| Cacique Caribe | 23 Dec 2017 7:28 p.m. PST |
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 Saber6   | 23 Dec 2017 8:02 p.m. PST |
no, partly due to 2000 years of men, orcs, elves and others living together |
 Dentatus  | 23 Dec 2017 8:15 p.m. PST |
hunh… You could find similarities I suppose but I thought it was more Shadowrun than anything else. |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Dec 2017 9:11 p.m. PST |
What's Shadowrun? Dan
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I guess I had already stopped playing RPGs by the time Shadowrun came about in 1989.
Alien Nation predates Shadowrun then:
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| goragrad | 23 Dec 2017 9:58 p.m. PST |
That's what the reviews seem to think. It does have favorable reviews. MA has it on the 'when the kids aren't around' watch list. |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Dec 2017 10:17 p.m. PST |
I guess I should have read this before starting the thread: TMP link Dan |
| Grimmnar | 23 Dec 2017 11:19 p.m. PST |
CC for shame. Not knowing what Shadowrun is. Even if you dont play RPG's any more. A second for shame BTW.
We must bring you back into the light. :-)
Shadowrun. Loved playing that game. Only ever played 1st edition.
Company man has survived the years of play.
Though, the Troll Mage didn't survive the elevator ride. Grimm |
 javelin98 | 23 Dec 2017 11:57 p.m. PST |
Shadowrun was the first thing that came to mind! It wasn't half bad, even if some of the racial tropes are time-worn (orks are dumb, elves are all lithe and svelte, etc.). |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 Dec 2017 12:25 a.m. PST |
I know, I know. Shame. But I wouldn't even know how to start again. I know I used to enjoy it, but can't remember much of the mechanics of it. Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 Dec 2017 5:08 a.m. PST |
I did like Sam Francisco (Mandy Patinkin) in Alien Nation (1988). Dan
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| Patrick R | 24 Dec 2017 6:16 a.m. PST |
It's 48 hours, Alien Nation, Holmes and Yoyo, Lethal Weapon, Tango and Cash, Red Heat, Theodore Rex, The Sweeney, Moonlighting, Dragnet, Men in Black, Seven, K-9 and about a few hundred others … |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 Dec 2017 11:17 a.m. PST |
Patrick R Except for Alien Nation, they all portrayed humans police officers. :) Dan |
| Tango01 | 24 Dec 2017 3:58 p.m. PST |
I have seen it…. and I like it so much!! (smile)
Specially the guy who played the Pólice Orc.
Amicalement
Armand |
| mwindsorfw | 24 Dec 2017 4:51 p.m. PST |
It shows promise as a series pilot, but it was pretty mediocre. |
| Major B | 24 Dec 2017 10:04 p.m. PST |
I read several negative reviews so was surprised to find I really enjoyed the show. |
| stroezie | 25 Dec 2017 6:08 a.m. PST |
Except for Alien Nation, they all portrayed humans police officers. :)Dan Solid proof you are a dog lover! ;) |
| Cacique Caribe | 25 Dec 2017 4:22 p.m. PST |
Lol, which I am indeed!!! Dan |
| rxpjks1 | 25 Dec 2017 4:24 p.m. PST |
I enjoyed the movie. I loved the Evil female elf. Fun movie. |
| Winston Smith | 27 Dec 2017 7:10 a.m. PST |
Great fun. It followed the plot of every other serious cop buddy movie with partners who can't stand each other. Is it just me, or did the Evil Elf look like Ivanka? Btw, I predicted that Will Smith would have Bright powers. That makes up for the hundreds of bogus predictions I have made in the past.  |
| Tango01 | 27 Dec 2017 11:15 a.m. PST |
"….Is it just me, or did the Evil Elf look like Ivanka?…." Ha-Ha-Ha…. Amicalement
Armand |
| gisbygeo | 28 Dec 2017 10:20 a.m. PST |
To me, it felt like Alien Nation, and the Orc Cop even reminded me of George (Sam) Francisco. The Orc gangsters reminded me of Tenctonese gangsters. On the other hand, Alien Nation showed the Tenctonese trying to live among us. Bright just had the Orcs there as a heavy-handed symbol. I miss Alien Nation. I liked Bright, but it was not as good as Alien Nation. |
| Mithmee | 30 Dec 2017 6:59 p.m. PST |
No but it proves that Elves can be very bad individuals. |
| Cacique Caribe | 31 Dec 2017 7:46 a.m. PST |
Mithmee: "No but it proves that Elves can be very bad individuals." Hey, that could be taken by some as racist talk, and going against the whole story of the movie! :) Dan
PS. Gisbygeo, I miss Alien Nation too. If/when Re-Hollywood decides to do a remake (or was this it?), they should try to make it dark and gritty like the original movie. It's probably why, despite all its faults, I personally enjoyed District 9 (and Alive In Joburg). |
| Double W | 31 Dec 2017 1:28 p.m. PST |
I found it pretty boring and frustrating. Such lazy worldbuilding. So you have an Earth where fantasy races all live together with a Lord of the Rings-type war 2,000 years ago, and absolutely nothing is different? Hollywood is so unimaginative. |
| chromedog | 31 Dec 2017 3:53 p.m. PST |
It's just humanity shifting the racism to another colour. Like District 9 – only instead of against alien bug people, it's a fantasy trope race. Are we going to see a sequel "Orc like me?" (AN did a similar one, "Slag like me" – human poses as a tenctonese to get an insight into how they are treated). |
