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evadne_noel

Signs: Breadbox Edition

Jul 07, 2005 22:42

I'm back from vacation. And I have two movie reviews and a book review to write up. But, I'll talk about that more later, when I have more time. For now, here's an older Breadbox Edition of Signs. I figured it would be appropriate to trot out a BBE about aliens since I'll be talking about War of the Worlds before too long. Enjoy!

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evadne_noel July 7 2005, 20:15:56 UTC

Well, it's not that bad if you go in with the knowledge that it's not actually about aliens, but faith. Then, the water plot device doesn't seem so bad.

Yes! You are first! You win, Uriel!

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evadne_noel July 7 2005, 21:44:50 UTC

In all fairness to the movie, the aliens are just a catalyst for his return to faith. It does take a lot of time, from the death of his wife through to long after the aliens are gone. Though, the build up of every event of his life leading up to the single moment where his son is gassed is way contrived.

finnigan_geist July 7 2005, 20:04:32 UTC

AUDIENCE
Swing away, dumbass.

You probably get this a lot, but I love that line. I also love that there's another breadbox up, even though I've read it before. Breadboxes are made of pure awesome.

ALIEN
Damn this pantry door! I can’t get through it!
That solid oak construction!

My other favorite line.

Why did the aliens invade?
"Hey guys, don't you think it would be hilarious to attack a planet 75% composed of a substance that will kill us?"
"What will we do with it if we conquer it?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Sounds like a good idea to me."

I love that they manage to be vaguely threatening for two hours but are then defeated with wood and water. Pansies.

evadne_noel July 7 2005, 20:18:26 UTC

It's okay. The "swing away, dumbass" line is my favorite too.

I don't understand how aliens, who came across the galaxy, could neglect to do something as important as research. Dumb, dumb aliens.

musicalqueen101 July 7 2005, 23:20:19 UTC

Well maybe they did do research but landed on the wrong planet bc they calculated wrong. "Crap! We forgot to convert the measurements into metric so we landed on Earth instead of venus!Call the research department and fire Jones!"

I had to watch this movie in my mythology class(UFO's/aliens=modern myths) and I remember thinking "holy crap this is going to be scary must-not-freak-out-in-front-of-peers". But then watching it I kept thinking "ok enough of the lurking behind doors...and the alien will burst through....now....ok....maybe now.......or how about now!" (etc)

evadne_noel July 8 2005, 16:13:07 UTC

Aha. Well, good thing they didn't go to Mars or they would have run into the aliens from "War of the Worlds," who were a whole lot scarier than they were.

Neat sounding class. I would have liked to have done more than read The Iliad in my mythology class.

dreagoddess July 7 2005, 20:21:47 UTC

You know, I still want to know how it is the solution of using water to kill the aliens originated in the Middle East. You know, the area with very little water!

Great Breadbox. I adore these. :D

evadne_noel July 7 2005, 21:42:37 UTC

He probably meant it to be ironic. Though, I agree, it's mostly just improbable.

anonymous July 7 2005, 20:27:55 UTC

Zan of the Wonder Twins would totally own the aliens.

evadne_noel July 7 2005, 21:45:29 UTC

When you could be defeated by a Wonder Twin (not even both!), it is a very sad day for your species.

awesome yet again anonymous July 7 2005, 22:22:14 UTC

yaaaay! i was craving a BBE before i left for DC!

I love M. Night Shyamalan, he's my favorite director! I even liked The Village, despite its horrible reviews.

Cheers,
~Victoria

Re: awesome yet again evadne_noel July 8 2005, 16:02:12 UTC

M. Night Shyamalan has an amazing ability to get people to act. I really do like him a lot, though I can't say I enjoyed "The Village."

Hope you enjoy DC!