Stuart Galbraith Posted July 21, 2024 Posted July 21, 2024 Maybe it will be worth watching, but like the Ghostbusters remake, it isnt going to be a patch on the original.
TrustMe Posted July 21, 2024 Posted July 21, 2024 New "Alien" film comes out in August. After the crapness of the last 4 films i'm not sure if i'll see it ... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18412256/?ref_=hm_cs_t_2
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 21, 2024 Posted July 21, 2024 (edited) As far as im concerned, Ripley and Newt killed the last Alien, and went home to Jones the Cat and lived happily ever after. I need no follow ups. It would be nice if Hollywood would develop some new ideas and scripts, rather than reguritate ideas 40 or 50 years old. I swear they will be digging up Bing and Bob and making some more on the road films soon. Edited July 21, 2024 by Stuart Galbraith
Rick Posted July 21, 2024 Posted July 21, 2024 Been watching a few of the early Godzilla movies. Curious as to why the Japanese soldiers are seen wearing white gloves while going "into battle.'
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 So they dont get the blood of the worthless Gaijin under their manicured fingernails.
Ssnake Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 Godzilla, Stuart. I think the gloves protect against atomic blast breath.
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 im just saying they went to fight Godzilla, whilst waiting peacefully to fight the hordes of Godless Gaijin. Besides, Its a well known fact that Samurai used nail varnish. They probably didnt want to chip their nails.
Ssnake Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 I stand by my theory that the gloves offer perfect immunity against Godzilla's atomic breath - for everything that they cover.
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 Its kind of a pity they dont make the rest of the uniform out of the stuff they make the gloves out of really.
Ssnake Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 There's only so much glove material to go around. So everybody gets a little, is only fair.
Rick Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 From memory, there are several photos of high ranking officers, mainly naval, wearing white gloves with their dress uniforms. Could be a carry over from that.
Rick Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 1 minute ago, Ssnake said: My explanation is funnier. Yes, yes it is!
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 It may also be that when they give you the finger in the dark, you cant possibly miss it. Very forward thinking race the Japanese.
Ivanhoe Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 I think y'all are neglecting to consider the criticality of traffic control during Godzilla attacks. At any place or time, everyone from privates to generals may need to jump into an intersection and restore order.
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 And he might need to flip an errant motorist the bird? I like this explanation.
Stargrunt6 Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 Twisters was a fun romp with some unexpected character turns. Great visuals, didn't feel like a cgi fest.
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 22, 2024 Posted July 22, 2024 It's got Daisy Edgar Jones in it, so I will be seeing it at some point.
Yama Posted July 25, 2024 Posted July 25, 2024 On 7/21/2024 at 3:47 PM, TrustMe said: New "Alien" film comes out in August. After the crapness of the last 4 films i'm not sure if i'll see it ... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18412256/?ref_=hm_cs_t_2 I am sure I will not see it. Some time ago 'Covenant' came from the telly, I gave it a shot and it was bad. It was slightly milder dumpster fire than 'Prometheus', but not by much. Meanwhile, I saw Deadpool & Wolverine. It was very over-the-top even by DP standards. All the silly gore, masturbation jokes, meta commentary etc...it was squared from earlier movies. There was so much fourth wall breaking that it was almost Gwenpool. Also, it's Multiverse...again...for like, 8th time for Marvel? They even sheepishly acknowledged it has been overdone. Any way, it was still fun, in some parts bit epic even, and there were some surprises (I saw some trailers, but otherwise steered clear from spoilers). It was certainly more spirited than DP2, which had Cable and...uh...not much else. But it's probably going to be somewhat divisive even among Marvel fans.
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 25, 2024 Posted July 25, 2024 TBF, I saw the trailer for the new Alien film yesterday. And it looks one hell of a lot closer to the first 2, than anything that has come since. That doesnt mean its going to be good, just a chance it might be. Im not sure what derelict ship they find, but it looks remarkably like the theoretically destroyed Nostromo...
Ivanhoe Posted July 25, 2024 Posted July 25, 2024 I'll wait to see what Critical Drinker and similar YT channels have to say.
NickM Posted July 25, 2024 Posted July 25, 2024 4 hours ago, Yama said: I am sure I will not see it. Some time ago 'Covenant' came from the telly, I gave it a shot and it was bad. It was slightly milder dumpster fire than 'Prometheus', but not by much. Meanwhile, I saw Deadpool & Wolverine. It was very over-the-top even by DP standards. All the silly gore, masturbation jokes, meta commentary etc...it was squared from earlier movies. There was so much fourth wall breaking that it was almost Gwenpool. Also, it's Multiverse...again...for like, 8th time for Marvel? They even sheepishly acknowledged it has been overdone. Any way, it was still fun, in some parts bit epic even, and there were some surprises (I saw some trailers, but otherwise steered clear from spoilers). It was certainly more spirited than DP2, which had Cable and...uh...not much else. But it's probably going to be somewhat divisive even among Marvel fans. Cable was better than the Chica that was the spawn of an East German woodworker dude and an NYC social worker?
rmgill Posted July 25, 2024 Posted July 25, 2024 On 7/21/2024 at 4:37 PM, Rick said: Been watching a few of the early Godzilla movies. Curious as to why the Japanese soldiers are seen wearing white gloves while going "into battle.' Anti-flash gloves? Do they show some of the troops with the relevant anti-flash hoods? Oh. I just did a search, seems accurate apparel. Here's a photo from the 1960s student demonstration. Police are wearing white gloves as part of their riot gear. I don't know why. Anti-flash doesn't make sense. Maybe it's a Shinto thing. You see white slippers and gloves in those contexts. Makes sense on a dress uniform...
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