Recent content by sf2k

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yes it does meet the times and how the soviets of that era were into aliens. fine. it's just that such a plot hasn't been new or useful even since Total Recall or The Abyss, and therefore it was the wrong plot to choose. Also it detracts from history, human history, as something that is...

I'm well aware of history and yes I did see star wars and raiders in theatres when I was a kid. Choosing aliens as your ending when it is currently the cop-out cultural joke that it is, for any writer, is just plain sad. if you want to see a plot with archeology and aliens, see Stargate...

it's just the way it ended for me was such a collosal letdown. raiders = ark in plot was pretty original doom = forgot, the whiny blond erased it from my mind crusade = the cup of christ in plot was pretty original crystal skull = aliens! *ugh* how unbelievably unoriginal! Also the skulls...

Further Spoiler Alert... although I enjoyed a lot of it, it ended up with "The Abyss" ending of James Cameron fame where it seems even a successful director not having a clue how to end the movie uses the cop-out "aliens were living here" ending. The crystal skulls are human shaped BTW and...