Aliens in the Mirror ; the Best Space Invader Movies Tell Us About Ourselves
The Washington Times › March 21, 2011
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By the time the body is found, the Marines have discovered that the creatures are remarkably tough to kill; like horror movie villains, they get shot again and again, but keep rising from the dead. So, with the aid of a conveniently available civilian veterinarian, the troops begin a hasty dissection, searching for the hidden weakness in an indestructible enemy.
As its squishy insides are spilled, the alien groans, but never says a word. The wide-eyed vet wonders at the lack of defined organs or internal structure. "Does it have some sort of cognitive mechanism? Anything?" she asks.See the full content of this document
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Aliens in the Mirror ; the Best Space Invader Movies Tell Us About Ourselves
The answer is no - not just for the disemboweled alien, but, sadly, for the movie itself. Unlike the best alien invasion films, "Battle: Los Angeles" doesn't have any real ideas or anything to say. Like its organless invaders, it's basically an empty shel...
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