CobraKevin

Sorry to hear, Brian. Hope everything turns out well. -Kevin

Saw it a week or two ago. Very sharp. -Kevin

Any updates?

Considering I have never, until this thread, heard of the film "Alien Nation" and there was no mention in any trailer "Based on the previous film (or novel) Alien Nation", all I can REALLY say is the trailer didn't really tell us a damn thing. So, some creepy things are living amongst humans in the slums of Africa. There's a big ship floating in midair...for some reason. And the government is involved...somehow. Some dude maces himself with....something. There's actually no mention of the rebel African army whatsoever in the trailer, the sign "No Humans Allowed" sounds (to me anyways) more threatening (as in "Don't enter or we, the aliens, will kill you") than just an area of containment, and it really doesn't give you much of the plot...at all. I mean, I get the element of mystery if that was their goal, but I find it hard to believe anyone could've watched the trailer, saw the movie, and thought "Man, that was JUST like the fucking trailer made it out to be". oh . . . . . . . . SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! . . . . . . . . . The scene that, based on the teaser trailer, was virtually the backbone of the film - government agent (guess) says to alien, "How do your weapons work?", to which the alien responds, "We just want to go home" - wasn't even in the fucking movie! Am I the only one that gets pissed at shit like that? Put a great scene, a funny remark, or in this case base the entire hype around a scene, and cut it from the picture. Grrrr... So, I'm glad you made the connection that the trailer attempted to portray. There are a number of people who didn't, though. -Kevin

If statues get that much action, I might have to look into becoming one of those dudes who paint themselves completely gold (or whatever color they feel like) and stand motionless for brief periods of time. -Kevin

The teaser didn't, the full-length trailer did. But even seeing the guy, there was no inclination of him being the main character of any sort. Check both out here: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809961221/trailer -Kevin Edit: For those who have seen the film, there are like 2-3 quick flashes in the full-length trailer that hint at that guy being involved a lot more, but those that have yet to see it would have no idea.

Fake imo. Don't think he would've had the speed to clear that kind of a distance, and even if he did somehow that pool was far too small/shallow to allow for a safe landing. -Kevin

Summary: It's been 20 years since the alien craft made its presence known hovering over the South African city of Johannesburg. During this time frame, the aliens have been brought down to the surface and have been provided a large area of property with shack-like low-cost housing called District 9 for their staggering numbers of 1.5+ million residents. The aliens were basically given free reign to move about as they pleased, though businesses and local agencies preferred to segregate them from society wherever possible. A local group of Nigerian outlaws have been bartering with the aliens, known as Prawns, trading food for weapons. When the riots began, an arms-dealing research agency known as MNU (Multi-National United) was brought on board with the task of herding the alien populus into the new, highly secure District 10 to fully separate them from humans, while confiscating any alien weaponry found in the process. During this transition the head of the operation, Wikus van der Merwe, comes in contact with a strange liquid that begins to have adverse effects on his body. Now wanted for research purposes, Wikus is on the run fighting to stay alive in the midst of the Prawns, the Nigerians, and MNU. Pros: In terms of realism, quite possibly the greatest special effects to grace a theatre screen. The attention to detail will rarely, if ever, have you questioning what you see. The movie's take on aliens being able to coexist with humans on a widescale and for an extended period of time is a rather new concept, and the documentary-style flavor plays well into the film. Cons: The summary I wrote above wasn't at all what I was expecting to see based on the trailer, and I can't really say I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting either a large-scale, alien invasion/war or some greater form of fear/terror rather than one man's fight for survival. And I'm not sure if seeing the film at 9:00 PM had anything to do with it, but I was yawning consistently by the last half hour, despite some deaths and explosions. Conclusion: 3.5/5.0. Possibly affected by expectations, the trailer (particularly the teaser trailer) hinted at a film of epic proportions and I don't feel it delivered. However, it was a very solid film, maintaining the attention of the audience with special effects, subtitles, and a strange but intriguing plotline. I would refrain from seeing a late showing, though. -Kevin

Could very well be a RAM issue. There are a few things you can try prior to runnin out and purchasing new RAM (luckily it's inexpensive anyways). This error can also refer to the battery on the motherboard, so the first and simplest thing you can try is to remove and reinsert the CMOS battery. Doesn't always work, but if it does, it's quick and painless. If that doesn't work, enter the BIOS and load the failsafe defaults. Also, try changing the date, time, etc. in the bios and rebooting. Perform each of these steps one a time for control purposes. If none of that works, you can try this procedure I copied from another forum: "What you need is to perform an extended CMOS clearing procedure that is : Unplug the power cord from the PSU Pop out the battery Switch jumper from pins 1-2 to pins 2-3 Press in and hold on the case power button for 30 seconds Wait 15 minutes Reinsert battery Switch jumper to pins 1-2 Plug in the power cord Boot You will probably get the same message Go into the Set up, do what you want to do (date, time…) Save and exit Boot should be fixed" If you've tried all of these options and it's still giving the same error, go pick up a couple new sticks of RAM and try your luck with those. -Kevin

What operating system are you using? What type of RAM are you using? If you tried two different hard drives and neither work, it's better odds that something else is wrong rather than having two non-working HD's. You could always try one or both in your other computer to verify they function correctly. I'm assuming your bro bought these parts separately to build the computer? If so, check the RAM and make sure it's compatible with the motherboard. -Kevin Edit: Appears people who got an error involving setupdd.sys had luck just by removing and reinstalling their RAM. Try that, making sure the RAM is installed and seated properly. If that doesn't work, most likely faulty or incompatible RAM.

82 3rd try. I have a feeling this will become strangely addicting. -Kevin

Agreed. No 10-year-old should be rattling off "Fuck" period, much less 12 times per sentence. If I was Jordan, I would've flattened his ass too. Okay, so maybe I wouldn't have laid into a kid that young, but damn - relax - it was just an awkward punch, you're brother (or whoever) will be fine. -Kevin

Good friends with the drummer and bassist of Strikken, a local heavy metal band. http://www.myspace.com/strikken Got some good stuff. -Kevin

I might make it out. -Kevin