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Things I've Learned

posted 18 years ago by Brandon_Hayden87
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While I have not finished this movie, and I doubt I will, for reasons I shall not mention... I have learned quite a few things from my oberservance of this movie, here are a few:

1. "Skeleton Man" has the uncanny ability to carry A LOT, of weapons.
2. Wood seems to spark, when you shoot it.
3. Fishing on top of a waterfall, is not a good idea.
4. "Special Forces Soldiers" seem to wear fashionable sneakers, while on the job.
5. While shooting at Skeleton Man, aim about 20 feet to the left, only then, do you have a chance of hitting him.
6. Skeleton Man's spear, short while carrying around, has the ability to lengthen as it impales someone through a tree.
7. DO NOT, and I really stress this... DO NOT! Hi-Jack a 18-Wheeler, with a explosive gas Cargo tank on it, and try to run over Skeleton Man... Bad things will happen.
8. Helicopters are no match for Skeleton Man's arrows.

This is all for now... Feel free to post some things you have learned. Enjoy!

[–] user-3355 18 years ago

Always carry a can or bag of beans, you never know who you will meet.

Don't forget to bring "Painless" with you next time.

If your going to rip-off Predator, try to have better actors.

[–] nfekted 18 years ago

don't leave your truck in the middle of the road with the keys else it might be stolen.

[–] atticusser 18 years ago

What I've learned about Special Forces Units
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- At least 50% of special forces units should be made up of attractive women with big boobs who look very uncomfortable holding a gun

- Special forces units are like GI-Joe; they have no uniforms but simply wear their usual camping gear

- If you're in a special forces unit, you should be well trained in almost using camo facepaint and walking through mist in slo-mo

- If a special forces unit sees anything at all, they will go "tactical"

- Everyone in your special forces unit should be willing to charge forward, alone, into certain death on command

- When setting up camp for your special forces unit, be sure to spread out far enough so that you can't hear each other call for help when Cottom Mouth Joe appears

- Don't bother to use your radio

[–] Lawdog1527 18 years ago

When selecting a team, don't use people who work and train together. Instead choose people who just met and are unsure of each others abilities.

American Indians preferred to fight with European broadswords.

The Sci-Fi channel couldn't get the rights to a good film if their life depended on it.

Screw military satellite communications, you should always use a cell phone. Can you hear me now?

Skeleton Man learned to appear and disappear via Jean Claude Van Damme in Timecop.

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[–] baleful_beauty 18 years ago

Fashionable embittered Native American spirits choose to dress as Ringwraiths.

Do you not know death when you see it?

[–] xredgarnetx 18 years ago

It's OK to wear a dime-store skull mask and plastic rain poncho, and be able to shoot down helicopters with arrows.

[–] abepaulx 18 years ago

Always alienate your male viewers early by killing the hottest brunette with female lead potential, and leave the less attractive ladies to finish up the movie.

What the HELL were they thinking?! Noa Tishby got impaled?

Michael Rooker & Casper Van Dien WILL work for beans.

[–] Karl Aksel 17 years ago

If blowing the monster up 14 times didn't work, blast #15 is sure to do the trick.

When going on a search and rescue mission in the bush, it is vitally important to go undercover.

The next industrial facility is never more than a sprint away.

[–] xcOxCoXco 17 years ago

If you are in need of a truck. Just go and wait along the highway, some chump will leave his truck running just for you.

[–] jonrudder 16 years ago

You can fall down a hill for five minutes without losing your hat. While falling down said hill, you can change directions to avoid trees. When climbing back up the hill, you want the rope tied to a 110 pound girl as your anchor, not one of the numerous trees, that would be silly. And finally, (at the end of the movie) all radios, whether military or industrial security, work together as long as they're turned to the same channel (3).

[–] xcOxCoXco 16 years ago

hahahahahahahaha o jeez jonrudder. you just reminded me why I gave this film a 10.

[–] Northside_Donutz 16 years ago

Things I've learned from "Skeleton Man"

1. "10-4" is apparently military lingo.

2. The Army/Air Force has a new stealth helicopter out that can change it's colors from black to white AND black, and it carries a payload of 2 Estes model rockets on its underside.

3. This "Special Ops" helicopter can also open it's side door and have someone shoot an assault rife (almost the same as your teams) at your enemy from farther away.

4. Bring a Sniper Specialist to the forest when going on an undercover mission.
REMIND her to bring the sniper rifle.

5. When showing a flashback of Vietnam, all you have to do is show a helicopter blowing up and crashing into a building. That will suffice.

6. A single arrow can bring down the afforementioned "stealth" helicopter. Looks like the Army has to fix that problem.

[–] susanemccool 9 years ago

I missed that part at first, and as I was backing it up it looked like he was being pulled across horizontal ground by an invisible force. And yeah, honey, don't bother to wrap that rope around a tree or anything. Just grunt as you hold onto it, that'll offset the weight difference.

[–] BrowncoatNo25 16 years ago

Don't forget:

When having a mission in the woods always have a underwater mining specialist with you.

[–] sinister_prog 15 years ago

If you are on horseback using predator-esque vision, your viewpoint will be at headheight or lower of someone standing on the ground.

Archaeologists houses are explosive.

Gunmen in helecopters shooting downwards can't hit the ground beneath them, let alone the target they are aiming at. Only trees.

[–] Carycomic 13 years ago

When inspecting natural gas mains in a tunnel beneath a desolate area of forest, it is always good to carry a pump-action shotgun with you. Especially, if you are trying to protect yourself from sociopathic Native American ghosts who can disappear faster than Mel Gibson's popularity.

[–] Lucifer1974 12 years ago

Where to begin...
When you want to funnel the Skeleton man to a specific location setup explosives on all the other paths, he will hit every explosive and follow your path unhindered.

Did not realize how much a Jungle looked like a forest

4 guys in Delta Force are simply Delta Force, but 4 woman have a specific title (it still kills me an Underwater Demolitions Expert, and there is no water in the movie)

So the mission is in the middle of nowhere yet there is a highway relatively close

That a man (Michael Rooker) dressed in casual clothes just needs to announce that he is Delta to the local police in order to take control of the situation (Need to remember that one)

Casper Van Dean career went nowhere after Starship Troopers...

Michael Rooker is a better supportive actor than a lead actor. Still like him I just don't want to ever see him play a lead spot ever again.

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result

[–] slipzen 10 years ago

I dont think they ever said they were in a jungle though.

Anyhow: When you call for backup "70 klicks from civilisation" is a fullproof description of your current location