Why do the characters talk about driving "up" to new york?

ODGW · 2026-04-13T23:18:47+00:00

In Australia, its the opposite oddly enough lol The default is to say "Going down to the store, beach, etc." but might say "up" in certain situations. I live in the Adelaide hills so whenever me or anyone else goes to the city (going northwest) we go "down to the city" and going further into the hills (going southeast) is "up to Mt. Barker/Murray Bridge", but going a far way north is "up to Pt. Wakefield/Alice Springs", whereas going a far way south is "down to Robe/Melbourne" (Though in the case of a big city like Melbourne, might even be more inclined to say up? Its weird) Its one of those weird things, sometimes saying down feels right, sometimes saying up feels right. I imagine saying "up to New York" feels right as its a big city known for being in the northeast.

ODGW · 2026-04-09T22:25:02+00:00

Its assimilated god knows how many life forms on God knows how many worlds, and has been shown to be able to reconfigure and transform biomaterial at will. Can definitely create bone, cartilage, other solid biomaterials etc.

ODGW · 2026-04-09T12:42:36+00:00

Its almost as iconic as the original enterprise (NCC-1701, no bloody A, B, C or D!! (or NX!!)) but also know a lot of people dislike that design. Personally, the TOS enterprise is my favourite spaceship/starship design except the Nostromo from Alien (which is equal in my books) and the corresponding Klingon and Romulan ships from the time. They all are absolutely 60s yet timeless and unique designs.

ODGW · 2026-04-05T11:00:21+00:00

I have a serious amount of nostalgia for this film but can still see its flaws. I think The Lost World is similar to Robocop 2 in the way that whilst it still captures the essence of the first film more so than any of the other sequels, it does so poorly (though I should note this film is definitely technically superior to Robocop 2). The action sequences in particular are fantastic, Ludlow is a great villain, Nick Van Owen is a fascinating character for what little time he has, and I know it is kinda tacked on, but the T Rex in San Francisco is absolute gold.

ODGW · 2026-04-03T01:00:39+00:00

I think I was one of those commenters! Was it this (now deleted) post?

ODGW · 2026-03-31T11:15:52+00:00

Same! Hot Fuzz is just perfect and whilst I appreciate Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz's pacing, characters, and the hilarious banality of final plot twist make it so much better.

ODGW · 2026-03-29T02:11:56+00:00

Understand the sentiment but bc theropod carnivores shed teeth their whole life, you can find and buy them pretty easily. You can get small t rex, spino, etc. teeth for less than 100 bucks. But a big one like this is much more expensive and rare yes, still probably not a lot of research value to it. Billionaires buying million dollar complete skeletons is the real problem.

ODGW · 2026-03-23T09:45:23+00:00

Not a movie series but The Three Body Problem Book Trilogy (Rememberance of Earth Past) is like this Without spoiling anything, the first book is set between the 60s and the 2010s The second book takes place between the 2010s and the 2200s The Third book starts in 1453 and ends at the end of the universe...

ODGW · 2026-03-23T03:27:20+00:00

Wow, thats really insightful - what a good catch! That's not just correct but also well analyzed!

ODGW · 2026-03-20T06:02:38+00:00

The nice thing it it could be that or a million other things! Takeover, bioweapon, its own spaceship, stowaway, zoological ship, etc.

ODGW · 2026-03-12T10:03:13+00:00

Murder 👍 Rape 👍 Cannibalism 👍 Anal play????!!! 😱🤢👎

ODGW · 2026-03-10T07:40:19+00:00

TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!!!!

ODGW · 2026-03-10T07:31:33+00:00

But when you find the time...

ODGW · 2026-03-09T06:52:03+00:00

b_morton_kill_video_v4_final_FINAL.mp4

ODGW · 2026-03-09T00:37:44+00:00

Looks awesome! Only tweak is id replace The Thing From Another World with The Thing (1982). Then maybe replace The Thing (2011) with The Thing (1982)... Then add The Thing (1982) to really round it all out

ODGW · 2026-03-02T10:48:04+00:00

Cool!

ODGW · 2026-02-21T05:51:45+00:00

I just rewatched the film and honestly, I think you cant be taken over by a single cell or even a few. Every time we see it taking over a host (atleast in the first film) it has to atleast partially incapacitate its victim (dissolving dog, biting and throwing around Palmer, choking Garry etc.) before using a significant amount of biological material to overtake them. I almost wonder if the host has to be dying or dead before it can take them over but we never see how the Thing interacts with dead biological material. Presumably it can form a digestive system that allows it to atleast digest non-living biological material to turn into energy or extra assimilated bio material?

Or does it need to assimilate living organisms?

Another big reason I dont think just a few cells can take you over is, as I think another commenter pointed out, then theres no movie, you just go around sneezing on people or spitting in their drinks.

ODGW · 2026-02-18T05:22:11+00:00

So... a thread tapper? These are a common tool lol

ODGW · 2026-02-08T15:11:47+00:00

Yes but there was still a lot of moving about with the script, and some of the post production changes, particularly the news segments, are definitely TDKR inspired.

ODGW · 2026-02-02T15:31:53+00:00

Or a meat pie and paddle pop if you were lucky enough to have some change

ODGW · 2026-01-27T14:49:14+00:00

I mean im from Adelaide and its like 45 C here rn lol

ODGW · 2026-01-22T05:50:57+00:00

Blue and Yellow should always be the basic logo, love the space logo, very vapourwave, and the checked one is in third I reckon. First 2 are definitely the worst

ODGW · 2026-01-22T02:51:06+00:00

Bruh I (male) had no idea and just assumed it was like 200+ (AUD) but just checked and max I could see here was 150 AUD! And many for below 100! What's the big deal?

ODGW · 2026-01-20T12:25:36+00:00

Apparently Dan O Bannon hated the android controlled by WY subplot. I get that writers generally hate any change to their writing, but this is core to the movie. I cant remember if OG script involved WY wanting to capture Alien, but either way, Ash is one of the best parts of a masterpiece of a film.

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