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* OneSceneWonder:

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* OneSceneWonder: Many characters with just as much or more memorability as the leads only show up briefly for one scene or a couple of continuous scenes.


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** The girl Skyler hits on at the nightclub never even gets any dialogue, but her MsFanservice wardrobe and impactful death scene are both remembered by many fans.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Skyler gets KilledOffForReal? [[Film/RoboCop2014 They can rebuild him!]]

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Skyler gets KilledOffForReal? [[Film/RoboCop2014 They can rebuild him!]]



* SpecialEffectFailure: A ''literal'' example, oddly enough. The effect for the invisible aliens (so that the audience can see them) only works in 3D; on a 2D screen, they are simply not there, and the effect is entirely lost.

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A ''literal'' example, oddly enough. The effect for the invisible aliens (so that the audience can see them) only works in 3D; on a 2D screen, they are simply not there, and the effect is entirely lost.



** Sergei TheSmartGuy responsible for finding the aliens’ weakness and made his apartment into a Faraday Cage and who provides shelter to the other survivors. He feels like he should have been a main character, if not ‘’the’’ main character. Instead, Sergei is only around for about ten minutes.

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** Sergei TheSmartGuy responsible for finding the aliens’ weakness and made his apartment into a Faraday Cage cage and who provides shelter to the other survivors. He feels like he should have been a main character, if not ‘’the’’ ''the'' main character. Instead, Sergei is only around for about ten minutes.
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* OneSceneWonder:
** The BadassBystander bartender who throws Molotov cocktails at the aliens.
** The old woman bricking up her apartment who warns them about the "ghosts."
** The cops who become the first people who the aliens show off their power on.



** The aliens themselves can look kind of CG-ish in areas.

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** The aliens themselves can look kind of CG-ish in areas.areas.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** Sergei TheSmartGuy responsible for finding the aliens’ weakness and made his apartment into a Faraday Cage and who provides shelter to the other survivors. He feels like he should have been a main character, if not ‘’the’’ main character. Instead, Sergei is only around for about ten minutes.
** The BadassBystander bartender dying of his wounds after making it into the storeroom is regrettable after he captured the fans’ attention by throwing Molotov cocktails at the aliens.
** The surviving cop who first saw the aliens could have been a ChekhovsGunman reappearing with the policemen fighting back.
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* FridgeLogic
** If the aliens are after conductive metals, why aren't they touching the various metal objects around? Lampposts, downed airplanes, cars, etc. The entire city is untouched except where the aliens are drilling for metal.
** Also, it is stated that glass panes and Faraday cages (somehow) render humans invisible to the aliens. So couldn't a lot of the plot (and a lot of death) been averted by doing the sensible thing and move around in ''cars''?
*** Presumably the aliens can "see" if a car's electronic components are operating or not.
** If the aliens are blind to visible light, as demonstrated by their inability to see through glass, how'd they come up with their invisibility-effect in the first place?
** Also, why are characters who ''know'' the aliens can't see through glass, hence aren't using visible light, still so reluctant to cross the city in daylight? Moving at night gives the humans no protection and puts ''their own'' primary sense at a severe disadvantage.
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*** Presumably the aliens can "see" if a car's electronic components are operating or not.
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** Also, why are characters who ''know'' the aliens can't see through glass, hence aren't using visible light, still so reluctant to cross the city in daylight? Moving at night gives the humans no protection and puts ''their own'' primary sense at a severe disadvantage.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: A ''literal'' example, oddly enough. The effect for the invisible aliens (so that the audience can see them) only works in 3D; on a 2D screen, they are simply not there, and the effect is entirely lost.

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* SpecialEffectFailure: A ''literal'' example, oddly enough. The effect for the invisible aliens (so that the audience can see them) only works in 3D; on a 2D screen, they are simply not there, and the effect is entirely lost.lost.
** The aliens themselves can look kind of CG-ish in areas.

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* FridgeLogic: If the aliens are after conductive metals, why aren't they touching the various metal objects around? Lampposts, downed airplanes, cars, etc. The entire city is untouched except where the aliens are drilling for metal.
** Also, it is stated that glass panes and faraday cages (somehow) render humans invisible to the aliens. So couldn't a lot of the plot (and a lot of death) been averted by doing the sensible thing and move around in ''cars''?

