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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
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I saw a matinee of this, as usual, to save money 
Interesting movie. In a way, it's exactly what you'd expect it to be. Even for a film that's as crazy as it is, some parts may even be stretching the rules of that world. It's pretty humorous at parts.
It certainly is a cool concept for a movie. I can't think of any movie with this kind of anachronistic plot. Old West and aliens.
I think a lot of feed back will end up like mine. A bit of "What the hell?" and that it wasn't a bad movie.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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nice review. good enough for me to go catch it
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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There is a thread for this on the same page. Gawsh Ghandi!
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
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I keep thinking it's some sort of sequel to Independence Day... 
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
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| I keep thinking it's some sort of sequel to Independence Day... |
or prequel
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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Sorry that's what I meant. 
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
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| There is a thread for this on the same page. Gawsh Ghandi! |
Oh, didn't see it 
Oh well, you know nobody reads that far back anyway
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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I saw it... Action was too hectic at times and you had a bunch of repeats of the SAME GUY getting killed by an alien. The ending was just inconclusive character wise IMO.
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
Joined: Feb 01 2006
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| Blackout wrote: |
| I keep thinking it's some sort of sequel to Independence Day... |
or prequel |
That would actually be pretty awesome. Let's do that, Will Smith can play his own character's great-great-great-great grandfather who rallied the folk of a small western town together and shot down the first scout ship...
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BlazingGlory
Title: KANE LIVES IN DEATH!
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| Black Zarak wrote: |
| username wrote: |
| Blackout wrote: |
| I keep thinking it's some sort of sequel to Independence Day... |
or prequel |
That would actually be pretty awesome. Let's do that, Will Smith can play his own character's great-great-great-great grandfather who rallied the folk of a small western town together and shot down the first scout ship... |
Do you really want to see Will Smith in another western setting? Remember this piece of crap?
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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But he saved Salma Hayek from the big metal spider! Wicky wicky wick, wicky wicky wick, Fresh Cowboy from the Westside. Wicky wicky scratch yo yo bang bang!
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
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We could establish the two movies being in the same universe! Finally, all my 90's-sci-fi-movies-starring-Will Smith dreams will come true!
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Syd Lexia
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It was okay. There was one MAJOR plot hole.
At one point, it is learned that the aliens don't like sunlight, hence they tend to stay in underground caverns during the day. Later, a huge battle takes place in direct sunlight.... to no advantage whatsoever for the humans. Um... okay?
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Drew Linky
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| At one point, it is learned that the aliens don't like sunlight, hence they tend to stay in underground caverns during the day. |
Ok, done. Not watching this movie. The whole light thing has been done, if not once, then extensively.
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
It was okay. There was one MAJOR plot hole.
At one point, it is learned that the aliens don't like sunlight, hence they tend to stay in underground caverns during the day. Later, a huge battle takes place in direct sunlight.... to no advantage whatsoever for the humans. Um... okay? |
And then Mel Gibson kills them with a baseball bat and some bullshit deus ex machina holy water...wait, wrong movie...
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
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Thanks for the Spoiler Alert Syd.
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
It was okay. There was one MAJOR plot hole.
At one point, it is learned that the aliens don't like sunlight, hence they tend to stay in underground caverns during the day. Later, a huge battle takes place in direct sunlight.... to no advantage whatsoever for the humans. Um... okay? |
Yeah that was a little odd... all I could say to argue that is a weak nocturnal arguement but still it was a damn large plot hole. [SPOILER:104cc35433]Though it was brought up about twenty minutes prior to the ending, and the movie was leading to the nocturnal thing with only attacks at night.[/SPOILER:104cc35433]
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Mandrake42
Title: Gonzo journalist
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Just the mention of Will Smith in a western with sci fi made me shudder. Then someone had to go post a picture of it.
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Syd Lexia
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I didn't really consider that very spoiler-y. I'm sorry if it was.
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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| Black Zarak wrote: |
| Syd Lexia wrote: |
It was okay. There was one MAJOR plot hole.
At one point, it is learned that the aliens don't like sunlight, hence they tend to stay in underground caverns during the day. Later, a huge battle takes place in direct sunlight.... to no advantage whatsoever for the humans. Um... okay? |
And then Mel Gibson kills them with a baseball bat and some bullshit deus ex machina holy water...wait, wrong movie... |
I guess some writers/directors feel that if you are facing an enemy that is smarter or better-equipped, then you have to find some simple way of killing them. Not saying it's a good idea, but it's one of the reasons I typically avoid non-futuristic alien invasion movies.
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So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind. |
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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It wasn't really a thought process... [SPOILER:48267b9a76]they just shot them[/SPOILER:48267b9a76]
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| I didn't really consider that very spoiler-y. I'm sorry if it was. |
Well I haven't seen it yet, and I assume other folks here who have could say it wasn't that big of a deal.
Might have jumped the gun on that.
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Skinr
Title: Minituae Guru
Joined: Jul 17 2010
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Liked it too. Only one problem with it: I felt I didn't know enough about the aliens. They had no sympathetic traits at all, which I suppose could be a metaphor for the dehumanization of Native Americans in early Westerns.
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amulyaa
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I like this tv show. Its amazing. I love to watch this tv show online.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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welcome to the forums, amulyaa
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