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Ten Things I learned from TDTESS

posted 15 years ago by browskijim
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01. Being a giant swarm-of-steel-made-insects-from-outer-space, you can tear down a whole stadium in seconds but you can not go under a bridge.

02. Being a giant swarm-of-steel-made-insects-from-outer-space, you can eat a truck in seconds but you have to kick doors open (to get the side-effect to hit a tank).

03. If you're fronted with a giant swarm-of-steel-made-insects-from-outer-space, which no missile can harm, hit it with your gun.

04. Holding one hand in front of your face is a good defense against a a giant swarm-of-steel-made-insects-from-outer-space.

05. An intergalactic species can control our super-secure-satellite-system (SSSS), but must visit McDonalds to get contact to an informant.

06. If you are an extraterrestrial and get shot on earth, you giant steel-made-security-robot just steps in, touches you and leaves you alone, bleeding.

07. In case of emergency all experts of the world (that is: USA) are gathered together and brought directly to the front line.

08. In case of emergency muslims are always (and only) praying.

09. YouTube is faster than the CIA.

10. Extraterrestrials eat tuna sandwich without paying for it.

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JB

[–] TexasRepublican 15 years ago

It sucked

[–] simpleguy205 15 years ago

great effort u took to point out these facts.cheers!!!!!!!!

[–] Gamer-FV 15 years ago

SPOILER:)
I loved this movie and Klaatu kept the swarm out of the bridge You can hear him say "I can't keep them out for long" right before Jacob falls from the bugs getting inside of him when they were running. But everything else was right( I still love this movie!)

[–] jrlyons 15 years ago

Spot on - :) !!!

audere scire

[–] Thought_Criminal_J62377 11 years ago

Great effort? He was reaching sooo bad. These "Ten things" lists are retarded!

[–] sam_2356 15 years ago

>09. YouTube is faster than the CIA.

That one is not so far fetched.

[–] silvereagle2061 15 years ago

Not when using Firefox.

"I don't know a lot about anything, but I know a little about practically everything"

[–] ekwadorekwador 15 years ago

11. Lone mountaineers tend to wander around Himalayan icy cliffs (having their ropes neatly coiled around the body) in the middle of the night and hellish blizzard in order to check some strange light.

12. Thus if you are extraterrestial superpower and superinteligence observing the Earth and want to collect a human DNA sample your best bet is to land in the middle of winter somewhere high in The Himalayas.

13. For the rest of the business you, as usual, land in Central Park.

[–] incrediball 15 years ago

For the rest of the business you, as usual, land in the Central Park.

He wanted to visit the UN headquarters. Besides they had been observing earth and had probably seen all the other films where New York is visited/destroyed and probably thought it was the right thing to do. (Not really.)

Not sure why people hate this film so much. I found it intense and thought provoking, which are things I often look for in entertainment. Perhaps most people just found it too heavy going. As for all the so called inconsistencies, it all made perfect sense to me.

Political correctness and realism are antonyms.

[–] boochild2001 15 years ago

I'm with you. I'm not sure where all of the loathing for this movie comes from, but, having just seen it for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised. It's a remake of an outstanding golden-oldie, which when done in todays big budget Hollywood manner means that it will blow fairly considerable chunks, more often times than not. This movie wasn't a "10", but it was enjoyable. As for the heavy-handed "message"; it's no heavier than all of the enlightened PSA's currently en vogue all over the media of your choice. Probably carrying just as much weight w/the average viewer as well, I'm sorry to say.

That being said, I'm off of this thing. The angry, narrow minds on the IMDb boards tend to bring me down a bit. Hope may spring eternal, but the amount can be seriously effected by an overload of stupidity leaks. Plus, it's past minimum "Mommy-bedtime"...and tomorrow's a Monday. Eek the cat!

Take care!
D.A.

THINK....It's not illegal YET!

[–] soul_mistah 15 years ago

The first half is very promising, but then it ends too quickly. it's just too short: 100 minutes; in my hopinion a good movie should last at least two hours...

[–] roque72 15 years ago

"As for all the so called inconsistencies, it all made perfect sense to me."

Then I feel sorry for you

[–] wlcooper1 15 years ago

11b. While leaving the stove burning in their tent.

So many movies, so little time...

[–] I_Pinxit 11 years ago

11c. And said lone mountaineers sit in the snow in said blizzard and take their glove off to look at their hand, and then just leave the glove off for ages, as if trying to get frostbite.

[–] imdb-15906 11 years ago

"12. Thus if you are extraterrestial superpower and superinteligence observing the Earth and want to collect a human DNA sample your best bet is to land in the middle of winter somewhere high in The Himalayas."

But be sure to get a White guy, not Nepalese or Tibetan or Chinese, because you'll need a White guy to sell the movie. And don't go after a woman, because there's no way to produce a human body from female DNA.

[–] jwlube 9 years ago

Also when you say you are in "Highlands, New Jersey" and you are on a mountain in the middle of woods and a swamp--no problem--guaranteed no one will find you! After all the REAL Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey is about 400 feet from the Atlantic Ocean!

[–] Anakin_McFly 15 years ago

06. If you are an extraterrestrial and get shot on earth, you giant steel-made-security-robot just steps in, touches you and leaves you alone, bleeding.

Klaatu told Gort to stop. He said 'Klaatu barada nikto', which is apparently the halt command.

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[–] TheFatDruidofNacyl 15 years ago

You mean the Red Shirt Alien?

A man can change his stars

[–] last-c 15 years ago

Chill out people, threads like these are simply jokes, take it lightly.

15. If a top-notch security robot from a civilization beyond the stars pawned you in seconds during first contact, it is best to kidnap it into an underground base to study. It will sit still and will not show any resistance.

How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hands.

[–] dan3890-1 15 years ago

01. Being a giant swarm-of-steel-made-insects-from-outer-space, you can tear down a whole stadium in seconds but you can not go under a bridge.
The town's people were probably cheering..."hey we been wanting a new stadium for the last 2 years and didn't have enough $$ to tear down the old one, some local idiots even wanted to 'save' it and you bugs just solved all our problems! thanks!!!" But plz, leave that historic bridge alone...LOL

[–] deelbeee 15 years ago

16. Surely, every alien remembers where they were the first time they heard Bach, because it is so beautiful.

[–] chris-fontes 15 years ago

lol

[–] I_Pinxit 11 years ago

It would have been so much more interesting if the alien had said, "What's that noise?"