The scene where she is attacked by a xeno and wipes the cockpit window with her hand always strikes me as hilarious, for no reason other than the obvious fake-looking syrupy blood along with the cartoonish squeaking sounds.
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Dicks the pair of ya! :D
I always felt so sorry for her as she looked like a very capable tough-ish chick and gets wiped out (pun intended) way too early in the film, from behind, mid air.
Like getting shot while sitting on the toilet...
Its a great shot right before the next, love the edit.
shareI felt the same way. She was harnessed in & couldn't defend herself. With that said, they were stupid for not securing the drop ship in whats' essentially, enemy held territory. Kinda dumb & the scene plays out like they deserved it.
shareTo be fair they didn't really take Ripley seriously and believed that even if they found anything at all they'd kick it's ass. They brought Marines for cover but it was primarily an investigative mission.
We have to show the world that not all of us are like him: Henning von Tresckow.
I could understand them thinking like that...that is until they see the results of the colonists battle with the aliens inside the compound & the massive fight the Marine unit has before they call for the drop ship. No F'in way should the drop ship not be airborne, waiting to get the word, & ready to engage with weapons or make a contested landing/extraction to pick them up on a moment's notice. The relaxed posture with the ramp down was just nuts. They would be orbiting the compound in an offensive posture, listening to comms, weapons armed & ready to fight at that point.
shareNo F'in way should the drop ship not be airborne, waiting to get the word, & ready to engage with weapons or make a contested landing/extraction to pick them up on a moment's notice.
The relaxed posture with the ramp down was just nuts.
They would be orbiting the compound in an offensive posture, listening to comms, weapons armed & ready to fight at that point.
I hear what you're saying, but for me, the drop ship crew's behavior & the unit's tactics were not shown in a professional, realistic military style. That scene was purely filmed to give the story line an excuse to strand everyone there & made no actual sense from a tactical combat standpoint.
shareI hear what you're saying, but for me, the drop ship crew's behavior & the unit's tactics were not shown in a professional, realistic military style.
That scene was purely filmed to give the story line an excuse to strand everyone there & made no actual sense from a tactical combat standpoint.
Yep, because it makes perfect sense for the transpo bird (thats' also packed with weapons) to land on a planet that has an outbreak/infestation of an obviously hostile alien biological entity of unknown origin with zero protective measures taken, the cargo ramp left wide open, and no one defending the craft while an active combat operation is underway nearby. Yeah, OK, right. Could you see a modern day helicopter crew land on the opposite side of a hill from an ongoing battle in Afganistan & then exit the aircraft, wander around willy nilly, smoke a cigaret or two, take a leak, pick their nose, & not pay any attention to their surroundings? Like they said on MNF tonight, C'mon Man!
sharea planet that has an outbreak/infestation of an obviously hostile alien biological entity of unknown origin
with zero protective measures taken, the cargo ramp left wide open, and no one defending the craft while an active combat operation is underway nearby.
Could you see a modern day helicopter crew land on the opposite side of a hill from an ongoing battle in Afganistan & then exit the aircraft, wander around willy nilly, smoke a cigaret or two, take a leak, pick their nose, & not pay any attention to their surroundings?
Like they said on MNF tonight, C'mon Man!
"Where was Bishop?"
- probably back at the computer consul trying to find Hilary's emails....
- probably back at the computer consul trying to find Hilary's emails....
I thought the crew were all registered Democrats. Why would they be looking for her Email? They were probably still counting votes instead.
shareI get what both points are on this. Probably at first they left the door open bc they didn't believe much was going on at first. But they had to be listening as their squad was being wiped out and have an idea of what was happening and by then been a lot more cautious. They didn't call for immediate evacuation, they debated for a few minutes in the APC. When they did call, spunkmeyer was not in the ship and had to close the ramp and only then noticed the goo of the alien. Maybe they were not monitoring the battle, it never says yes or no. But once they new they had engaged hostiles, I would think unloading boxes would stop and they would make sure the drop ship was secure, and be in a defensive position. Perhaps we assume they know what happened and don't, and there in lies the disagreement. So from my perspective, I understand not guarding the ship with someone stationed at first, but after the battle you would think they would be extra careful. Bc they didn't appear to be extra careful, there in lies the debate as to why. It's hard to know what they did or didn't know, but I think i have to assume they knew the squad was wiped out, so bc they didn't have the ship secure by then, the question of why is asked.
sharePerhaps we assume they know what happened and don't, and there in lies the disagreement.
It's hard to know what they did or didn't know, but I think i have to assume they knew the squad was wiped out, so bc they didn't have the ship secure by then, the question of why is asked.
Yes if they didn't know it makes a lot more sense I'll agree. It explains it. I just don't know know why they wouldn't be told what was happening. And when Hicks called for immediate evac, she didn't ask any questions as to what's up. But I'm no expert on military protocol.
shareAnd when Hicks called for immediate evac, she didn't ask any questions as to what's up. But I'm no expert on military protocol.
This thread is referring to the scene where a warning is ignored, just like what NASA did in 1986.
shareYes, believe in mad people who talk about aliens or your nuclear power stations will all blow up and your space shuttles will crash.
It's like Animal Farm, but better - Total allegorical representation, yeah...
i never noticed that before, but now that i youtubed that scene, it was meant to be her having convulsions from being slashed up
shareFerro was awesome.. i cried when she died.
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