both films had dodgy aliens too.
I don't think the sun caught my good side when you hit me BTW, I can look much better with make up.
I don't think the sun caught my good side when you hit me BTW, I can look much better with make up.
09 January 2004, 11:53 AM
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Watched this last night too - good, no brainer entertainment.
But I'd forgotten how irritating having adverts cut into films at inappropriate points was [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
I've obviously been spoiled watching sky movies more than any of the terrestrial commercial channels
[Edited by blair - 1/9/2004 11:56:58 AM]
But I'd forgotten how irritating having adverts cut into films at inappropriate points was [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
I've obviously been spoiled watching sky movies more than any of the terrestrial commercial channels
[Edited by blair - 1/9/2004 11:56:58 AM]
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09 January 2004, 12:27 PM
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complete crap that film. ok 2nd half oft he film is ok but the comment on aliens being nice, theres far more films with aliens being evil than there are being nice.
nice ones:
et
evil:
mars attacks
independence day
alien quadrilogy
predator 1 + 2
stargate
pitch black
critters
nice ones:
et
evil:
mars attacks
independence day
alien quadrilogy
predator 1 + 2
stargate
pitch black
critters
09 January 2004, 01:04 PM
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Typical American crap! Really good effects with a hurried pants story around it.
Worst bit was when they destroyed the big ship above America bu a series of unbelieveable flukes; then suggested 'We'll tell the rest of the world how we did it!' - Cut to a tribe in Africa with spears having downed their space ship...??????
Worst bit was when they destroyed the big ship above America bu a series of unbelieveable flukes; then suggested 'We'll tell the rest of the world how we did it!' - Cut to a tribe in Africa with spears having downed their space ship...??????
09 January 2004, 01:07 PM
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Let's face it. The story is just "War of the Worlds" with the common cold supplanted by a computer virus. Fun no-brain popcorn eye-candy though.
09 January 2004, 02:50 PM
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ID is ok, too much of the usual USA saves the world thing, TBH, if aliens landed in the USA i think they'd take one look and not bother attacking!
Signs is very good, very thought provoking.
Fire in the sky is pretty cool too!
Signs is very good, very thought provoking.
Fire in the sky is pretty cool too!
09 January 2004, 02:59 PM
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one good scene to test your home theatre system is when that circular building with all those 'elvis has returned' freaks on top blows up....awesome!
09 January 2004, 03:10 PM
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wasn't it triffids? but they were tripods i admit.
I hated the bit in independence day when they pictured the RAF,
jolly good show old the chaps the americans have saved the world using morse code. hoorah!
pathetic
I hated the bit in independence day when they pictured the RAF,
jolly good show old the chaps the americans have saved the world using morse code. hoorah!
pathetic
09 January 2004, 03:31 PM
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V was more like an updated take on **** Germany (sp) rather than a typical "war of the worlds" theme (eg the "Visitor Youth", detaining scientists, rounding up anyone who questioned them..)
09 January 2004, 03:41 PM
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there was triffidds (thats the welsh spelling! ) and tripods, i believe tripods followed triffids on bbc1 at the same time.
I loved this sort of stuff and doctor who when i was a kid, what year was it on?
) and tripods, i believe tripods followed triffids on bbc1 at the same time.I loved this sort of stuff and doctor who when i was a kid, what year was it on?
09 January 2004, 04:02 PM
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I was surprised that Jeff Goldblum already knew the operating system for the very advanced aliens, and could write a virus in minutes.. and then phone up the space ship with his modem and deliver the virus.. I mean.. please...