Great Led Zeppelin reference with “Achilles Last Stand,” which was my favorite song of theirs for a while.
I think it’s so interesting to come back to this film almost 30 years later and see what they were going for. Americans always want to position ourselves as the underdogs, even when we really haven’t been that since the War of 1812, and it takes an alien invasion to get us there. I’d be curious to chase that thread and see how deep American exceptionalism goes in blockbuster cinema.
Great review as always, and has convinced me to fire it up tomorrow.
(You’re still WAY out of pocket for saying these two are the best sci-fi duo of all time)
Great Led Zeppelin reference with “Achilles Last Stand,” which was my favorite song of theirs for a while.
I think it’s so interesting to come back to this film almost 30 years later and see what they were going for. Americans always want to position ourselves as the underdogs, even when we really haven’t been that since the War of 1812, and it takes an alien invasion to get us there. I’d be curious to chase that thread and see how deep American exceptionalism goes in blockbuster cinema.
Great review as always, and has convinced me to fire it up tomorrow.
(You’re still WAY out of pocket for saying these two are the best sci-fi duo of all time)