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-- Craig E. Engler, Editor
The X-Files is a blockbuster
he X-Files movie was fantastic! I have been waiting a long time to see this movie, and I finally got my chance.
The movie was incredible! I have always believed in aliens from outer space. This movie only solidified my beliefs even more. The movie had so much suspense and action, I'm still tingling since I saw it.
I have always asked myself, What if there was aliens that lived on our Earth before the dinosaurs? What if they're laying dormant right now?
Sometimes, it is very easy to lose a perspective on how big the Earth really is, and how easy it would be for an alien civilization to thrive or hide here.
The aliens that were depicted in this movie were ruthless and nefarious. They had a hidden agenda from the very beginning. The aliens knew that the black ooze was a mutation which allowed them to use humans as hosts for them.
The movie also showed the love and admiration that Mulder and Scully have for each other.
I really enjoyed the lengths Mulder went through in the movie to save Scully's life, that was inspiring.
The movie is definitely the blockbuster of the summer. There's a lot of potential for a sequel here, because the movie ended on a mild cliffhanger.
When this movie ended. I actually walked out of this movie very afraid. Because, everything that occurred in this movie could happen today in our society. Which made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
My fears have definitely been multiplied by X! I would like to thank all of the people who made this movie the success that it will attain in the next few weeks.
Virgil Yancey
vgyancey@swbell.net
The Truman Show stinks
hy are people so gullible? I think the The Truman Show! Considering who the star actor is that should be obvious. What Carrey calls humor or comedy I call sick, but that appears to be what Hollywood thinks is great acting and comedy. It stinks! When will they get a clue or maybe this is just another indication of a sick society.
Randy Welch
rbwelch@satelephone.com
Andrew Niccol is like Philip K. Dick
found Andrew Niccol's work on Gattaca and the recent The Truman Show reminiscent of works by Philip K. Dick. Dick, I think, did not really consider himself an SF author, just a writer who occasionally indulged himself with the possibilities offered by SF to tell a story of the human condition. Both Gattaca and The Truman Show have these qualities.
It's high time for thoughtful SF to invade the movies.
Azlan Razif
azlanrazif@earthling.net
Devlin is on his way out
ny award to Dean Deviln (misspelled on purpose) is a slap in the face to any SF fan and especially to any Godzilla fan. Have you seen the Wall Street Journal or other news sites about how Dean Deviln started telling fans of the real Godzilla to "go to hell" then like a spoiled child that knows he is in trouble he shut down the popular G-Board? He is a jerk and a cry baby that thinks "Deanzilla" was shot down by the media because they were out to get him.
Make up your own mind, but Dean Deviln is on the way out.
Tracy Orlando
Trorland@mindspring.com
Fans like gritty realism
our review of The Colonial Marines Technical Manual left something to be desired. I would say that the illustrations were the low point of the book, since many of them seemed amateurish and did not give enough information to warrant wasting the page space. (The old saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" comes to mind as excellent advice for the designers of this book to take to heart for future projects.)
The real meat of your review, however leaves me wondering if you are the best person to review this type of material. The people who bought (and continue to buy) this manual did so because of the overabundance of seemingly-meaningless technical detail. Aliens fans (like myself) like the movie because of the gritty realism lacking in such childish SF attempts as Starship Troopers. The believability of the movie's plot comes from the dialog and the attention to details, both of which are well represented in this manual. I myself have bought several of these types of technical manuals for not only Aliens but also Star Trek and Star Wars. Even though I am not a great fan of the latter two movies, I find the details and fantasy involved in such things to be refreshing.
GP Purvis
gpurvis@hotmail.com
