The Celts were making swords by braiding metal strips together for decorative purposes, and were doing it two milenia before the Japanese.

Yeah the prequels were like sand: coarse, rough, and irritating, and they got everywhere.

Oh my dear gods... I think I need a fainting couch.

That’s a shitty idea. I find it funny that the same people complaining about the lack of originality in Hollywood jumped in the hype train for this movie, just because “girls and stuff”.

The Cadillac Brougham was a good base for a more contemporary, yet still classic, ECTO-1. I can’t help but to think that a 1980s Ford Country Squire may have been more in line with the original’s proportions though. Also, does anyone know what manufacturer or model that amber beacon light on top of the new ECTO-1 is?

I don’t know if this is how the eagle dies, but the way the talons are in like a fist, reminds me of the phrase “if they want it, they will have to pry it from my cold dead hands”.

Like a badass.

I was always a massive fan of TNG growing up (born in ‘85), so I’d have to agree. Though my opinion may be ever-so-biased, I do think that it was the perfect blend of action, imaginative storytelling and character interaction.

If 32kb of RAM was good enough to go to the moon, it’s good enough for you.

Blue steel?

You know nothing about the Hotel business.

That’s not how the hotel industry works at all. It’s not giving stuff away for free. It’s reshuffling guests. Let’s say I have a hotel with 100 rooms and 5 suites. I’ve got 90 rooms reserved for the weekend but all of my suites are unoccupied (they’re expensive). Your show up to check in and you gift my desk staff.…

I liked the originals honestly.

I have a better idea. Teleporters. Then I could live on a Caribbean island or a Pacific island and just beam into the office every day. I’d never have to deal with freakin traffic. Where’s science on teleporters?

Anyone who’s ever lived in Europe and then somewhere like the US, realizes how terrible the tiny streets in Europe are. You know what would be better - don’t have 50 million people in a space designed for 2 million. Like NY. While rents in places like NY and Los Angeles are disgustingly high, I actually think they…

Leaked image of the next version of Fitbit:

Not only did he score the film (fantastically well), but he’s actually seen on screen as an extra:

First we lose Leonard Nimoy, then we lose the composer who scored his most famous death scene. The universe is just screwing with us now...

Of all the songs I have encountered in my travels, his was the most.... human.

Having seen this in 1979, I can honestly say that Ripley's survival was no great surprise, nor of particular significance as to why the film resonated with me then and for almost forty years since.