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100 things I've learned from "The 5th wave"

posted 9 years ago by Hurry_up_N_buy
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-my first thread like this, let's pop this cherry-

1. Nothing about aliens.

2. After disclosing information -early on- to the viewing audience that the Aliens can inhabit humans; Military personnel, slaughtering refugees during a meeting because of a few disorderly persons, shouldn't be a red flag to said audience.

3. Obvious traps in the middle of a freeway are obvious.

4. In the scenario of Alien Invasion/Apocalypse, name a character "Zombie."

5. During combat simulations, pick up Spiderman toys.

6. ALL guys look at girls' asses, ALL the time... and they know it too!

7. Blowing up a bus you are escaping from is completely synonymous with causing a distraction.

8. Love conquers all, even Aliens.

9. Everyone is in the right place at the right exact time.

10. 'There's nothing safe anymore.'

11. Make an alien movie in which the aliens (who most of us show up to these types of movies to see and learn about) are indistinguishable from humans, even down to personality and ideology because that's what an Alien movie should be, a movie about humans.

12. "The Others" was a better movie.

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People hate what's popular and people jump on bandwagons. The rest of us are in the middle. Done.

[–] MinimallyTalentedSpoiledBrat 9 years ago

34/ in your tiny bag,you find 4 different pair of shoes,several pants,some tee-shirts...
35/ during an alien invasion,the women soldiers think about their makeup

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[–] DoubleUK 9 years ago

37) When the news on television shows you a map with the moving location of the alien aircraft, just walk outside, and there it is, right above your city, suddenly hanging still.

38) When hiding for armed men in the forest, just turn your back to them, and they won't see you.

39) The tracker, which was inserted under your skin at the nape of the neck, can simply be removed by an incision with a knife but miraculously doesn't hurt!

[–] Tyler-A-Arse 9 years ago

36) You just defeated earths entire military powers in short time with super technology in 4 waves but you need to con job 9 to 16 year olds into a black ops army to finish the job.

Exactly.

[–] hannahsmum 9 years ago

40) if you are in a forest filled with snipers looking for you to kill you, don't leave the forest. Instead make the big house in the forest your hiding place. They won't think to look for you there.

[–] lorac61469 9 years ago

41. You can roll up a sleeping small enough to fit in a small backpack with all of the clothes, teddy bear a journal.

42. Last time you saw him the little kid was tied up in the bathroom but when you go back you knew he was getting ready to be loaded on a plane with the other kids.

[–] abaris_amalia 9 years ago

43. It's way too interesting to watch through the classroom window an aircraft crashing in your direction to back off and seeking shelter.

44. In a provisonal refugee camp after an alien invasion, when an ominous noise is growing louder, accompanied by large dust clouds, people just gather in the open, wait and watch what's coming.

45. Aliens in human disguise take the time explaining to a human audience that there are aliens in human disguise which they supposedly want to save them from, although actually they want to kill them anyway. And then indeed do, although only after someone started a riot.

46. It's not necessary to be present when the secret about aliens using humans as hosts is revealed to somehow inexplicably know about it, when you're the main character.

47. Alien invasions don't stop a girl from taking care of her hair or makeup.

48. Using tracker glasses to spot survivors in the forest is too unsportsmanlike for snipers sifting the woods. This technology is just given to children.

[–] johnverhoef 9 years ago

49 That when somebody trips over a wire with pans attached to it you can still hear the hardly audible rattle of pans 100's of meters away while you're cutting wood behind a large house blocking the sound.

50 That, once you hear that sound, it grants you supers speeding powers, so that you can run around the house and catch up on a distance somebody else took over a minute to complete in just 5 seconds and catch them.

51 Cutting electricity automatically means that gasoline and kerosine engines automatically stop functioning completely and everything else powered by batteries, not connected to the power grid is dead immediately as well, however, this has no effect on pacemakers.

52 Cutting the powergrid also inhibits motorists' ability to steer and manoeuvre cars so a slow crash with highly avoidable stationairy objects becomes unavoidable.

[–] johnthedoe 9 years ago

that the problem with this retarded "100 thing ive learned" threads- they are full of *beep* and responding is harder than in a normal thread.

