I’m a big fan of “voting with your wallet.” I started a thread a long time ago about how bad movies get made, and apparently not going to see them doesn’t necessarily stop them from getting made.
It was also the plot to Aliens: Earth War, and the first arcade AvP game where a once a hive came about, it managed to sweep across a good portion of the country in a matter of weeks. I know we covered it earlier, but we’ve already discussed a bit how quickly the things managed to take over the colony on LV-426, and they only had a population of about 150. Imagine if a queen managed to get into the subway system somewhere with a population like Los Angeles? There’d be a lot more a lot faster, I tell you what.
What flaw? That their wriste detonators don’t instantly atomize everything withing a twenty mile radius, including things below ground? That’s not a flaw, that’s basic common sense…they things shouldn’t have something with that much destructive capability on thier person. If things get too out of hand, they could vaporize things from orbit, but the wrist detonator isn’t meant to be, or shouldn’t be, a cure all for everything. It’s mainly a way to leave no trace behind, and if you’re lucky, take your enemy out with you…not to sterilize an area and make it uninhabitable. There’s no flaw in the Predator’s design, just in Anderson’s logic.
Watch the featurette and tell me how those two guys are providing any cover. They’re on top of a pyramid with xenomorph coming at them from all sides, and they’re using staves and hand weapons. Marine’s are able to provide cover because they’re using machine guns, and in most cases, the bugs are coming from one direction. There was no cover here, just a last stand (according to his drawings, anyway).
What, like your’s? At least I’m trying to explain why I feel his ideas are lame with some sort of thought process, not just screaming “You’re a poopy-head”
No, I think it’s pretty blatant that predators use their knives to kill and gut things. What I was pointing out here is that we’ve already seen that the predators have a disc weapon capable of being thrown that can also be guided, cut threw hanging stocks of beef without slowing down and still cleave a human in half, and return, or be used as a hand-to-hand weapon. Why they would use throwing stars instead is just stupid! That’d be like a Space Marine turning in his pulse riffle to use a friggin musket.
So, I’ve always wanted to make a Batman movie ever since I was a kid and watched the old Adam West series…doesn’t mean I’m an “obsessed fan”. He seems like a guy who watched the movies, and that’s about it. That’s a fan, but far from an “obsessive” fan. Maybe apples and oranges to you, but when you’re toying with something that does have a huge following of obsessive fans, it can lead to some pretty stupid errors on your storytelling capabilities (like having the xenomorph be on Earth in the present day).
Who thought Resident Evil was a good movie? I don’t remember reading any good reviews on the film…most of the ones I read gave it around 2-2.5 stars. I enjoyed all the zombie stuff, but the computer bits and the licker were shit. I also like Event Horizon, but don’t recall him getting any good reviews with that. Maybe he’s got a larger list of films I need to read up on, but looking at his track record, I’m not impressed.
As for Peter Jackson, Bad Taste and Meet the Feebles were pretty odd films, but Braindead was very well received, and he got some good acclaim for Secret Silver before making Heavenly Creatures. Everyone’s first couple films tend to be a big pisser, especially when they’re independantly funded and made with a group of your friends. I mean, look at Sam Raimi. Just wanted to point out that it didn’t take him that long to get some credit going.
slight nitpick
Forgotten Silver, not Secret Silver.
You do realize what this means.
It means I will be able to overcome the technology and threat of BOTH the Alien and the Predator with my Macintosh Titanium Powerbook, using OS-X Jaguar !!!
YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE 
Cartooniverse
A thought suddenly struck me regarding the Predator throwing stars and why they don’t use the Super Duper Disc of Death. According to the featurette, fighting xenomorphs is a rite of passage into adulthood for Predators. So, what if they don’t earn the right to hunt with the disc weapon until they’ve passed this test?
That’s probably it.
I’m curious how Predators amuse themselves once they reach adulthood. Do they just keep collecting trophies around the galaxy and supervising and cleaning up after the young Predators that occasionally allow an infestation of Aliens to get out of control?
One word: eBay.
Look at the trophy case in Predator 2. Once you reach adulthood, I’m guessing you’re allowed to get your own hunting license and go off on your own whenever you feel like it.
Of maybe everything stays the same, only now they get to sit at the “Grown up table” during family get togethers.