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Posted By: Rick Blaine | Date: 5/15/02 11:02 a.m. | |
In Response To: Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? (Mark Levin) : Why not? We need a PG-13 rating at most. We want parents to feel comfortable giving the kid a twenty and dropping him off at the multiplex. Several times. : Except that the assault takes him by surprise as he's in the Mirata. That was
Yep, so we make a minor tweak to the story. The Pfhor ship still just shows up. First contact, but we don't know which way it'll go, yet. The colony is priority 1, 'cause that's where most of the people are. There's still useful cargo aboard Marathon, & you don't want to lose it, but people come first. The cyborg knows there's nobody covering Marathon. He draws the short end of the stick (no backup, he's all that can be spared). The cyborg is still a member of the colony security team (why he's wearing the suit), and the Pfhor still just show up & begin shooting. Scene: establishing shot of Tau Ceti, with a large rock in low orbit. Is it a moon or a ship? We don't know until we see the hole drilled along the long axis. It's something made. The Pfhor ship drops in from FTL drive, and the sound begins. Chaos. We hear the colony comm net overload in a flood of chatter & conflicting orders. Still no faces. We see a mushroom cloud appear on the surface. The main transmitter array is destroyed. We see a small ship rising from the surface. The Pfhor fighter teleports into frame. The small ship is battered. Engines gone, it hurtles towards a colision with the rock (the fighter disengages 'cause the pilot can see the small ship will be destroyed in a few more seconds). Now Durandal speaks to the cyborg, delivering the dialog from the manual. The stage is now set. The first BoBs we see aboard UESC Marathon are dropping their weapons and raising their hands in surrender. The Pfhor motion with their weapons to herd the BoBs into a small room. We think surrender has been accepted and that the BoBs are now merely prisoners. The camera pans so that the frame fills to the Pfhor standing in the doorway. They raise their weapons & fire. Cut back to the cyborg, entering through the first airlock on 'Arrival'. He walks up to the first terminal and... sorry gotta go now. : I think it would be better if the Marine was a perfect soldier who always did
This makes him The Terminator. The critics will rip us a new one. : All movies have multiple lead and supporting characters. We'll just be
: The problem of complexity is not going to be solved easily in a movie, or
: Maybe a Marathon multi-season TV series...
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Marathon Movie (Not!) | :: Beer Can :: | 4/12/02 3:18 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Daši Sveinsson | 4/12/02 11:20 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | :: Beer Can :: | 4/12/02 11:24 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Ares | 4/12/02 1:11 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | VoodooLabRat | 4/12/02 2:44 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Tru7h | 4/12/02 5:50 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Pedrof | 4/12/02 6:19 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | :: Beer Can :: | 4/12/02 7:56 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | REB | 4/12/02 10:30 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Mannon | 4/13/02 6:55 a.m. | |
Good idea! (was "Re: Marathon Movie (Not!)") | Brian Dubick | 4/14/02 6:05 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | [Tycho?] | 4/13/02 8:22 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Steve Levinson | 4/13/02 7:23 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | VoodooLabRat | 4/13/02 10:35 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Toalmaster | 5/30/02 7:30 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Tru7h | 5/31/02 2:51 p.m. | |
speaking of fallout... | Vid Boi | 4/12/02 6:38 p.m. | |
Re: speaking of fallout... | Tru7h | 4/12/02 7:18 p.m. | |
Mmm Marathon movie | VoodooLabRat | 4/12/02 8:04 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 4/12/02 10:53 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/14/02 11:09 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/15/02 11:11 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/15/02 11:21 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | M-Class | 5/15/02 3:05 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/17/02 2:30 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | M-Class | 5/17/02 6:31 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/17/02 7:14 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/17/02 11:12 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/18/02 12:01 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/15/02 4:13 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/15/02 4:05 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm, bass.... | Yossarian | 5/15/02 4:11 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Tru7h | 5/15/02 4:23 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/17/02 