1000 Things I Learned…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Skyline
lovestwosmile — 14 years ago(April 16, 2011 09:59 PM)
The special FX was good in this movie, and probably was the only thing that kept me awake. Lol, anyways, even crappy movies like these I always learn something from them, so
- Alien probes armed with advanced technology won't bother to look behind window blinds or curtains.
- If the window blinds are gone, hiding behind tabletop counters are just as effective. They won't bother doing a deeper search.
- If you know alien blue lights can suck your attention in and mind control you, looking at it through a telescope is okay.
- If aliens invade the planet, the first thing to do is to get to a boat and pray they can't get to you in water.
- Like #4, if you saw your best friend and a couple others die the first time because you all tried getting to the boat, try it again the second time.
- Take pictures of aliens invading the city with the same camera you used to take pictures of your best friend cheating with his assistant.
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dcdw21 — 14 years ago(April 17, 2011 12:00 AM)
- Aliens get borked by being hit by SUVs, but have no problem flying head on into Fighter Jets.
- When your friend is trying to run away from a giant alien, it's best to run up to your friend and hold him in place so the alien can grab him.
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Dismissed — 14 years ago(April 19, 2011 11:46 PM)
*For the record, I did enjoy the film, until the ending anyway. But, for the budget, the graphics were pretty damn good. This is just for fun!
9. The military NEVER uses land-based ordnance to attack giant hovering motherships. I guess sending wave after wave of fighters is much more convenient than bombarding the damn things with artillery, rocket artillery, surface-to-air missiles, and Naval batteries.
10. By all means, do not use high altitude fighters and bombers to attack any of the damn targets. I mean, we can use precision guided bombs to take out beep Taliban huts in the desert, but I guess a huge hovering ship is too difficult of a target.
11. The American counterattack will be spearheaded by a bunch of drones with the fate of mankind resting on the shoulders of only TWO "stealth" drones that are armed with nuclear missiles. Hopefully one will make it!! Fingers crossed
12. There are YouTube videos of Apache helicopters "sniping" targets hundreds of meters away IN THE DARK. But, no, let's not hang back at a distance and rain hell on the bastards with the 30 mm chain gun, hellfire rockets, and Sidewinder missiles. NO!! The better option is to send wave after wave of fighters with brain-dead pilots.
13. Apparently, F-22 pilots will forget all about the flying alien drones that they are dogfighting with and will concentrate all their attention on the giant alien monster playing King Kong on the side of a damn hotel. Bitch deserved to die.
14. Women, quit being shy and gon' take a nut! Hell, being pregnant might save your life one day!
15. Wow! I just survived having my car crushed by a giant monster and was able to crawl out without a scratch. Should I (a) run like hell before the thing sees me or (b) stand there and shoot it with my tiny ass 9 mm pistol. I think I'll choose B.
16. Judging by the people that were captured, there's finna be a bunch of dumb ass aliens. Simple instructions: don't look at the light. "Ooo, look, it's so shiny." Dumbass
17. Apparently, no one realized that the reason the aliens weren't over water was because THERE WERE NO PEOPLE ON THE WATER! If you carry your dumb ass out there on the boat, they will go and get you!
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sfniner08 — 14 years ago(April 21, 2011 07:45 AM)
- While the mother ship is repairing itself just stand there and watch. Why bother trying to run when they are busy?
- You have been trying to stay quiet all movie so they can't find you, so when troops come go and scream on top of the roof for attention.
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lostboys-2 — 14 years ago(April 22, 2011 12:52 AM)
- Own a pistol.try not to shoot at a metal door at close range or be the bright friend that is standing there next to the idiot shooting at a metal door at close range. Bullets ricochet and flying metal become shrapnel.
- Watch Tom Cruise's War of the World and then remember that for aliens that have crossed the galaxies, aliens that have mastered interstellar travel.. that going for "the boats" is a STUPID IDEA!!! Good chance they covered the concept of sailing and water if their ships are H O V E R I N G !!!
- Know that it is time to stop listening to your boyfriend or girlfriend when their idea to get off the roof quickly and without the monster aliens seeing you is to take a scaffolding. Yep, the slowest moving predetermined destination motorized vehicle that can be found in a city Also movie reference The Untouchables. if Kevin Costner can catch Frank Nitti going over the edge of a building I am pretty sure the fast moving Aliens can.unless you have the magic shades in the apartment. Better than a Klingon cloaking device they are
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thomasinnorway — 14 years ago(April 24, 2011 10:27 AM)
I enjoyed this movie.but these threads are funny as poop
29. If aliens attack, and they want your brain, just let them take it and you will be reborn into a super-cool alien body and you can save your girlfriend
30. if you are poor, and your rich friend offers you a shot at money and famedont take it. Its better to have a gf that gets pissy about moving to LA and being loaded.
-Yes I am from Norway-
-Yes we have oil.
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thomasinnorway — 14 years ago(April 24, 2011 10:45 AM)
- Be sure to get these window blinds as they are great when a nuclear device goes off in your town. There is no damage what so ever. awesome!