51. you are completely wrong. read this: http://science.howstuffworks.com/solar-flare-electronics.htm
currently, we- humans have the technology to disable almost every device. we know that sun can do it. it happened before. and you are talking about aliens here. solar flare can destroy everything electronic. and believe it or not. even your 50 yo car is electronic. batteries wont be affected though.

[–] johnverhoef 9 years ago

You are right, threads like these are usually full of *beep*, but even more full of *beep* are the individuals that think they have to respond to any of them. The electricity needed in a normal gasoline or diesel fueled car is provided by a battery which is, as you confirmed yourself, not affected by a power grid. Therefore, cars will remain running, even if the power grid shuts down. And besides all that, Nasa says that solar flares (thought this movie was about aliens being the perp, not solar flares) can interrupt electronic devices, but that this only affects devices solely relying on electricity and that this has never lead to a complete standstill, only to "mere" errors in navigation etc. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/flare-impacts.html#.Vu4KofmLTIU It can affect your gps and other gadgets in your car, but it won't affect the running of the car itself. Actually your own article says so too.

[–] maximo22 9 years ago

ok, *beep* power grid and the rest of electronics. What about the other 50+ legitimate things we've learned? If this movie wasn't THAT retarded, there wouldn't be "100 things we've learned" thread

[–] Bullish_Captain 8 years ago

I don't understand this type of topic, or at least why it's called what it is. People are supposed to make stuff up that didn't actually happen in the film/show to make it look bad?

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[–] Xenopickles 8 years ago

49 & 50 - He was an other, that's how.

Get away from her, you BITCH!!!

[–] elijahyael_08 9 years ago

(I'm sorry I just had to!)

53. Even though your parents just died, you're in the middle of an alien attack, you're in a hurry searching for your little brother who's missing, you got a painful wound, and you're in a situation where you could suddenly just get shot and killed out of nowhere, you will still have all the time and strength and emotions to flirt and make out with a handsome stranger.

54. It's a matter of life and death, but time will stop for you so you can squeeze in a lengthy kiss with your love interest.

55. Never go into battle without eyeliner and eye shadow! And make sure you blended it right!

Sir, I appreciate the struggle you have been through, and I am very sorry to have caused you pain.

[–] bozz723 9 years ago

56. Only one alien/human hybrid has super powers. All other aliens have zero superpowers and can be killed easily by a 16 year old girl in a headlock.

[–] Tyler-A-Arse 9 years ago

56. Only one alien/human hybrid has super powers. All other aliens have zero superpowers and can be killed easily by a 16 year old girl in a headlock.

IKR?

[–] fugazzi49 9 years ago

33. is my favorite here. There seems to be an endless and convenient supply of eye makeup during this apocalypse. I mean, it was gratuitous...

[–] syed-00500 9 years ago

57. If you electrocute a human with an alien stuck to their brain inside the skull the alien will scream before dying.

[–] lantzn 9 years ago

If you're a 16 year old girl during an alien invasion grab the biggest assault rifle instead of any other rifles and handguns because those are the easiest to learn to use.

[–] Will1988 9 years ago

59. Even after the end of the world and constantly running through forests and fields, your wardrobe remains only moderately dirty. Your hair will still be voluminous and perfectly styled.

60. No one questions a military that has to use children soldiers to do their fighting.

61. A few weeks of 'elite' military training turn teenage boys / girls into Call of Duty-esque killing machines.

62. Training teenagers and small children at the same time and throwing them together in the same squad is obviously a very sound military tactic.

63. The Army wears Marine Corps combat fatigues, and operates out of an Air Force Base.

64. An alien race that is capable of knocking out all of earth's electronics, cause earth quakes, bring down biological warfare onto the human race, still needs to manipulate and train human children to do the final mopping up work.

[–] merrilyac 9 years ago

65) Curling irons can still be used in a world without power.

66) Even alien/humans can fall in love.

67) Humans are worse than roaches to exterminate.

[–] HD_Goofnut 9 years ago

68) It's okay to sleep with a guy you just met because he stitched a bullet hole in your leg.

69) It takes 10 days after arriving for invading aliens to decide how to invade the Earth.

70) You miraculously know where a refugee camp is when you have no electricity, phone, or other long distance communication.

"Mood's a thing for cattle and loveplay, not fighting!"

[–] ak6702 9 years ago

71.Hair don't get dirty even after months of not washing it.
72.Nail polish stays unchipped even when you get in fight.