BILLW%SRI-KL@sri-unix.UUCP (06/16/83)
"V" got the meteor right huh? Sure there is a theory that says the dinasaurs were wiped out by the aftereffects of a meteorite. But "V" says that the increased greenhouse effect made it too hot for the poor reptiles, while the actual theory states that the increased dus in the atmosphere made it too cold... Now then; When was the last time you saw a lizzard out rolling around in the snow, huh? To me, this kind of almost right science in SF is especially anoying. I learned a lot of science from my early SF reading, and if they are going to put "science" in the movie, they ought to do it right, or at least not backwards. Id prefer the "Star Wars" philosophy where science is completely excluded (no "Well Luke, the wings on the shuttle open up to provide lift in the gravitational field of the battle cruisers"...) BillW
tad@aplvax.UUCP (06/20/83)
In regard to the apparent accuracy, or inaccuracy, I thought that the Visitors stated that they could not stand the light, thus the need for the glasses, yet later we see that they have vertical slitted pupils and come from Sirius, one of the brightest stars known. Either somebody goofed, or my eyes just aren't what they used to be. Terry Dexter at aplvax