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Loz
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Post subject: Glyphs Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:55 am |
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Martian War Lord |
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:00 pm Posts: 2870 Location: Liverpool, UK
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I mentioned this in my Review but nobody picked up on it.
What do people think of the Glyphs/Symbols etched onto backside of the Tripods?
Wells never mentions a Martian Language. Having symbols in a simmilar fashion to our own, makes them less alien. Out of all the things I don't like about the movie this bugs me the most. I just don't know why they felt the need to write on the sides of the FMs.
They did it with the updated Daleks in the new Doctor Who series. Gave them little alien symbols in a horizontal line. They even look the same as the tripod ones.
Cliched alien symbols stink.
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Lonesome Crow
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:18 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:31 pm Posts: 3365 Location: N.Humberside.UK
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Loz
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:28 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:00 pm Posts: 2870 Location: Liverpool, UK
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Sure its not salt and pepper?
When Ray is in the Basket, you can see the glyphs behind him on the machine. They are horizontal.
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Lonesome Crow
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:59 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
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Yuri2356
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:08 am |
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Things `Martians`would write on the back of a tripod...
"My other Walker`s a tempest."
"We break fo no one."
"If you can read this, you`re about about to be eaten."
"My kid torched your honour student."
"How`s my driving? Call 555-5277"
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Lonesome Crow
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:22 am |
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Martian War Lord |
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Leper Messiah
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:49 am |
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excellent work
I have to say I didn't notice them though, anyone have a picture?
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Loz
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:05 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
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Over on the main site their is a poster with them on.
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Lonesome Crow
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:52 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
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Loz
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:15 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
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It could say - Caution Bud on Board!
And you'd have to have read the book to get that one.
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oever532
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:08 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
Joined: Sun May 29, 2005 5:02 pm Posts: 3114 Location: Ridderkerk, the Netherlands
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Good one, Loz!
How about this one, just above a basket:
"If you can read this, human, then you've just been captured."
The Tempest is an advanced assault vehicle, which carries two heavy Heat-Rays and a Canister Launcher.
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Lonesome Crow
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:13 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
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Loz
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:34 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
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You would say that. care to explain to those who haven't or have but have forgotten?
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Lonesome Crow
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:42 am |
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Martian War Lord |
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Loz wrote: You would say that. care to explain to those who haven't or have but have forgotten?
Certainly. This is a play on words "Bud on board" is like the human "Baby on board" car sticker, but as the Martians do not give birth to live young, they bud-off like plants and lower animal life forms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DldFBFJgWmw&feature=player_embedded
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Loz
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:31 am |
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Martian War Lord |
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You can't imagine Speilbergs Aliens budding off can you? Not Alien enough.
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