Who did Nick Nolte play, the Alien or the Predator?
He played a half-alien/half-predator, who had to decide if he wanted to follow the alien way of life or honor his predator heritage. Much like Spock when he was a boy.
Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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tommyrot - Feb 26, 2005 6:56:42 am PST #9379 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 26, 2005 8:23:37 am PST #9380 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
See, that just gives me a very jarring image of aliens with caesar cuts and pointy eyebrows running around calling people "motherfucker" and then skinning them.
Alibelle - Feb 26, 2005 10:28:18 am PST #9381 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
I had a teacher who used Alien vs. Predator as a positive example about certain universal themes in works of entertainment, going back to the Greeks. It was funny. And he mentioned it so often that I really felt kind of obliged to see it.
I didn't, though. So, um, my loss.
Katie M - Feb 26, 2005 11:16:58 am PST #9382 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Okay, the trailer linked to here is officially a Great Trailer. Hee!
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2005 11:23:28 am PST #9383 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I saw the trailer with no footage from the movie in the cinema yesterday. It certainly made it feel reassuring for those who worry that the movie may lose touch with the HHGTTG low budget roots.
This one? So much better.
Polter-Cow - Feb 26, 2005 11:47:02 am PST #9384 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha! That is fucking awesome. I love metahumor. Thanks, Katie!
goes to spread the news
P.S. You can see the falling sperm whale!!
Jessica - Feb 26, 2005 12:16:43 pm PST #9385 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman are so perfectly cast. I love it.
Kathy A - Feb 26, 2005 12:25:24 pm PST #9386 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
That trailer rocks so hard. It has everything: Zaphod, sperm whales, Vogons, explosions, and towels. I have serious hopes that this film does well, even for those who are HGttG newbies.
Gandalfe - Feb 26, 2005 1:19:32 pm PST #9387 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Sadly, I can't get that trailer to play for me.
tommyrot - Feb 26, 2005 1:25:28 pm PST #9388 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The trailer played about ten seconds for me and then died.
eta: OK, saw the whole thing.
And, yay!!!