3:21 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Yossarian | 5/17/02 4:09 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/17/02 7:29 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/17/02 11:21 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/18/02 12:12 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/17/02 11:56 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/18/02 12:11 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/18/02 12:24 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/18/02 2:10 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/18/02 2:28 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/18/02 7:35 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/19/02 1:58 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/18/02 7:19 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/18/02 10:23 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/19/02 2:02 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/19/02 1:53 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/18/02 9:12 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Mark Levin | 5/18/02 10:29 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/19/02 2:12 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Rick Blaine | 5/20/02 5:13 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Count Zero | 5/20/02 6:44 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/20/02 6:51 p.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | :: Beer Can :: | 5/19/02 2:00 a.m. | |
Re: Mmm Marathon movie | Tru7h | 5/18/02 5:19 a.m. | |
Re: speaking of fallout... | Vid Boi | 4/12/02 8:23 p.m. | |
Re: speaking of fallout... | VoodooLabRat | 4/12/02 8:50 p.m. | |
Re: speaking of fallout... | Daši Sveinsson | 4/12/02 10:48 p.m. | |
Re: speaking of fallout... | Tru7h | 4/13/02 6:35 a.m. | |
Re: speaking of fallout... | Ernie | 4/13/02 8:09 a.m. | |
Re: speaking of fallout... | Tru7h | 4/13/02 10:30 a.m. | |
Plot lines? whaddya think? | Shotgun Pete | 5/14/02 12:08 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Mark Levin | 5/14/02 2:23 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Jonah | 5/14/02 7:33 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Boomer | 5/14/02 9:04 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Will | 5/16/02 7:04 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Pedrof | 5/14/02 9:31 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Mark Levin | 5/14/02 11:10 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Yossarian | 5/14/02 1:57 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Steve Levinson | 5/15/02 11:59 a.m. | |
Re: yeah, but... | Yossarian | 5/15/02 1:58 p.m. | |
Re: yeah, but... | Boomer | 5/15/02 2:15 p.m. | |
Re: about the intricate plot. | Shotgun Pete | 5/15/02 3:30 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Jonah | 5/14/02 2:29 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Shotgun Pete | 5/15/02 3:34 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Rick Blaine | 5/14/02 11:33 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Mark Levin | 5/15/02 1:23 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Rick Blaine | 5/15/02 11:02 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Mark Levin | 5/15/02 11:23 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Rick Blaine | 5/15/02 5:01 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Mark Levin | 5/16/02 2:21 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Rick Blaine | 5/16/02 10:48 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Tru7h | 5/16/02 3:03 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Lunair | 5/16/02 5:28 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Shotgun Pete | 5/21/02 2:35 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Shotgun Pete | 5/21/02 2:32 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Rick Blaine | 5/14/02 10:06 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Rick Blaine | 5/16/02 5:11 p.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Shotgun Pete | 5/20/02 8:37 a.m. | |
Re: Plot lines? whaddya think? | Shotgun Pete | 5/21/02 2:45 p.m. | |
Re: movie plot | John Denton | 5/23/02 4:49 p.m. | |
Re: movie plot | Shotgun Pete | 5/23/02 10:04 p.m. | |
Re: movie plot | John Denton | 5/23/02 11:06 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Movie (Not!) | Mike | 6/14/02 12:44 p.m. | |
I Hope You're Aware Of What You Have Done... | REB | 6/14/02 4:30 p.m. | |
Re: I Hope You're Aware Of What You Have Done... | Vid Boi | 6/14/02 5:16 p.m. | |
Re: I Hope You're Aware Of What You Have Done... | Boomer | 6/14/02 7:07 p.m. | |
Doorindel. Durondohl. Dirandul. *NM* | Agent Cletus | 6/15/02 7:10 a.m. | |
Re: Doorindel. Durondohl. Dirandul. | Djof | 6/15/02 11:11 a.m. | |
TRU7TH and Reconciliation! *NM* | Andrew Nagy | 6/16/02 3:45 p.m. | |
Re: I Hope You're Aware Of What You Have Done... | Jonah | 6/17/02 2:52 a.m. | |
Re: I Hope You're Aware Of What You Have Done... | Boomer | 6/17/02 7:07 a.m. | |
Re: I Hope You're Aware Of What You Have Done... | Boomer | 6/17/02 11:35 a.m. |
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