Re: [OT] In defense of Aliens

Ryan M Gill wrote:

>
> They weren't mentioned, but look at the, oh what was it called,
something
> suitably greek sounding as I recalled. Anyhow, look at it during the
> beginning of the film. It has some serious turrets on dorsal and
spinal
> mounts. Just remembered, Sulaco...
>

I thought the ship looked cool.  Didn't like the idea of having to go
cryo when you
traveled...

>
> > > The use of just one of the two landers when the ship had the
capacity for
> > > more troops to use the additional assault shuttle.
> >
> > Did the ship have capacity for more troops, seemed at full strength
to me.	The
> > other attack shuttle seemed to be happen chance or additional
support.
>
> You don't carry a second lander around for just a spare. Why not have 
a
> second ready crew and command crew on board the ship?
>

Would have made the film better.  Imagen...The lander docks, out comes
the mother
alien, and faces a whole squad of troopers with their weapons
drawn....Sounds like a
great ending to me.

>
> > I'd be pretty freaked out to if I ran into an unknown enemy that,
that captured
> > all my buddies, then inpregnanted  them with baby enemies.
>
> It'd be freaky, but gamers wouldn't freak out...<geek>(anyone remember
> that "whats new" episode by Phil Foglio where Dixie and whatever his
name
> is discuss the merits of gaming on problem solving?) </geek>
>

"Whats New with Phil n Dixie"  I loved that comic.

>
> > I'd say the ship was a heavy destroyer, cruiser tops.  I don't
recall abandoning
> > the ship when the alien was on board.  Flushed out an air lock and
then everyone
> > took cryo naps.
>

I never liked how the aliens seemed to know everything about the human
ships without
knowing the human's language, having ever been aboard one before, ect.

Was it just my imagination or was the troopers using "projectile
weapons"?  Could
someone correct me on this?

Donald Hosford