- If you are low on water dont go and search the other appartments where the people were sucked out of. There is no chance they have a fridge willed with food and water like normal people. If you did you might survive for months
- And dont do the same for weapons and such. its LA, everyone is packin
-Yes I am from Norway-
-Yes we have oil.
-No, you cant have any.
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tiredeyes — 14 years ago(June 26, 2011 08:31 AM)
- Always have at least one character say: "I know you're scaredwe're all scared!"
- Make a shameless play for a sequel.
- Never forgetthe aliens are the stars, not the humans.
Norway is a beautiful country.
We know you have oiland we know where it is.
Next time Germany comes calling, we'll let you handle it alone.
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fifiholden — 13 years ago(March 10, 2013 04:02 AM)
- If Nuclear bombs and machine guns are ineffective against an alien, just use your fists and a cinder block.
WE'll be ok in Wales then, 99% of houses are made of breeze block and we all have plenty of spare blocks in our gardens
- If Nuclear bombs and machine guns are ineffective against an alien, just use your fists and a cinder block.
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flexiblogic — 14 years ago(April 24, 2011 12:37 PM)
- If you're tearing open buildings to get every brain you can, knock soldiers off the roof.
- Aliens don't know which city to go to for brains.
- They are OBVIOUSLY there to steal the valuable smog.
The more I think, the more I am?
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BruceB2534 — 14 years ago(April 26, 2011 09:16 AM)
- A super advanced extra-terrestrial race will come to earth and use the brains from a race that has managed only to make it to their own moon.
- After managing to stay somewhat safe within a building, you should run out into the open to get to another building with monstars all around.
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mic7440 — 14 years ago(April 28, 2011 10:57 AM)
- Your girlfriend will be more angry with you for NOT telling her about the huge job offer in LA that you had no idea about than for replying with an "oh beep to her "I'm late" announcement.
- Always fight giant floating aliens head on. They won't think to use one of their 50 tentacles to sneak up behind you
- If you're the main character, your brain will unexplainably be red instead of blue like the supporting cast in your life.
- Just because aliens have giant floating indestructible self-repairing ships that are capable of traveling from places we can't even see, while transporting their entire army along with the tech to extricate human brains DOES NOT automatically mean that they have infrared or body heat signature tech like our army doestherefore you can hide behind anything from counters to bed sheets.
- Yell at your life long best friend for coming out of his own bathroom AFTER he just brought you out to his penthouse in LA on his dime, partied with you all day, and offered you the career of a lifetimehe'll just hold his head down in shame, pout his lips, and walk away looking sad.
- Go ahead and turn down the hott brunette who wants to bang you even tho you already been banging her and even took pics of it. And when you turn her down, make sure to look like you're taking the better road.
- Give your girlfriend the camera with evidence that you been cheating on her and let her look through it. Hopefully she won't notice anything suspiciouslike you kissing on her assistant's neck.
- Aliens are attacking. Let's all argue over who agrees with who. No need to sit down and construct a solid plan of survival for my pregnant girlfriend.
- Let's go out yet again and try to escape the aliens who have proven that they are everywhere. And let's leave all the kitchen knives in the kitchen, hopefully we won't need them.
- Aliens are attacking. I've been arguing with the only person who has some sense of survival. Hey, it's my turn to offer a suggestion. I know I know, let's try to make it to the boats again.
- Aliens are attacking and I'm stuck in a penthouse with some jerk, his pregged g/f and a hott blondeI know, I'll stay up and keep watch and I'll ask the jerk to have my back instead of trying to convince the hott blonde to keep watch with me so I can hopefully bang her before I die
- Keep your girlfriend or wife pregnant. Apparently that's the only thing about her that's gonna be an advantage if aliens attack.
- Women, if you ain't knocked up you're gonna be useless and die a horrible deathsorry.
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mic7440 — 14 years ago(April 29, 2011 12:12 AM)
- All black men regardless of their lot in life have a firearm stashed somewhere that nobody knows about.
- When the armed black man shows up to save you during an alien invasion, you should look at the gun, act startled and slightly uncomfortable and say "why do you have a gun?" instead of thanking your lucky stars that you have a weapon to fight with.
- Aliens can't hear, therefore it is perfectly safe to breathe heavily and loudly shush others while ducking behind a counter.
- Aliens will always be crude looking terrifying beasts that have no way of communicating with us despite all their advanced weaponry and tech.
- Aliens haven't learned how to blend in and be inconspicuoustherefore, there will always be a fight that they may possibly lose.
- Aliens have digestive tracts that go straight to their brainsso just make sure you have a red brain so you can take over their body when they eat it.
- When the air force attacks, you will just so happen to be in the same cityand your tv screen will have excellent footage of the entire ordeal.
- Yell "everybody get down" AFTER the nuke hitsno need to warn people beforehand.
- Nuclear fallout, radiation, and impact shock is a mythyou should be fine in seconds.
- The car you're driving can be smashed by a giant alien foot and you can be dropped out of the car from 10 ft and still have the wits and endurance to run, dodge, and roll while they attack you
- Tell your friend to get the H E double hockey sticks outta they way while you're running from an alien
- Bang the hott blonde as soon as the opportunity presents itself while you're still alive