UGATiger26

[quote]It's pure action/thriller[/quote] Respectful minds can disagree. While it is certainly best categorized as "action," I thought Aliens, especially the first act, superbly captured the fear factor that propelled Alien to such popular reception. Anyone sitting through their first view...

[quote]Hicks was one of the coolest supporting characters ever![/quote] Hicks was an extremely well-written character. So much information about him is conveyed in the first half of the movie with only a handful of quick snippets and one-liners, which masterfully tee up his larger role in the sec...

George Carlin did a bit about this. And he was right on the money. ...

[quote]At the time of filming, the biggest names in the cast were probably Skerritt and Yaphet Kotto (Parker), with Veronica Cartwright (Lambert) also having some roles such as the Body Snatchers film a year or two before. Sigourney Weaver was a nobody whose main experience was doing stage acting...

[quote]I don't think any scene in any movie could ever affect me the same way as the original chestburster scene. It could not have been set up more perfectly. [/quote] If you’re not familiar with the story behind that filming that scene, you should check it out. Basically, Ridley Scott and ...

[quote]It's in all likelihood the entire reason this species exists. Homo Sapiens are likely just a caterpillar stage for whatever our evolution is making. Not many species stay the same and survive. And we're a species that has eyes on the stars. Which means we will have to survive in the most inho...

[quote]In some regions, there are enough passengers and regional traffic to justify at least quasi-high speed rail: - California (Bay area, Los Angeles, San Diego) - Florida (Miami-Ft Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, etc). - Northeast corridor (DC-Baltimore-Philly-Newark-New York-Hartford-Boston) - M...

[quote] In most parts of the U.S., it cannot work because populations are too spread out and cities too far apart. This makes car and air travel better in most places.[/quote] This. People bitch and moan that Europe does rail so well, but there's a big reason it works in Europe. Cities a...

[quote] If you were searching for a new job and had 3 interviews with different companies, the first one calls you back and offers you the job but you really would prefer one of the other two, would it be unprofessional to accept then unaccept if one of the other jobs offered you?[/quote] So you...

[quote]The production was a mess. They started shooting without a completed script. Fincher was a young director who was bullied by studio execs. [/quote] Yeah, I’m familiar with the story and don’t mean to lay it 100% on Fincher. Just an unfortunate situation all-around. I feel like it’s the cla...