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GMx Super Geek Posts: 115 From: Somewhere inside the TARDIS Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 04, 2002 17:57 This movie stars Mel Gibson as a former Minister who has had his faith challenged by the death of his wife in an accident. Joaquin Phoenix plays his brother who has come to live with him to help out on his farm and with his two children. Suddenly crop circles appear in their cornfield, and strange things begin happening. Without giving too much away, the crop circles are navagational signposts for alien craft that are planning a takeover of earth. I have no trouble with the performances in the movie, but the plot is full of holes, and this is what kept me from really enjoying the film. It's explained that the aliens would not use their technological superiority to defeat us, because in the end, they know we would use nukes, making the earth unusable for its resources. But if these aliens are so technologically advanced that they can travel millions of miles through space, why couldn't they just disable the firing mechanisms? Or put an energy field of some kind around the explosion to contain the radiation? Jung's theory of syncronicity is also brought up in the film, but isn't elaborated on enough. The film has elements of humor in it that makes it entertaining, but it is not really scary, just suspenseful at times. Then again I don't get scared at movies, I usually laugh at the scary parts. If you really want to see this movie, I would wait for the video. ------------------ "Well, aren't you going to say it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside? Everybody else does." The Doctor (No.3) IP: Logged
chicgeek Super Geek Posts: 138 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 04, 2002 20:56 I actually enjoyed it, but I was left with a few questions by the end. First of all, if water hurt the aliens, why would they be remotely interested in a planet that is mostly water? The ending was too abrupt, and didn't really feel like an ending. Where were the other aliens? Did they retreat after the one was killed, or what? Signs was pretty dissatisfying and seemed really incomplete. Shame, too. The remnant of the story that is presented to the audience is well-done. ------------------ "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -- Voltaire IP: Logged
GMx Super Geek Posts: 115 From: Somewhere inside the TARDIS Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 05, 2002 03:58 quote: Originally posted by chicgeek: First of all, if water hurt the aliens, why would they be remotely interested in a planet that is mostly water? That was one of the things I had problems with also. ------------------ "Well, aren't you going to say it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside? Everybody else does." The Doctor (No.3) IP: Logged
skylar Alpha Geek Posts: 319 From: the creepy house on the corner Registered: May 2002	posted August 05, 2002 13:06 The trailer for this film has just been released in the UK. It looks pretty good, but it's the third film of its kind by the director (M. Night Shyamalan) who also made The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. I'm getting a bit sick of the same 'supernatural premise with a twist' routine in his films. Is there any marked difference in this one? sky ------------------ Ssh... don't wake him! He has insomnia and he's trying to sleep it off. IP: Logged
GMx Super Geek Posts: 115 From: Somewhere inside the TARDIS Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 05, 2002 15:37 quote: Originally posted by skylar: I'm getting a bit sick of the same 'supernatural premise with a twist' routine in his films. Is there any marked difference in this one? sky Not really. I was quite suprised that the script was so flimsy as it was. You'd think with all the writers in Hollywood they could have caught some of the discrepancies. ------------------ "Well, aren't you going to say it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside? Everybody else does." The Doctor (No.3) IP: Logged
skylar Alpha Geek Posts: 319 From: the creepy house on the corner Registered: May 2002	posted August 06, 2002 17:05 Well, don't forget, this was written by the same guy who wrote Stuart Little. We can't expect too much from his poor, tired brain sky IP: Logged
chicgeek Super Geek Posts: 138 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 06, 2002 18:53 Such a shame, too. Great premise for a movie, great cast, great cinematography, etc. ------------------ "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -- Voltaire IP: Logged
GMx Super Geek Posts: 115 From: Somewhere inside the TARDIS Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 07, 2002 04:14 quote: Originally posted by skylar: Well, don't forget, this was written by the same guy who wrote Stuart Little. We can't expect too much from his poor, tired brain There's a movie I'd like to see. Talking mice from another planet invade earth driving little red cars! ------------------ "Well, aren't you going to say it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside? Everybody else does." The Doctor (No.3) IP: Logged
skylar Alpha Geek Posts: 319 From: the creepy house on the corner Registered: May 2002	posted August 07, 2002 11:02 Yeah, but then you'd have to deal with Celine Dion on the soundtrack. Does anyone else think she looks like an orange cheese grater? sky IP: Logged
chicgeek Super Geek Posts: 138 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 07, 2002 11:34 ... Maybe in a swimsuit. ------------------ "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -- Voltaire IP: Logged
