Independence Day was ok - but kinda unoriginal. I always liked V a lot because the aliens didn't come in with guns blazing - instead they used subterfuge and cunning. I still with they would make a new movie in the mythos.
-rc > -----Original Message----- > From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: tv pandering to the masses > > > you know i never used to think about those things, and then i > watched independence day and was picking it apart. i got > pissed, because I used to just love to watch the movie with > my son for the explosions, and aliens and crap...and then i > was like, how could they do that? where did that come from? > it totally destroyed my appreciation for the fun aspect of the movie. > > guess i'll have to watch it next time i am lit and see if i > can enjoy it that way!!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:17 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: tv pandering to the masses > > > Damn you and your logic John. > > Its much more fun to complain about it. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:13 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: tv pandering to the masses > > > > or it could be that it is just a science fiction tv show and they > glossed > > over that part > > > > > OK .. So, I'm watching Enterprise tonight and some of the crew is > > > captured on an alien, pre-warp (pre-atomic, even) planet. The > > > military confiscates all of their gear (3 scanners, 1 > phase pistol, > > > and 2 communicators). So, my question is, how are they > able to talk > > > to/understand the aliens? There is no mention of a universal > > > translator and even if they had one, it would have been > confiscated > > > as well. Funny that these aliens still manage to speak English. > > > Plain silly. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
