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Independence Day 2: Welcome Back To Earf

Started by Rainbow Dash, June 20, 2013, 06:05:22 PM

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RoninFox

Quote from: Edward J Grug III on December 14, 2015, 03:54:27 PM
Re the title of this thread:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-famous-pop-culture-moments-everyone-remembers-incorrectly_p2/

QuoteI guess people remember him saying "Earf" because people are secretly racist and they assume, since Will Smith is technically black, that he must also be poor and uneducated. Which is ridiculous; Will Smith is, like, the fourth blackest person in Independence Day. Bill Pullman is blacker than Will Smith.

I think it's also egged on by the fact that when the "Earf" line is memed, they use the screenshot of Will talking with the cigar in his mouth, so the memer tries to justify it in his head by saying he couldn't say Earth properly with his mouth full, not remembering that moment is when he's giving the secondary and lamer catch-phrase "Now that's what I call a close encounter."
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ScottotD

I remember thinking that "Earf" thing seems really passively racist ...still do
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eegah

Quote from: RVR II on December 14, 2015, 07:52:39 AM
From Wiki
Quote...a gay character would be prominently featured...

Harvey Fierstein's character's partner is back for revenge?

ScottotD

Quote from: eegah on December 15, 2015, 06:48:16 AM
Quote from: RVR II on December 14, 2015, 07:52:39 AM
From Wiki
Quote...a gay character would be prominently featured...

Harvey Fierstein's character's partner is back for revenge?

OH [PG-13 expletive]
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RVR II

Too bad they couldn't find a way to bring back ol Randy Quaid like they did with Brent Spiner..
Now that he's back in the states (Vermont last I heard) maybe he could make enough money to settle that long-going vandalism issue :P

Darth Geek

Quote from: eegah on December 15, 2015, 06:48:16 AM
Quote from: RVR II on December 14, 2015, 07:52:39 AM
From Wiki
Quote...a gay character would be prominently featured...

Harvey Fierstein's character's partner is back for revenge?
Ha!  :clap: :clap: I always forget about Harvey Fierstein's character until I watch the movie again. I like the actor, he can be funny. But that character and dialog he's given is just cringe inducing.


RVR II



RVR II

Releases 1 day early in Mexico (June 23, 2016)  :highfive:
Looks like I'll have to take the goddaughter to see this one like I did Star Wars 7 8)

RVR II

#39
Just got done watching this tonight and even though it was entirely in Spanish (cause I'm in Mexico currently) I thought the special effects were pretty good though the plot confused me a bit ???
I'll rewatch it in English when I get home

ScottotD

Didn't Brent Spiner die in the first one? the alien killed him in that lab, right?
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Cyrusso

Quote from: ScottotD on June 24, 2016, 04:45:21 AM
Didn't Brent Spiner die in the first one? the alien killed him in that lab, right?
Yeah I'm pretty sure that was the implication.
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RVR II

Quote from: ScottotD on June 24, 2016, 04:45:21 AM
Didn't Brent Spiner die in the first one? the alien killed him in that lab, right?

Cyrusso

Quote from: RVR II on June 24, 2016, 06:55:58 AM
Quote from: ScottotD on June 24, 2016, 04:45:21 AM
Didn't Brent Spiner die in the first one? the alien killed him in that lab, right?

Ahhh, my bad.
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ScottotD

Quote from: RVR II on June 24, 2016, 06:55:58 AM
Quote from: ScottotD on June 24, 2016, 04:45:21 AM
Didn't Brent Spiner die in the first one? the alien killed him in that lab, right?


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