Something that's always nagged me about !D4 (1 Viewer)

[Eric Thrall]

Most cell phone numbers are unlisted.

Maybe so, but he still looked it up once he got to Washington DC - why couldn't he look it up in New York before they left???

 

[kevin_asai]

How could they use MAC to "hack" the mothership?

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Because filmmakers seem to have a Hard-on for FA-18s. I guess they like the design, but they use them for everything, even when no one would EVER use an F-18 for a task

BTW- The exact same FA-18 model shows up in Godzilla and The Omega Code

 

[Michael*K]

The thing that always bothered me was how they got an apple to connect to ANYTHING, let alone an alien computer.

Doesn't seem off the mark, since Macs had network cards built in standard long before their backwards thinking Wintel counterparts.

 

[Trace Downing]

The alien ships are MAC compatible. Think about it. They are a far more advanced civilization than us, so it would only go to reason that they would use superior operating systems!

 

[JasenP]

The alien ships are MAC compatible.

So we could build a faster PC compatible ship for half the money?

 

[Vince Maskeeper]

They were thinking of you, as there is a whole series of dialog in the car where Jeff goes waaaay out of the way to explain that while most cell phones are unlisted, his ex-wife specifically keeps hers listed in the book in case of emergencies.

Ah-ha...

 

[Trace Downing]

So we could build a faster PC compatible ship for half the money?

Not any faster (measurements for mac's clock speeds can't be measuresd by MS/Intel standards, since PowerPC G series chips are specifically made for the mac os), but certainly more prone to crashing into planets.

 

[JasenP]

...but certainly more prone to crashing into planets.

Touche'!

Actually, the reason the Mac ships crash is because they haven't been able to find a Mac version of the guidance software.

Ok..Ok.. I have skewed this thread way OT. I am sorry.

The film is silly fun, but certainly in no way believable. But you really shouldn't over-analyze these types of popcorn movies.

 

[John Spencer]

But at least they made sure to have some realism in the movie, like the comfort I feel knowing that if need be, cropduster pilots and off-the-street schmoes can jump in a F-18 and beat the shit out of anything else in aerial combat.

 

[John Thomas]

cropduster pilots and off-the-street schmoes can jump in a F-18 and beat the shit out of anything else in aerial combat

..ties in with Battlefield: Earth so nicely, don't you think?
The fact that Randy Quaid's characters last moments were actually shown on the screen. That just grates my cheese every time I see it (which, thankfully isn't that often anymore)

 

[MickeS]

I LOVE this movie, as silly and downright ridiculous as it is. It's not meant to be connected to reality in any way, and you either have to accept that or you don't. At least it's CONSISTENTLY unbelievable, unlike some movies where they try and keep everything real, only to have something like a fist-fight with nuclear-bomb sounding punches or a car that drives through a locked steel gate without getting damaged come in and ruin everything.



This is one of the most annoying things in movies. Don't they teach this in acting school?