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I word-smithed the summary and plot sections; and omitted some minor details, as documented in History. But I was just polishing what already is a very good article. I also looked at the image description page and the non-free-image policies, which are really complicated and go on forever. I checked the movie distributor's press-kit but there seemed to be no free-license images there. The image description page seems to conform to the policy as well as I understand it. So, how does one get another look by the quality assurance folks? Deangup ( talk) 02:45, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
I know they had at least one focus group screening a few months ago. Any updates on the post-production progress of this film? Freddicus ( talk) 20:18, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
I'd suggest a discussion about why this movie was released as VIDEO ON DEMAND before the premier date and why such a limited nationwide release in theaters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by StuntManMike2 ( talk • contribs) 23:13, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
I'm curious if anyone would like to dig up and add information about this film's extremely limited theatrical release. (Seriously, I had an easier time finding multiple theaters for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie than I've had finding one for this film.) I'd like to know what made this film's distribution so pathetic. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 00:13, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
The first paragraph of the article says that the movie takes place in 2061, but I don't recall the movie actually saying that. Can anyone confirm it? Xenomrph ( talk) 16:12, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
The user Sebastian Beroe has repeatedly tried to introduce the idea that the creature encountered looks like a comb jelly ( ctenophore), with one edit even going so far as to claim that the creature is not an alien life form, changing "extra-terrestrial life" into "non-alien life" (something that was fixed again by another user). This is rather problematic. It is quite a stretch to claim similarities between comb jellies and the creature on screen. The latter features prominent, massive, sucker-equipped tentacles like an octopus, something ctenophores do not have. Also, the special effects team of the movie has stated in an interview that they "modeled the creature after an octopus crossed with a squid" - so yes, it is inspired by known animals, but not the ctenophores.
The movie itself does not talk much about the creature, and does not compare it to any Earth animal at all. Any such claim is therefore the viewer's interpretation, and the ctenophore-interpretation is contradicted both by a cursory comparison and the statements of the film makers. Thus I am beginning to suspect that it is actually an intentional attempt to misrepresent the movie, hence vandalism. I have fixed it for now, and hope it stays that way. Elanguescence ( talk) 11:15, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
I concur with not using the term "ctenophore" unless we have references. If we need to combine references for the description, we can create a kind of note (like what is at Panic Room). Erik ( talk | contribs) 21:56, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
I am a professional marine biologist. Sebastian Beroe, PhD Ctenosid ( talk) 19:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
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Mistakes There were a few mistakes in the movie that stood out significantly. One that comes to mind is when they state the moon's surface is absolute zero and then claim the tempature is dropping seconds later. While negative tempatures below 0 degrees kelvin were just recently proven they only exist in labs, space's natural tempature is 3 degrees kelvin. That means it would have been impossible for the moons surface to fall below 3 degrees kelvin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.39.41.2 ( talk) 16:14, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
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Does it mean that she is Russian? Than her name is a big mistake. Katya is a diminutive form of Ekaterina (Catherine) and Petrovna is a patronimic, not a family name. Diminutive form is not used with patronimic in formal speech. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.252.195.255 ( talk) 05:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
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I word-smithed the summary and plot sections; and omitted some minor details, as documented in History. But I was just polishing what already is a very good article. I also looked at the image description page and the non-free-image policies, which are really complicated and go on forever. I checked the movie distributor's press-kit but there seemed to be no free-license images there. The image description page seems to conform to the policy as well as I understand it. So, how does one get another look by the quality assurance folks? Deangup ( talk) 02:45, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
I know they had at least one focus group screening a few months ago. Any updates on the post-production progress of this film? Freddicus ( talk) 20:18, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
I'd suggest a discussion about why this movie was released as VIDEO ON DEMAND before the premier date and why such a limited nationwide release in theaters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by StuntManMike2 ( talk • contribs) 23:13, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
I'm curious if anyone would like to dig up and add information about this film's extremely limited theatrical release. (Seriously, I had an easier time finding multiple theaters for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie than I've had finding one for this film.) I'd like to know what made this film's distribution so pathetic. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 00:13, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
The first paragraph of the article says that the movie takes place in 2061, but I don't recall the movie actually saying that. Can anyone confirm it? Xenomrph ( talk) 16:12, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
The user Sebastian Beroe has repeatedly tried to introduce the idea that the creature encountered looks like a comb jelly ( ctenophore), with one edit even going so far as to claim that the creature is not an alien life form, changing "extra-terrestrial life" into "non-alien life" (something that was fixed again by another user). This is rather problematic. It is quite a stretch to claim similarities between comb jellies and the creature on screen. The latter features prominent, massive, sucker-equipped tentacles like an octopus, something ctenophores do not have. Also, the special effects team of the movie has stated in an interview that they "modeled the creature after an octopus crossed with a squid" - so yes, it is inspired by known animals, but not the ctenophores.
The movie itself does not talk much about the creature, and does not compare it to any Earth animal at all. Any such claim is therefore the viewer's interpretation, and the ctenophore-interpretation is contradicted both by a cursory comparison and the statements of the film makers. Thus I am beginning to suspect that it is actually an intentional attempt to misrepresent the movie, hence vandalism. I have fixed it for now, and hope it stays that way. Elanguescence ( talk) 11:15, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
I concur with not using the term "ctenophore" unless we have references. If we need to combine references for the description, we can create a kind of note (like what is at Panic Room). Erik ( talk | contribs) 21:56, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
I am a professional marine biologist. Sebastian Beroe, PhD Ctenosid ( talk) 19:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
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Mistakes There were a few mistakes in the movie that stood out significantly. One that comes to mind is when they state the moon's surface is absolute zero and then claim the tempature is dropping seconds later. While negative tempatures below 0 degrees kelvin were just recently proven they only exist in labs, space's natural tempature is 3 degrees kelvin. That means it would have been impossible for the moons surface to fall below 3 degrees kelvin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.39.41.2 ( talk) 16:14, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
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I've removed the following section from the article:
There is absolutely no sourcing of this comparison/evaluation present anywhere in the section. What we need are
reliable sources explicitly noting these things, as us editors are not allowed to do so. None of the above can return to the article without the aforementioned sort of sources.
Thoughts? -
Jack Sebastian (
talk)
18:35, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Does it mean that she is Russian? Than her name is a big mistake. Katya is a diminutive form of Ekaterina (Catherine) and Petrovna is a patronimic, not a family name. Diminutive form is not used with patronimic in formal speech. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.252.195.255 ( talk) 05:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC)