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(...) Yep. Makes me wonder what kind of welcome they received upon landing. What kind of welcome would you get? "Hi! Errr...the out-of-control capital-class starship you ditched somewhere this side of Mars just slammed into Africa, thereby (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, but they were pirates and mercenaries with hearts-of-gold ;^) james (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ignore that bit I searched for 'Cambron' in the wrong place. (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) What? (...) You still haven't added anything to the thread about Aliens. (...) Maggie you've only posted four times in as many months so I reckon your a Lurker. I think your a math's geek who doesn't post enough to be a Lugnet Geek. So you (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Steve, I'm shocked! How could you forget Richie Rich? Or was it Home Alone II? I don't know--he was in _something_ with Macauley Culkin. Dave! (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Tim Curry's done stuff besides Rocky Horror? Wow... Steve (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) :) (...) Should I take this opportunity to say I resemble the nasturtium...? Nah.... (...) Mmphh-- [covering virtual mouth with virtual hand] Maggie C. (I'm going to stay out of this... I'm going to stay out of this... I'm going to...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) He's been in a few good movies, though, too. Okay, well, one. (The Hunt for Red October; Curry played the doctor/only surviving officer not "in" on the plan) (...) Probably just Sturgeon's Law in action. If you take roles in enough movies, 10% (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The difference here is that Keanu Reeves didn't have to act, he could just be himself and recite lines. :) I loved Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. But I like really bad movies. (...) I think Curry is generally under-rated, as well. Probably (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think geeking gives these exchanges a bad image. Women get together and gossip, get a group of men togther and they'll talk about the mechanics of something, it's only natural. This thread maybe a discussion about things that are fictional (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Did you guys read the link I posted? I gave a rather long description of the Sulaco's role, its armaments, and what level of automation it contains. :^P ~1st Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) (URL) it seems to be out of print. However, you should be able to find it still in a bookstore. ~1st Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ha Ha :-) (...) Your assuming that space ship gravity is a pulling force, it would work just as well as a pushing force. A central gravity core could send out 'reverse gravity' pushing everything outwards toward the hull. (...) Ha Ha again, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) There's not much good to be said about that (those?) movie(s)! I'd say Dr. Frankenfurter is Curry's best role to date, and certainly the role (like Connery's James Bond) that he'll spend the rest of his career getting out from under! (...) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've read Jurassic Park, does that count? Oh, and Sphere, too. (...) Are you telling me you didn't find "Bill and Ted..." a guilty pleasure? (...) I admit I liked it... (...) The only movie Tim Curry is in that I'll never watch is Rocky (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Wow... By the way, which book are you talking about? (a search for "alien" in amazon will give an undesirable amount of results I assume..:-) Selçuk (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You mean Timeline? For me, that book was the final nail in the Crichton Coffin, as if I'd needed another. He's a writer like Keanu Reeves is an actor. (...) What a waste of Bruce Campbell. And Laura Linney, now that I think of it. Tim Curry (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Guilty! I even read "Eaters of the Dead", "The Great Train Robbery" and his latest screenpla...book. The operative question is: Did anyone see "Congo" the movie? ...and not wish they hadn't? Bruce (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Did _anyone_ read Congo? I mean besides Crichton himself, of course! 8^) Dave! (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ever suppose Cameron read "Starship Troopers"? :-) Or, "Congo" for that matter (the dual automated machine gun sequence)? Actually, I always thought they left a perfectly good explanation out - there should have been a second squad that got (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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