It's difficult to talk about a movie without giving too much spoilers away.
But in all honesty, I really enjoyed Skyline.
It wasn't perfect...2 things that nagged me was the abrupt ending. Maybe there will be an alternate ending on dvd...
And the other thing that nagged me was the casting of a certain black actor in the begining of the movie, which seemed to be his first serious role. I kept expecting Carla, JD & the rest of the cast of Sacred Heart to turn up to the party!
I really thought it was a fun flick.
No American President jumping into a jet to save the world.
No aliens scared of water or harmful to common bacteria.
The cgi was pretty convincing, especially as most were set in daylight & the whole film being set over 5 days gave it a good pace for the plot.
What's your opinions on why you all hated Skyline?
Originally posted by janiethomas
It offers few attractions to attract parasites PG-13 crude, but not much of a movie, falling in the Los Angeles foreigners, luring locals with mesmerizing blue light unholy tree. Its like a trip to Kmart with the ugliest creatures imaginable.
As a fellow Australian, I'm gonna crash tackle you if I ever see you in Kmart 😄
This movie was enjoyable, but barely gets a 6.
The acting and the lines were such shit at times that it actually ruined the film.
The plot was alright. This movie would have done MUCH better as a video game than it would have as a movie.
I also did not like the "magical" repair ability of the aliens. That was kind of stupid.
I also did not like that the military was having dog fights with the aliens. that's stupid. The days, we wouldn't be having any sort of dog fights. We would literally be taking shit out from hundreds of miles away.
Also, like, every other scene, what ever the people were working for and accomplished, it was immediately nulled the next scene as if the writer was like, "nevermind."
Best example is
Spoiler:
when the hotel worker finally got his lighter to light up but in the very next scene, the alien is still alive with cinders still burning on its body. They just spent the previous 5 or so minutes showing the struggle and they even gave the hotel dude a slow mo when he finally lit it, just to null everything done in the VERY next scene.The ending was alright but it more pissed me off than anything. Why could not his brain have been put into one of those gigantic super crawlers instead of that "largish" ape body? I have a hard time seeing how that form will allow him to exist with his wife for like...the rest of their lives. I just can't picture daddy tossing his baby into the air while both get a hearty laugh from the "father-child" bonding moment. lol
Anyway, it was mostly a disappointment but was still entertaining. I recommend any sci-fi fan see this. Anyone not a fan of sci-fi, this is not really worth watching. There's so many little writing errors that could have been corrected to bump this movie up to an 8..and that may frustrate some of you.
Some of the cinematography was pretty good. Odd that I would say that, right? But, sometimes, things just stand out to me even in lower quality films.
CGI, top notch, of course.
Sound is alright but could have been much better. They went too generic on the sound for my tastes.
Musical track is unremarkable.
Acting is shit most of the time.
Lines are stupid half the time.
Plot is okay but could have been better.
It did not bring anything fresh to the table and still seems like a very weak version of Gantz.
Wow factor was alright but could have been better.
And so forth.
Lastly...yeah I agree the acting was below average but that added to the scenario of "What I would've done" in that scenario of waking up to an alien invasion.
The characters' actions weren't over the top, they acted blindly & their only aim was to survive & escape NOT take a stance & try to save the world, only themselves.
I mean I can't exactly relate to a drunken crop-duster (Idependence Day) who must prove his worth to his kids by taking on a fleet of spaceships...much less pretend I'm the president & hopping in a jet fighter to defend my country.
In Skyline, I could actually visualise myself in their predicament & mortally do & acheive what they did.
Originally posted by dadudemonI also did not like the "magical" repair ability of the aliens. That was kind of stupid.
I also did not like that the military was having dog fights with the aliens. that's stupid. The days, we wouldn't be having any sort of dog fights. We would literally be taking shit out from hundreds of miles away.
I thought the "magical" repair ability was insane!
How it just pissed the aliens even more like it was an inconvenience to them & nothing more.
Seeing the ship rebuild itself was that point in the movie where you realise Earth really doesn't have a chance & there is no happy ending to this movie at all.
The military dog fight, I thought was insane too. I loved watching the air battle from a far away, by-stander perspective rather than the usual pilot's p.o.v.
Who can really say how the armed forces would re-act to an alien invasion?
I thought it was visually exciting to see that last bomber jet destroyed...only to see a trail of smoke come from the exploding debris & realise the pilot was able to deploy its missile before getting shot down.
Originally posted by Esau Cairn
I thought the "magical" repair ability was insane!
How it just pissed the aliens even more like it was an inconvenience to them & nothing more.
I'm okay with repairing continguous pieces of the same object, but not "magically" pulling objects from far aware, putting them back in place, while repairing the materials. That's "magic." There's also a significant portion of materials that would have been "vaporized" from the nuclear blast. There's no getting around that they ventured outside of Sci-Fi and went into the realm of magic.
There's also changing the thermal properties of the materials, which would need to be instant, in order for those materials to retain some of their properties (IE, conduct electricity, support, and so forth.)
