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What did that soldier do over there?

posted 18 years ago by timo-schindler
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I saw the movie last night on Pro7 (German Private TV Channel).
I don´t want to judge the film at all, ´cause imdb.com users said all that should be said.

I just have recognized one funny thing: In the end of the movie, when the dead soldiers are loaded into the chopper, theres a short take, after that the camera zooms away from the chopper. Over there you see a soldier who´s running from left to right, right to left and back, just taking up some items, like gasoline tanks, and puts them onto another place. After that he runs to another bunch of military items, just topick em up und put them elsewhere. absolutelly ridiculous and senselessly.

[–] aucarter 18 years ago

The soldiers are running around packing up the gear for travel. Earlier, the two main characters said that this place will be forgotten in a few hours because they are moving out. The soldier was getting trying to get all the gear together.

[–] timo-schindler 18 years ago

Yeah, you´re right, but this soldies that that in an absolutley ridiculous way. he´s just picking something up, carries it two meters, drops it over there, taking another item, carrying it to where he picked up the first item, drops it there.
I were a memebr of the german force sand i know in military, there are rules how to pack the gear and explicit orders how to put them in line and so one, but this actor does just foolish things just to look busy.

[–] OwlsRock 18 years ago

So if you were moving things from one place to another you would do it differently? I'd probably pick itup, move it over there and put it down too.

And there are no 'explicit' orders, did anyone give them any specific orders at the time, no, then why show them following orders that weren't shown at the time they were given. It's logic, and this is obviously a dumb excuse to put the movie down.

People that annoy me:

Ones that criticize movies they haven't seen.
Ones that use N00bspeak.

[–] stuvland 17 years ago

It doesn't really matter, cause the movie isn't worth debating over. ;)

I am watching it right now, and I'm constantly impressed at how rude and crude it's possible to get: Not only are they shamelessly ripping off Predator, but they are also doing it in the worst way possible. It's embarassing to watch.

Btw, right now there is a rip off-scene from Aliens, as they enter some sort of deserted compound with an alien attacking from behind a glass slate. Even the soundtrack and sound effects have changed from Predator-esque to Alien-esque. Bah.

Why bother copying two of the best sci-fi's ever when they'll just look stupid trying to match the originals..?