So it was with uncontainable excitement one Saturday afternoon that I went round to Alan Walters's house to watch something with the promising title of Predator. I knew only three things about it: it was certified 18, it starred the great Arnold Schwarzenegger – the WH Auden of ultraviolence – and it reputedly featured a scene in which someone's eviscerated chest cavity was on full display. My favourite film: Predator The rest of the series.
posted by fearfulsymmetry
on Nov 6, 2011 -
43 comments
A Tragedy of Errors. On Feb. 21, 2010, a convoy of vehicles carrying civilians headed down a mountain in central Afghanistan and American eyes in the sky were watching. "The Americans were using some of the most
sophisticated tools in the history of war, technological marvels of surveillance and intelligence gathering that allowed them to see into once-inaccessible corners of the battlefield. But the high-tech wizardry would
fail in its most elemental purpose: to tell the difference between friend and foe."
FOIA-obtained
transcripts of US cockpit and radio conversations and
an interactive feature provide a more in-depth understanding of what happened.
posted by zarq
on Apr 10, 2011 -
59 comments
Predator vs *:
Na'vi,
Tintin,
Punisher,
Batman,
Jason,
Ewoks,
Spiderman,
Power Rangers,
Alien,
Wikipedia,
Wikipedia vs Predator,
Robocop,
Predator.
posted by zippy
on Apr 17, 2010 -
20 comments
Aliens vs Predator: Whoever wins,
you lose - MeFi's own
jscalzi talks about the worst Sci-Fi film of the year. Meanwhile Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott suggest making another alien movie - with
Ripley but
without any aliens. It's may not be all bad news for xenomorphs though - 2009 will see the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines is still just around the corner,
hopefully.
posted by Artw
on Dec 11, 2008 -
412 comments
The story began quietly enough on May 18, 2002, when an angler caught an 18 inch fish in a
Crofton, Maryland pond. In
2005 a
fisherman is reported saying "We would throw one in the cooler, two others would jump out and we'd have to chase them through the woods."
Frankenfish,
timeline of the snakehead story in the USA. The snakehead is a voracious, predatorial
fish, capable of walking,
attacking men, living up to 4 days out of water and now
spreading from
state to state. Video of
snakeheads eating (disturbing). Another kind of snakehead, the
smuggler of humans. Mentioned
previously on MetaFilter. [
via]
posted by nickyskye
on Jan 6, 2007 -
37 comments
Aliens Loves Predator — It's kinda like Seinfeld meets Evan Mather Star Wars videos meets online comic strip. Hey, "In New York, no one can hear you scream."
posted by teradome
on Oct 12, 2004 -
13 comments
Built for the Kill. No Halloween costume? How about going as a chameleon?
deconstructing the world's deadliest killers. A game by World Archipelago for National Geographic Channel Europe.
Guide your Namid chameleon, barn owl, American alligator, grassland cheetah, and Komoto dragon around the screen using the cursor keys. Your stealth and power need to be up to capture prey or they will escape. Finally, guide your Orca around the screen using the space bar to dive under boats or attack prey that are beneath the water. When you reach the beach use the space bar to launch an attack on the seals.
(Flash and music ahead....)
posted by Dunvegan
on Oct 31, 2003 -
2 comments
