Quote from: SamHain on Feb 04, 2010, 12:47:36 AM
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I just dont think a alien is strong enough do something like that to a pred
Why not? They can easily break inches thick steel doors, dead lift fully geared marines. They are very strong (arguably much stronger than preds given the source material)
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Just to make Grid win.
Yes, the "lead" alien. PWA killed Celtic in a manner that was consistent with the predators we had seen before.
QuoteI do taekwondo and boxing, and if it is a serious fight I really tend to think straight and not just me but a lot of people that I know that do some kind of fight.
If the hunter is 2,5 meter tail, strong like hell, and have wristblades then I guess he have a chance
The hunter was taken off guard and put in a situation it had never been in and where it was at a big disadvantage.
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Yep... Anderson made him that stupid
Except he didn't make that up, that was a trait that both main preds before him had. Also, he thought he had passed this elite test (without the shoulder cannon he was supposed to have for it), it would be understandable that he wanted to savor the moment.
QuoteHe went in the alien direction... not very smart if you ask me
His options were rather limited. He couldn't turn his back to the beast, so heading towards it was the best option at that moment. Also consider that they have never faced aliens before, he didn't exactly know what he was getting into.
QuoteIt showed that a pred could be lifted and throwed like nothing by a alien and his 3 meter magic tail
Again, the tail is just a goof. If it was standard length, the kill and throw would still be very possible. Aliens are strong, they can throw dead weight.
QuoteHe had armor and now a alien tail is stronger than a bullet? The normal aliens's tail weren't even suppose to be spear like... it was more a stinger tail
What SiL said.
QuoteAnytime and Pussyface had to lost so that the main character would win, Anderson decided to kill Celtic off just because he wanted to.
Anderson did it so the lead alien would win. Same thing.
QuoteAnd a alien is very different from a human, Anytime decided to have a good time with Dutch bacause he didn't have weapons but the alien is a... weapon in some way
The pred was unfamiliar with an alien and could easily be explained as savoring the moment he passed his test.
Quote from: Eidotemit on Feb 03, 2010, 08:21:56 PM
And you care about Paul Anderson opinion?
Not particularly. Considering though that it was his intent and what is being portrayed, it is rather crucial. They weren't inexperienced teenage preds, quite the opposite. "Teenage" was a metaphor.
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So aliens can but not guns...
Yup. Why not? They are very strong.
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What about the end of the fight, Celtic was planning to stab Grid anyway. But he could have used his spear or shuriken from far and his armor would protect him
Well, he didn't have his spear in that hole. Really, I think he just wanted to savor the kill (being that it was so important, he did it without the shoulder cannon, and that preds tend to do this with big kills).
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He could have stay far from the alien and the pred's armor may protect Celtic
He tried to keep it away (with a bit of success), and it wouldn't have protected him. Even if it was acid proof (which it wasn't) it didn't cover his whole body. He would have gotten acid on him and died (or at least be very seriously injured and potentially crippled). Would have been a very stupid move.