this is like a respectful shot-for-shot-ish with the ending of the original, down to the bewildering "what the fuck am i looking at" light effects #monsterdon
The school nurse turned from super competent and in charge to screaming hysterical. #monsterdon
That rocket launcher looks like it's made mostly out of acoustic foam #monsterdon
hmmmm
didn't ... R. E. "Doc" Smith's books' spaceships use copper in some kind of nuclear power reaction?
a coin-operated plasma gun? #monsterdon
@SRLevine @Newpa_Hasai This movie could have been a clay tablet
PLEASE DEPOSIT ADDITIONAL CHANGE.
they seem to have a bond and you can't like just shove someone out of your life after an experience like that, like a thruple or co-parenting situation for david's sake #monsterdon
Chekov's Copper Penny
If you set a timer for "five minutes" it does not count down through 498.
#monsterdon
@jonny Led by the aliens of course
lol the demolition charges require two keys to be turned, but they're easily within reach for a single person
that's gotta be someone's compliance checklist at work
@Lazarou I think it's more about the journey? #ConsultsNotes #Monsterdon
Truth emerging from her sphincter to shame mankind #monsterdon
lol, called it, not his final form
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The kid definitely is the intuitive all-knowing authority
"the spaceship's leaving"
unfortunately, WE still have 10 minutes left in this movie. #monsterdon
Somebody in this battle had better have psychic powers
Man. Alien tech was always so goopy in the '80s. #Monsterdon
ok, at least they're not hugging the bazooka while it's firing this time. #monsterdon
Pex tubing was invented to keep the copper martians at bay.
lol, end of game boss is very end of game boss, expect him to reform into something else
The mom/dad alien thing is actually a subtle subversion of the 80s sitcom genre.
Oh, you fired the Javelin indoors? Everyone's deaf now.
#Monsterdon "I wasn't trained for this" contradicts with "Marines have no qualms about killing martians"
PLOT HOLE
Brain Bug looks a bit like Pilot from Farscape
Man. World's slowest surgical device. #Monsterdon
#Monsterdon "I wasn't trained for this." is equivalent to "I'm getting too old for this shit."
I didn't sign up for this
#monsterdon
Did the teacher just fall into the thingβs mouth by accident? #Monsterdon
The Martian boss looks related to the David Lynch Baron Harkonnen #monsterdon
Aw, the tunnels aren't all made of balloons this time.
#Monsterdon Dammit you know who we need in this movie? Ea-Nasir to serve supposedly subpar copper ingots. Too bad he's LONG LONG LONG dead
Huh, aliens got a little 56k cache memory stick there. #Monsterdon
Oh no, they're Xeroxing Linda!
So the only things the giant martian dogs managed to actually eat was someone literally pushed into their mouth. They ate for no reason at all and to no plot point whatsoever. #monsterdon
#monsterdon Rinaldi!
No Rinaldi, Christ, no
I like how Rinaldi is in this movie too, but only people who've seen the other one will know or give a shit about this guy.
Lol Death By Cop it is.
Should the General be this close to the front line, he's not looking mentally well....
Popped into #monsterdon late and oh hey that sure is a freaky monster huh
#monsterdon Powie, punched him right in the brain!
#Monsterdon It'll be a great twist if I like look up frogs on wikipedia and find some way they too relate to copper
At any point in this movie was it actually established that the aliens are from Mars?
all glory to the brain toad
Very satisfying
the 80s version also has WAY better insults in it, like "dickbrain"
lol, did that thing just accidentally eat Kai Winn?!
WHY DID THEY GO INTO THE SAND?!?!? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THAT KID?!?!?!
basically i'm just out here waiting for the right cult or body snatching species with the right offer #monsterdon
#monsterdon Just for the record, about an hour ago when I was saying "stab him stab him stab him" I did not _specifically_ mean "in the back of the neck with a drilling alien horse-needle", just so we're clear.
This must be Kuato's dad.
these creatures are works of art
If that guy had actually fired a rocket launcher like that, everyone behind him would be toast.
They're smelting copper, but is it inferior? Inquiring minds want to know
It's cupric oxide! They're smelting copper!
Keep moving!
That was actually a really good scene and delivery.
OMG! Cervical drill goes in deep! That's gonna give me nightmares!
that spinal drill was a really cool effect
Stan Winston and Co. really did bring their game for this one, didn't they?
This whole time, David hasnβt exhibited any care about whatβs happened to his mom and dad, and suddenly, he goes running off to the sarlac pit, screaming about this. #Monsterdon
#monsterdon what the hell kid, you could have knocked that proboscis away
Oh no, SETI failure!
@whknott it's like a Russian general is in charge #monsterdon
I appreciate the general narrating for us so we know what's going on
the creatures look so good. im bummed they're being wasted on this film
#Monsterdon See this is why you spend your childhood assuming you will have to deal with quicksand at some point.
@Infoseepage god, that's a good movie. I still want his little car. #Monsterdon
Oh now he wants to find his parents. #monsterdon
wait, why does fly guts if the martians are still in one piece?
#monsterdon
Feed the martian some burnt bacon, he'll love you long time #monsterdon
I was kind of hoping the alien was going to through the mind control device into the back of SETI guy's neck and possess him
David! ππ»ββοΈ
Double-tap, Marine!
That's some Shatner shouting "Khan"-style leadership from the general, there
10/10, no notes
#monsterdon
Impulsive little shit, isn't he
The sand turntable trapdoors are so good, a million times better than perfect CGI sand would look
David no! Get off of the giant spinning '45!
That Rinaldiβs such a klutz! He's always tripping over things.LOL #Monsterdon
Convential Weapons Worked β
#monsterdon
The MARINES used CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS! It's... super effective? #monsterdon
I was never in the military, but I don't think this is how military missions are supposed to be organized #monsterdon
"I'm from SETI⦠we're working on an idea for an absolutely badass screensaver"
I mean, those mouths are big enough to fit a whole person. It's a Checkov's maw.
#Monsterdon #InvadersFromMars
is this one of those "that'll teach you for trying to bring friendship and reason to this" scenes?
How eaten is this scientist going to be?
#Monsterdon #InvadersFromMars
bye scientist!
I love these monsters
#monsterdon
The sand pit dragging that guy down is a great effect. #Monsterdon #InvadersFromMars1986
Damn that is a sweet effect.
my god... there's sand and stuff
@jonny I guess the bit with the neighbor girl in the old version (who had to die) was just turned into the girl with the bandage at David's school #monsterdon
"General Wilson I have an idea! I'm a ten year old in a sci fi movie, the military should take my suggestions very seriously!" #Monsterdon
It's a bit late for diplomacy at this stage, kid #monsterdon
#monsterdon This plot seems very familiar so far.
βMarines have no qualms about killing Martians.β
I thought they were Army this whole time.
"My god. It's full of brain butts." #Monsterdon
welp, i think the school's gonna need a new boiler. #monsterdon
Those army dudes don't look very professional....
I've said it before and I'll say it again
the practical FX in these films are just fantastic.
MOAR PRACTICAL FX!!!
"Is this gonna be a straight up fire fight or just another bug hunt?" #Monsterdon #InvadersFromMars1986
I made a lot of jokes in the original film about all the stock footage of tanks, but now I'm not sure having the real deal brings much to the table #monsterdon