Originally posted by Esau Cairn
Seeing the ship rebuild itself was that point in the movie where you realise Earth really doesn't have a chance & there is no happy ending to this movie at all.
I agree.
Originally posted by Esau Cairn
The military dog fight, I thought was insane too. I loved watching the air battle from a far away, by-stander perspective rather than the usual pilot's p.o.v.Who can really say how the armed forces would re-act to an alien invasion?
I can as well as the US military.
We have been building "remote" hardware for years. The F-22, alone, can be dozens to hundreds of miles away and strike it's target. No visual while being outside the radar range.
There was also no need, at all, to send "jets" to fire a nuke into one of the ships. Very stupid. Laser guidance, alone, is more than enough. There's also ICBMs and so forth.
One could argue that they would have a ship intercept the missile before it got there and I would be more apt to agree to that.
Another thing that's stupid is: why didn't they attack it while it was down?
How the hell did all of those aliens, which were largely organic, suvive the nuclear blast without getting vaporized? Stupid and silly.
Originally posted by Esau Cairn
I thought it was visually exciting to see that last bomber jet destroyed...only to see a trail of smoke come from the exploding debris & realise the pilot was able to deploy its missile before getting shot down.
While cool, I've stated why it was made of "fail.' They should have written the movie a tad better.
There are consultants far more intelligent and knowledgable than I am: why the laziness from the film-makers?
Originally posted by Esau Cairn
What's Gantz?Kmc seems to be the only mb I heard Gantz mentioned a few times.
And yes I totally agree, Skyline was nowhere near perfect but maybe it was the mood Iwas in when I saw it & with no expectations at all, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Never post a question on the internet that you could very easily find yourself with a google search. It will save not only you time, but those on the internet to which you've posed your question. Google is your friend: try it out with "Gantz" and get back to me.
Here's a slight taste of Gantz, however:
Yes, that is a rediculously huge ship coming from the clouds that appears to be near the size of Tokyo. Yes, near the front there, there are gigantic aliens facing down a large mass of people.
And here is a scene during the beginning of the invasion with a "smaller" alien ship fighting fighter jets.
Yes, I could've easily googled "Gantz".
But as I mentioned, KMC seemed to be the only mb I've heard it being mentioned.
And being a message board, I'd rather discuss & learn things that interest me from like-minded people sharing their opinions than believe in the propaganda of a website.
Considering Independance Day came out in 1996 & the earliest reference to Gantz (that I googled) was 2000...one can argue that Gantz copied ID's scenes of alien invasion rather than saying Skyline ripped Gantz off.
Originally posted by dadudemon
[B]I'm okay with repairing continguous pieces of the same object, but not "magically" pulling objects from far aware, putting them back in place, while repairing the materials. That's "magic." There's also a significant portion of materials that would have been "vaporized" from the nuclear blast. There's no getting around that they ventured outside of Sci-Fi and went into the realm of magic.There's also changing the thermal properties of the materials, which would need to be instant, in order for those materials to retain some of their properties (IE, conduct electricity, support, and so forth.)
"Magic" wouldn't be the term I'd use. I envisaged the aliens as having more of a telekinetic trait when it came to repairing their ship.
I mean I'm not going to dissect this movie into any rational sense whatsoever but simply to state that I really enjoyed watching it, ableit the ending.
Christ, there's more big budgeted movies out there that really require a suspension of disbelief to enjoy them...The Matrix & Transformers come to mind. Remember Christopher Reeve's Superman flying Lois to the moon to save her?
Originally posted by dadudemonI can as well as the US military.
We have been building "remote" hardware for years. The F-22, alone, can be dozens to hundreds of miles away and strike it's target. No visual while being outside the radar range.
There was also no need, at all, to send "jets" to fire a nuke into one of the ships. Very stupid. Laser guidance, alone, is more than enough. There's also ICBMs and so forth.
One could argue that they would have a ship intercept the missile before it got there and I would be more apt to agree to that.
Another thing that's stupid is: why didn't they attack it while it was down?
How the hell did all of those aliens, which were largely organic, suvive the nuclear blast without getting vaporized? Stupid and silly.
While cool, I've stated why it was made of "fail.' They should have written the movie a tad better.
There are consultants far more intelligent and knowledgable than I am: why the laziness from the film-makers?
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Well what's more visually exciting in a sci fi movie?
Jets vs alien ships OR a soldier somewhere in a base pressing a big red button & watching dots on a radar screen???
I think from memory too the plane they deployed the nuke was a remote so kudos to that realistic fact.
Yes I agree to the fact that laser guided projectiles & ICBMs could've been intercepted if deployed from long distance...that's why I easily accepted taking "jets" into the battle.
I mean, if you're not willing to suspend your own disbelief then you're implying that realistically we don't need the airforce anymore because we can rely on remotes, laser guidance & ICBMs...?
I was under the impression that the remote flyer that deployed the nuke was the very last aircraft to be shot down, thus there was no futher attack after the alien ship crashed.
I also suspended my rationality in thinking that the orgnic elements of the aliens were encased & protected in their (tentacled) battlegear.
One can further wonder why & how did the people themselves survive the blast?