TheAnnoyedCockroach Highlie Posts: 729 From: Confusion (I've moved) Registered: Feb 2002	posted August 07, 2002 13:43 quote: Yeah, but then you'd have to deal with Celine Dion on the soundtrack. Does anyone else think she looks like an orange cheese grater? sky Funny you should say that, for I find her music to grate upon my ears... ------------------ Wait! It's a trick. Get an axe. IP: Logged
ilovemydualg4 Highlie Posts: 639 From: GASP THE 3RD DIMMENSION Registered: Mar 2002	posted August 07, 2002 18:46 i think i would like to listen nonen the less ------------------ �Water outside boat good. Water inside boat bad. Water in air bad� - �Tim� IP: Logged
GMx Super Geek Posts: 115 From: Somewhere inside the TARDIS Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 08, 2002 13:38 quote: Originally posted by skylar: Yeah, but then you'd have to deal with Celine Dion on the soundtrack. Does anyone else think she looks like an orange cheese grater? Fortunately, I never listen to radio. The only time I encounter her is when I'm stuck listening in a theater before the show starts and they play one of her songs. Actually, she reminds me of a Jester Stick. You know those sticks with a clown's head on top that court jesters carried around in the middle ages. ------------------ "Well, aren't you going to say it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside? Everybody else does." The Doctor (No.3) IP: Logged
skylar Alpha Geek Posts: 319 From: the creepy house on the corner Registered: May 2002	posted August 08, 2002 16:05 quoting chicgeek: Maybe in a swimsuit[b] gets an horrific mental picture Argh, no! My eyes, my eyes!! quoting roach: [b]I find her music to grate upon my ears... And the award for the worst pun in the history of the world goes to... quoting GMx: she reminds me of a Jester Stick Yes, very much so. A Jester Stick with a facelift and globules of fake tan all over it. sky-la-la-lar ------------------ Ssh... don't wake him! He has insomnia and he's trying to sleep it off. IP: Logged
supaboy SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1291 From: Columbia, SC, USA Registered: Jan 2000	posted August 08, 2002 20:04 quote: Originally posted by skylar: And the award for the worst pun in the history of the world goes to... Is that all it takes? I thought we'd raised the barrier to new depths, scaled to new heights of scraping the bottom of the humor barrel! IMHO, calling Celine Dion a spoiled brat would be more like the wurst pun. -supa, longtime student of pun fu. IP: Logged
Fimbrethil Geek-in-Training Posts: 31 From: Olympic Peninsula of Washington Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 09, 2002 01:03 SPOILERS AHOY! TURN BACK NOW! You were warned, this time. quote: Originally posted by chicgeek: First of all, if water hurt the aliens, why would they be remotely interested in a planet that is mostly water? It was explained in the radio/tv reports that the aliens were there to harvest people as slaves. quote: Where were the other aliens? Did they retreat after the one was killed, or what? This was also explained by radio/tv reports. It was assumed that once people in Turkey found a way to harm the aliens they retreated, leaving behind their wounded. The alien that was holding the son hostage was the same alien that had been locked in the pantry and had it's fingertips severed by the kitchen knife (one of the abandoned wounded). It was a good movie. I just didn't get to enjoy it because I had an annoying audience: specifically a pair of hyenas, directly behind me, who failed to understand that this is not a comedy. Win some, lose some. IP: Logged
maxomai Super Geek Posts: 230 From: Portland, OR Registered: May 2001	posted August 09, 2002 08:01 I saw this movie last night and I loved it. It's a beautifully done suspense flick. See it with someone who doesn't mind when you grab 'em. IP: Logged
GMx Super Geek Posts: 115 From: Somewhere inside the TARDIS Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 09, 2002 08:52 I guess I just think too much when I'm watching a movie. Too much critical thinking. It just seemed to be too much style over substance for me. It was nice style though. ------------------ The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action. IP: Logged
skylar Alpha Geek Posts: 319 From: the creepy house on the corner Registered: May 2002	posted August 09, 2002 12:02 quote: Originally posted by supaboy: -supa, longtime student of pun fu. Hmm... a strong contender for bad pun champion of champions. Any challengers? sky ------------------ Ssh... don't wake him! He has insomnia and he's trying to sleep it off. IP: Logged
chicgeek Super Geek Posts: 138 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Jul 2002	posted August 09, 2002 13:03 You know, I just don't think you guys are all that punny. (HA! I quack me up!!!) ------------------ "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -- Voltaire IP: Logged
candypants Neat Newbie Posts: 12 From: Registered: Aug 2002	posted August 11, 2002 20:37 I like the part where Merril says crop circles were thought up by nerds who couldn't get a date! Cruel but funny. IP: Logged
neotatsu Highlie Posts: 778 From: A place my soul no longer resides Registered: Jun 2002	posted August 12, 2002 00:17 Someo of them WERE thought up by nerds who couldn't get dates, there was a special on the discovery channel about it. They wore cameras when they went out and did it to show how they did it, and there was film shot from in the sky, they made an entire 'crop circle' site just like the ones done all the time, and it only took them about an hour to do, and there was no physical evidence left to prove it was done by humans except for the video tapes they themselves shot, it's actually become a business, they have people pay them to make crop circles..(this was in England.) ------------------ Even god has a sense of humor, just look at the platypus. IP: Logged

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