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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 23, 2021 20:09:01 GMT
Would such a thing even be practical? What advantage does it have over a regular forklift? If anything it's probably more expensive, slower, requires more skill to operate, and quite hazardous (you could easily trip and fall in that thing). I guess it was just an excuse to later use it to fight the Queen Alien.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 23, 2021 20:14:35 GMT
I think that was the main reason. To have something look cool before the final confrontation.
Also he did the same thing in Avatar.
I didn't like that the military guy killed that big cat creature. Unfair fight.
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Post by ck100 on Mar 23, 2021 20:15:20 GMT
You can probably lift heavier items as well as lift them higher than a typical forklift.
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Post by Downey on Mar 23, 2021 20:20:14 GMT
I think that was the main reason. To have something look cool before the final confrontation. Also he did the same thing in Avatar. I didn't like that the military guy killed that big cat creature. Unfair fight. Umm that big cat creature wasn't your average run of the mill cute little kitty it died an honourable death you don't have to worry about that. The general's suit looked like it had better maneuver ability than Ripley's suit anyway. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 23, 2021 20:37:00 GMT
Umm that big cat creature wasn't your average run of the mill cute little kitty it died an honourable death you don't have to worry about that. The general's suit looked like it had better maneuver ability than Ripley's suit anyway. I call it a cat creature because I am too lazy to call it --whatever it was-a thanator---As a monster fight I wasn't impressed. But then, other than the FX I wasn't impressed by the movie anyway. Cameron has a "truck driving Cecil B Demille" kind of mentality. His drama can get syrupy rather quick.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 23, 2021 22:42:07 GMT
In space, at that fictional time in the future, they probably put several tasks under one semi-robotic function.
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Post by poelzig on Mar 25, 2021 2:30:20 GMT
I think that was the main reason. To have something look cool before the final confrontation. Also he did the same thing in Avatar. I didn't like that the military guy killed that big cat creature. Unfair fight. Also it provided a couple of funny lines and moments. The "Is there anything I can do?" exchange between Ripley and Sarge. followed by Ripley donning forklift suit and asking "Where do you want it?"
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 25, 2021 2:37:52 GMT
Also it provided a couple of funny lines and moments. The "Is there anything I can do?" exchange between Ripley and Sarge. followed by Ripley donning forklift suit and asking "Where do you want it?" It was meant to show that she could do things instead of just hanging around.
What bothered me more was the references to a bug hunt because they never explained that they had encountered aliens--they obviously had by this time--but what we don't know what a bug is--presumably not the kind found on Klendathu.
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