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I'll admit I came in expecting "Aliens" and was deeply disappointed. Even in retrospect, the movie might be good commentary, but it doesn't have good characters

I'll admit I came in expecting "Aliens" and was deeply disappointed. Even in retrospect, the movie might be good commentary, but it doesn't have good characters or good storytelling.

free_rms 6y ago
The bad characters are part of the gag. Mindless attractive teens in this horrific society. You even wind up with the two most vapid characters, after having found love elsewhere, winding up together because why not, those other, better people died. It actually works really well as an unconventional character arc that the actors may or may not have been in on.
- godelski 6y ago
  > The bad characters are part of the gag. This is why I like the movie. This is also why I call it a "bad movie" too. It can be bad and good. I'm learning that a lot of HN users don't know what the bad movie genre is. See https://www.reddit.com/r/badMovies/ https://www.reddit.com/r/badMovies/