Re: Independence Day
Michael Renjie Tom (renjie@uclink2.berkeley.edu)
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:10:53 -0800 (PST)
Make that seven. And yeah, they were pretty cool. Was hoping that they
would have that in toy form or maybe as a model instead of those ugly
attackers or some stupid alien figure. Little paint here, little filing
there and lotsa contouring putty and I would have had a Brunhild to call
my own. suppose some things are not to be. whatever.
mike
On Sat, 21 Dec 1996, Walter Amos wrote:
> > I was recently watching the movie Independence Day, since it is now on
> > video and I noticed something peculiar. You know the scene inside the
> > alien mothership at the end of the movie? Pay close attention to the
> > background ships, especially during the escape chase. I noticed that
> > there are several larger, slow moving vessels that _very_ closely
> > resemble the unique design of the Empire's flagships, such as the
> > Brunhild and Barbarossa. I even looked at the ship designs I have in my
> > LOGH Movie 1 booklet. Can it be a coincidence that the unique design of
> > these ships were nearly duplicated in the Independence Day movie?
>
> HA! Make it 6! I took a poll of the members of this list during the summer
> as to who else thought the alien troop ships looked like the Brunhild. Of the
> 5 people who responded there was a 100% agreement in favor that they did. I
> guess we can make it 6 now! ^_^ I would love to somehow meet the people
> responsible for the SFX in ID4 and ask them whether this similarity was really
> intended or not.
>
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