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It does have some very, very ridiculous stuff in it. But time travel is impossible to begin with, so don't have high expectations!
What I liked about it was the family stuff, getting to know the characters, the going back to the 1980s and 1960s and (spoiler in the rest of this sentence...) I was genuinely sad when they wrapped it all up nicely (although a bit rushed) at the end and I wouldn't get to see those people together again.
The most amusing thing about it for me (being an Aussie) was seeing all those Aussie actors putting on American accents and saying, "Hey," constantly to each other. It must have been said about 20 times each episode when someone would walk into a scene.
Nice concept. Seems like it might appeal to teens. She has never met her dead sister which is interesting.
I like the trailer where she shows the guy her modern smart phone.
"You call people on this?"
"Well, I don't really call people but..."
Seems like a poor assessment of the film to label it as 'woke'. There's a lot of police officers of this background in North America, it's really quite normal and has been for a very long time. The main character is a woman but that is central to the plot - a man drugs a woman and she has to try and escape.
I thought it was great.
Good point but maybe she was beyond stuffing around with a watch at that stage.
I figured she'd try for the door handle next and try and fall out to get attention.
You talking about the boat scene at the end? I thought about that also but the boat was sinking around her and I'm sure there is some element of a 'suction effect' which might drag her down with it as water piles in from the sides of the boat as it replaces the space under the surface, creating a pressure above her. Just an idea.
Is that an offshoot of victim-blaming? Seems like a crap thing to say if so.
You'll be glad to know he announced his retirement last week, effective some time 2025.
He said he realised how ridiculous it has become that he is his age and has been making all these silly violent action films, that it can't go on.
I only really remember him from Pearl Harbor and it didn't leave a good impression on me. Only seen it once, when it came out. However, I thought he was fantastic in this. A great mix of a character and I often found his fake expressions hilarious, especially when sitting on the couch with his family as his wife talks about the killer.
They weren't as individually memorable as the cast of Alien and Aliens, but they did okay. The 'jerk' was just annoying. I was glad when he stuck his face into the egg and got blinded. The moron adopted android was annoying at first but I quickly realised the point of it once he got that chip and changed.
I believe the aim of the production design was to link into the look and feel of Alien (1979) while also integrating some elements of Alien: Isolation (which was of a similar style) and even Aliens, so in that regard they did a great job. Not just with the screens but the aliens, controls, weapons, hardware, general look and feel. My hats off to them, it felt immersive if you think back to those earlier films.
I was thinking this also when I watched it. You'd think WY, with its vast funds and resources, would be all over it well before it got to the planet, especially with its (initially slower) impending crash.
I too read it as 'Ridley' when I saw the post title! Then reading the post text and replies I got confused a little until realising it was 'Ripley'.
I assumed it was to capture her and use her as an incubator like with Newt.
It was certainly on my mind and I assumed the adrenalin / shock was somehow keeping the pain away, at least initially, and then wear and tear might have toughened up her feet with callouses thereafter.
It was a bit disturbing upon first watch. Someone I know had an accident with her leg and there was a similar opening, and inside you could see the little white balls of fat just like we could see inside his 'foot'. It brought back those memories for me.
I'm not bothered by it all taking place before the main parts of the film.
Reminds me of... A few years ago I saw the deleted intro scene of the heist / robbery filmed for Escape from New York. I was curious about what Snake had done and how he got caught and locked up, but it didn't add anything to the film.
He really wanted to know just about the pen! It's his only two posts on the entire website.
Must be a serious pen collector.
You saying this website has bots which post AI-generated posts, or something? If so, can you please provide links to some examples? Just curious.
That was a silly scene, but considering what went before it (eg. the crane) I was just... whatever! Hopefully it finishes soon.
I discovered this a while ago and watched it out of curiosity. Not a bad episode.
I recall he even turns up in it like a cameo after it finishes.