"Skyline" - movie

Rico · November 13, 2010, 04:51:59 PM

Still going and will decide for myself. I try not to pay much attention to reviewers. I listen more to friends who have similar likes and interests. Too many movies are a matter of taste and so forth.

Blackride · November 13, 2010, 05:16:13 PM

Those two sites are the sites I have been trusting for reviews. They seem spot on for my tastes.

Rico · November 13, 2010, 06:05:43 PM

I used to like what Harry Knowles usually had to say about movies but I have no idea who wrote that review on his site. So, like I said I'll check it out for myself. Give you another example. Saw "Megamind" last weekend and a quick check of reviews were not very favorable, but both my wife and I really enjoyed it. Now, I've found a couple other reviews where they seem to like it better. Again, it's mainly a matter of taste.

Vartok · November 13, 2010, 08:06:02 PM

Let's just hope Skyline is not our future,

[spoiler]
we won't have much to celebrate[/spoiler]

V

Bryancd · November 14, 2010, 02:06:52 PM

Looks like fun and I'm usually pessimistic about stuff like this.

Rico · November 18, 2010, 04:59:56 PM

Just saw it and had fun. Certainly not a bad movie, some cool action, and some pretty incredible effects. Spoilers ahead,....

[spoiler]It's kind of an updated through back to alien invasion films of the past. A big difference is it focuses mainly on a small group of ordinary people. It's also not the most feel good movie. But I like the angle they took and found it different. Anyway, I would say the ending was maybe a bit weak and kind of a tease, but I could handle it. An enjoyable 100min.[/spoiler]

sheldor · June 29, 2011, 05:05:18 AM

Carol and I watched this last night - reminded me of Saturday night sci-fi. Yes - THAT bad - would have been better had they ended it with their deaths.

Rico · June 29, 2011, 07:24:32 AM

I didn't think it was nearly as bad or shlocky as Sat. night SyFy. Not a great movie, but watchable. At least for me.

M-5 · June 29, 2011, 02:27:56 PM

I watched it recently and it wasn't that bad, but I'm glad I got it at the Red Box for a dollar.

WillEagle · June 30, 2011, 05:12:07 PM

I just watched this Tues. from redbox. I really liked it except for the ending. I think they are making another one also. I give it a 8 out of 10 the wife gave it a 7. I liked how the story went [spoiler]it all took place at that apartment building. Except for the end of course.[/spoiler]

davekill · June 30, 2011, 09:32:59 PM

Cool popcorn movie. :)
Some slow scenes , but enough surprises to keep my interest.
I liked the military tech and thought this little guy was the real star of the show.
UCAV (unmanned combat aerial vehicle)
http://globaldefencemedia.com/news_daily/02_07_2011/NGC.html

WillEagle · July 01, 2011, 05:36:02 PM

I noticed the fist wave of planes were drones or UCAV. I didn't know that was the tech term. Is another name for them drones or am I way off base.
My mom thought they were real jets and I told her they were not. She wouldn't believe me.

davekill · July 01, 2011, 11:29:56 PM

Quote from: WillEagle on July 01, 2011, 05:36:02 PM
I noticed the fist wave of planes were drones or UCAV. I didn't know that was the tech term. Is another name for them drones or am I way off base.
My mom thought they were real jets and I told her they were not. She wouldn't believe me.

The military loves acronyms. I hope your not sorry you asked...

Your right, the first wave of airplanes were unmanned aerial vehicles or UAV for short.
(Nothing but radomes and air intakes - no windows.)
UAV is a general term and might be misleading since they are flown from the ground... and don't like to be called drones.

The ones in the movie looked like the General Atomic MQ-9 Reaper and Northrup Grumman X-47B.
Reapers are actually propeller driven not jet powered, but they did look cooler that way.

The Army, Air Force, and Navy all fly UAVs, mostly for reconnaissance.
So to make things more confusing the X-47B is referred to as a UCAV - because as they say on Sesame Street "C is for Combat" and that bad boy is built like an air superiority fighter.

Ready for more? :blink

The Reaper's MQ designation is, M for multi-role (a nice way for saying it's armed) and Q for unmanned.
Otherwise it would be RQ for reconnaissance unmanned.

On the other hand, the X-47B has the X because it's still in the experimental stage of development. Once it goes into production they might call it a FQ-47

lot's more interesting info online -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1_Predator
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/predator/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_superiority_fighter

WillEagle · July 03, 2011, 04:47:06 AM

Thanks, davekill, I'm not sorry I asked. I thought that was very interesting.