tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post8659496003047799994..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: ALIEN NATION (1988, Graham Baker)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-58284195260871102412010-01-11T11:48:14.354-05:002010-01-11T11:48:14.354-05:00I never saw any of the TV series- I understand it ...I never saw any of the TV series- I understand it has a rather devoted cult following, but at least 50% of my enjoyment of this flick is Patinkin/Caan-related. And, of course, Cannon-style moxie is never a bad thing, either.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-56819778814276134372010-01-08T16:38:24.275-05:002010-01-08T16:38:24.275-05:00"So despite the big-budget and Stan Winston m..."So despite the big-budget and Stan Winston makeup, we've got a little Cannon-style moxie goin' on."<br /><br />heh! Now, that SHOULDA been on the back of the VHS/DVD box for this film. Of course, studio might've taken offense to the Cannon reference but it's an apt analogy.<br /><br />I like this film and have fond memories of seeing it in theaters when it first came out. Plus, Caan gets to carry a really big gun, which is always fun to watch. The TV show demonstrated how much the film relied on the presence of and the chemistry between Caan and Patinkin. Something that the show was never able to re-create.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com