Nelson Au
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Thank's guys for the explanation of Spiner's return. I liked his scenes in the extended cut of the original. They were fun.
Thank's guys for the explanation of Spiner's return. I liked his scenes in the extended cut of the original. They were fun.
I feel just the opposite. I enjoyed his scenes and found him humorous. I loved it when he said "Your starting to make us look bad."I hated all Brent Spiners scenes for the most part. Useless character I thought and played for laughs that weren't there.
Yeah, Adam Baldwin even checks for a pulse but he doesn't make any indication or say anything one way or the other. Spiner is clearly supposed to be dead but in movies like these, I can let it slide....and we see him fall to the ground, but no one actually says "he's dead". It seems that was probably the original intention to have him be dead, but it's not 100% explicit.
Yeah, Adam Baldwin even checks for a pulse but he doesn't make any indication or say anything one way or the other. Spiner is clearly supposed to be dead but in movies like these, I can let it slide.
To answer the spoiler question:
Earlier in the movie, the white sphere thingy says that if the Queen dies, the ship will go to make contact with the other Queen ships in other parts of the Galaxy. I don't remember if they said the other Queens were controlling the ship remotely or if it's autopilot or if the crew is actively doing it. But the aliens were essentially returning home without the queen to lead them.
The critics are being too kind.Ouch. Currently sitting at 34% on the Tomatometer...
Reminder: you only have a month to cash that Fandango thing in.Guys, I had just got the 20th Anniversary release of ID4 on blu Ray, so I indulged in that last night. Dr. Okun sure did look dead. But I'm glad for Spiner he survived. The movie looked great on this new disc and is still fun. I guess ill see if I want to see the sequel when it's out on blu ray.
firstI guess it depends on how you approach ID. My wife and I saw it on the big screen with some dear friends, and after only a few minutes realised that we must switch our expectations from taut sci-fi to high comedy.
We had a ball - a joyous laugh-fest - much to the annoyance of fellow audience members seated close-by. In fact seeing how seriously the audience was taking it only heightened our mirth. Our pleasure at that screening remains a treasured memory, and my apologies to anyone reading this that was seated nearby in the Perth cinema that day in the late-nineties.
Has Emmerich ever made a good film?