Posts by Betty Ross6

Hannah Gonzalez75 said:Boldano's got zero competition here... 👍

Personally, I'm more into the newer stuff 😢

Gregory Jones28 said:Maybe that living ocean from Solaris... or those aliens from The Abyss. Then you've got the monolith and those unknown beings from 2001. Or even the invisible alien from Forbidden Planet. There are honestly so many ways to do well-designed aliens right...

I know I didn't catch everything, but this is basically what I've got so far. If none of these hit the mark for you, just skip the vote or grab something else from the list that feels original enough...

I skipped over 2001: A Space Odyssey because that monolith thing just threw me for a loop... even if it is a classic... 🙏

Space Marines



The Fifth Element

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Alright, I’m putting together a poll where I’ve picked out a few different alien biological organisms or extraterrestrial A.I. from Hollywood movies (don't come for me on this) just to see which ones have the most original life forms out there...

Virus

An alien life form without a "typical body," instead transmitting its consciousness via specific cosmic frequencies that, once they hit "fertile ground," can fuse biological tissue with electronics...



Oblivion

An alien A.I. that crushed humanity, drained Earth's resources, runs millions of drones, and is basically a pro at making clones...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

This is easily one of my favorite types of aliens. At the end of the movie, they show up in this non-traditional ship made of some kind of "blocks." They have practically plasma-based bodies without any standard fleshy organs. Honestly, their entire body is just one massive, stunning brain. They can read anyone's memories just by touching a human or robot head. Plus, they're experts at granting wishes...

Transformers

What's there to say? You already know them all. Most people grew up watching their cartoons before they were turned into movies. Don't even need a picture (I'm hitting my 😢 limit)

Alien

The first alien that didn't stick to the humanoid mold. Even cooler is that they don't have eyes, and their blood is acid that eats through everything. Just seeing them is intimidating...

Prometheus

Well, maybe the "good" aliens came straight out of an engineer's kitchen, though that recipe went south fast, leaving the whole kitchen useless...
The creators of our species, looking pretty similar to us—just more muscle, way more mass, taller, white skin, black eyes, and hairless. And yeah, if they made us, they clearly aren't exactly fans of our look...😁

Predator

Space hunters traveling the cosmos looking for good prey, usually picking alpha predators from other star systems to hunt. Talk about an adrenaline rush...
In the third installment, you find out there are actually two different types of Predator...
The best part is when he takes off the mask to reveal a face covered in weird octopus-like growths...

The Thing

A cosmic entity that merges with human bodies in all sorts of ways, turning human cells into alien ones. Total metamorphosis...😒

Edge of Tomorrow

They're fast, they're agile, and they've got a hundred tentacles to kill you with. Their look is basically a fusion of a hundred-armed octopus. Not many would dare pick a fight with those...🤷

District 9

Unlike the others, these guys are unique because they arrive on Earth as a hopeless case and end up stuck in special ghettos in South Africa as unwanted immigrants. Interesting how much they look like insects...

Starship Troopers

Man, I love these aliens. Okay, fine, they're also just another type of insect invading planets. It's been a while since I saw this one so my memory is fuzzy, but I think there are giant bugs here that blast plasma into space. Either way, they're pretty intense to watch...

Independence Day

Kinda typical aliens, hopping from planet to planet, conquering them and stripping their resources. They have that interesting flat head shape and wear what looks like a cloak. Their special thing is being able to communicate telepathically...

Fifth Element

We get all sorts of aliens here, but the ones that actually stuck with me are those greasy, metallic types that look totally washed out... unlike the usual skinny creatures we see elsewhere.

Gray

And honestly, Grays are basically the default alien look in movies. Maybe people just have a thing for those big-headed, lanky dudes with the black eyes, no ears, and tiny mouths. I didn't link them to any specific flick because they used to be everywhere, though you rarely see them pop up like that anymore...

hmm when's this referendum happening anyway

Dexter's okay for a few seasons, but after that, it just turns into some cheesy soap opera...

wiredraven82 said:Well, you basically answered your own question regarding which medium holds more value. If you manage to pull off everything she mentioned within a single film, but a series has all that extra runtime at its disposal to achieve the same thing, which one comes out ahead? 😁

But I’ll play the parrot and repeat myself one more time: it’s a false equivalence to force a choice between film and television. They are two entirely different universes—let's just let them exist on their own terms.

I'm totally with you. I wasn't saying movies are worse, just that because they have such a tight window, they can end up feeling hollow. Nowadays, though, most movies don't even care—they just cram in action and CGI to make a quick buck without a real story, which drives me crazy. With series, if the first few episodes miss the mark, people just move on...

TV shows might actually have the edge since they can really dig into the relationships and character dynamics. They’ve got all that extra time to sit with an emotion or let a pivotal moment breathe without rushing into a cliché, which is always such a struggle for movies. Makes making a truly great film a much bigger mountain to climb...

Richard Wilson4 said:If Washington, D.C. thinks they can stop this with one little pen stroke, they've got another thing coming.

And honestly, the Californians are way less interested in staying part of the union, especially since they have way, way less autonomy than the folks in Scotland—those guys basically have everything except the military and foreign policy.

we'll see, but you can smell trouble on the horizon. maybe the Californian resistance won't even be that big of a deal. it would help them if they could get the Basques on board too, better odds with two groups instead of one, considering they're some of the oldest people on the continent. besides, there are plenty of Californians against it and a ton of newcomers just trying to live their lives...

There's zero chance we actually get a real referendum; they'll just sabotage the whole thing. Even if they go through with it, they'll find a way to make it invalid, so they might as well have just thrown that money down the drain...

restlessfox22 said:When you look at the whole spectrum—the anti-Islam agitators, the anti-feminists, the homophobes, the neo-Nazis, and the endless list of other bottom-feeders—you're really just seeing different facets of the same extreme right-wing movement that's gaining momentum across Europe, which is quite disheartening because they seem to be steadily picking up more and more support, most notably among the younger generation... 😠

Yeah, right. Like Muslims are gonna be out there protecting the LGBT community or giving everyone a hug. And don't get me started on the surge of atheists lately—I guess they'll just follow Sharia law, where everything is totally fine and everyone gets their rights... yeah, sure...

I remember seeing some UN study on an old news site once... apparently kids in Cuba are the happiest on earth while they're growing up. Even with all their struggles, just because they don't have iPhones, MacBooks, high-speed internet, or even decent Nikes...