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Graham Ritchie
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posted May 22, 2014 04:53 AM

Reading lately about the latest Godzilla movie, made me think about all the movies that had the US attacked by Martians, Dinosaurs, Aliens...etc. Anyway that got me thinking [Roll Eyes]

...so... why is it, that the poor US gets attacked by all these creatures more than anyone else?

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Vidar Olavesen
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posted May 22, 2014 04:55 AM

Yeah, really unfair ... Send some fun over here too

London was attacked (Attack the Block), but they mainly come to the US and funnily enough, they all speak english :-)

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Graham Ritchie
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posted May 22, 2014 01:46 PM

Vidar I agree why should "they" have all the fun? [Big Grin]

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted May 22, 2014 03:33 PM

Often wondered why all these highly intelligent aliens should travel to America.

I'm sure they can intercept our TV transmissions and see what happens to them when they get here.

Yet still they arrive and get shot at.

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Joe Taffis
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posted May 22, 2014 04:26 PM

Simple Graham, more money from moviegoers [Big Grin]

. But you're right, time for one to attack New Zealand!

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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posted May 23, 2014 02:30 AM

Isn't Japan the first in line ,or does it only attract giant monsters and giant robots,while America attracts everything else?
And,poor Vidar,you've only got Reptilicus!!! [Razz]

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Vidar Olavesen
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posted May 23, 2014 03:21 AM

What's Reptilicus? We do have Trolls :-)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Actually not a bad movie

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Mark Todd
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posted May 23, 2014 04:26 AM

I thought it was all part of the paranoia expression, east, west etc at the time and suited the Gov anyway.

Fear creates a big emotional response,in films, in life, and a big seller too.

Best Mark.

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted May 23, 2014 07:32 AM

Here he is Reptilicus

I suppose we must also mention the great Konga who terrorises London.

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Vidar Olavesen
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posted May 23, 2014 08:41 AM

Ah, Reptilicus visited our neighbors

Crappy score on IMDB, but looked a bit fun anyways :-)

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Ken Finch
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posted May 24, 2014 10:28 AM

Hey, hold on a minute, we have had our share at times, what about the attack from aliens that Quatamass had to deal with? Not to mention the Daleks, Cybormen,etc. having to be dealt with by Doctor Who. Then we also have had thr Triffids and we were also involved in the War of the Worlds at one stage who I think had a go at us before giving up and then went to America and tried there.!! Its a great shame the Americans tried so much to destroy the ones that came to save the world from self destruction or simply got left behind accidentally on an exploration visit.!!! Ken Finch [Wink]

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted May 24, 2014 11:07 AM

London has had its fair share of being trampled on by Gorgo (mother & son), The Giant Behemoth and those Reign of Fire dragons.

While we're on the subject, please accept my personal apology for the unpleasantness caused by that American Werewolf's visit to London, however in all fairness he wasn't a lycanthrope until that encounter in the moors.

Doug

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Osi Osgood
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posted May 24, 2014 11:54 AM

"Reign of Fire"

Now, THAT would make an EXCELLENT Super 8 30 minute digest!!!!!

Does anybody own a 35MM print of that?!!

Seriously, does anyone?

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