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* FridgeLogic: FridgeLogic
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If the aliens are after conductive metals, why aren't they touching the various metal objects around? Lampposts, downed airplanes, cars, etc. The entire city is untouched except where the aliens are drilling for metal.
** Also, it is stated that glass panes and faraday Faraday cages (somehow) render humans invisible to the aliens. So couldn't a lot of the plot (and a lot of death) been averted by doing the sensible thing and move around in ''cars''?



* HomegrownHero: Aliens attack and level Moscow. The leads are a bunch of American tourists (and [[spoiler:[[SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness a Swede who quickly dies being stupid]]]]). Though TheRealHeroes are Russian cops, a Russian engineer, and Russian naval officers on a submarine. The Americans are just the fast-talking dumbasses running from place to place getting the various badasses to [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical link up]].

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* HomegrownHero: Aliens attack and level Moscow. The leads are a bunch of American tourists (and [[spoiler:[[SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness a Swede who quickly dies being stupid]]]]). Though TheRealHeroes are Russian cops, a Russian engineer, and Russian naval officers on a submarine. The Americans are just the fast-talking dumbasses running from place to place getting the various badasses to [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical link up]].up]].
* SpecialEffectFailure: A ''literal'' example, oddly enough. The effect for the invisible aliens (so that the audience can see them) only works in 3D; on a 2D screen, they are simply not there, and the effect is entirely lost.
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* HomegrownHero: Aliens attack and level Moscow. The leads are a bunch of American tourists (and [[spoiler:[[SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness a Swede who quickly dies being stupid]]]]).

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* HomegrownHero: Aliens attack and level Moscow. The leads are a bunch of American tourists (and [[spoiler:[[SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness a Swede who quickly dies being stupid]]]]). Though TheRealHeroes are Russian cops, a Russian engineer, and Russian naval officers on a submarine. The Americans are just the fast-talking dumbasses running from place to place getting the various badasses to [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical link up]].
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** If the aliens are blind to visible light, as demonstrated by their inability to see through glass, how'd they come up with their invisibility-effect in the first place?

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** The Russian soldiers have [[TeamFortress2 a Pyro and a bazooka Soldier.]]

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** The Russian soldiers have [[TeamFortress2 [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 a Pyro and a bazooka Soldier.]]
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** The Russian soldiers have [[TeamFortress2 a Pyro and a bazooka Soldier.]]

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** The Russian soldiers have [[TeamFortress2 a Pyro and a bazooka Soldier.]]]]
* HomegrownHero: Aliens attack and level Moscow. The leads are a bunch of American tourists (and [[spoiler:[[SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness a Swede who quickly dies being stupid]]]]).

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** Also, it is stated that glass panes and faraday cages (somehow) render humans invisible to the aliens. So couldn't a lot of the plot (and a lot of death) been averted by doing the sensible thing - to hide out and move around in _cars_?

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** Also, it is stated that glass panes and faraday cages (somehow) render humans invisible to the aliens. So couldn't a lot of the plot (and a lot of death) been averted by doing the sensible thing - to hide out and move around in _cars_?''cars''?
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** Also, it is stated that glass panes and faraday cages (somehow) render humans invisible to the aliens. So couldn't a lot of the plot (and a lot of death) been averted by doing the sensible thing - to hide out and move around in _cars_?
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* HilariousInHindsight: Skyler gets KilledOffForReal? [[Film/RoboCop2014 They can rebuild him!]]

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* HilariousInHindsight: Skyler gets KilledOffForReal? [[Film/RoboCop2014 They can rebuild him!]]him!]]
** The Russian soldiers have [[TeamFortress2 a Pyro and a bazooka Soldier.]]
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* FridgeLogic: If the aliens are after conductive metals, why aren't they touching the various metal objects around? Lampposts, downed airplanes, cars, etc. The entire city is untouched except where the aliens are drilling for metal.

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* FridgeLogic: If the aliens are after conductive metals, why aren't they touching the various metal objects around? Lampposts, downed airplanes, cars, etc. The entire city is untouched except where the aliens are drilling for metal.metal.
* HilariousInHindsight: Skyler gets KilledOffForReal? [[Film/RoboCop2014 They can rebuild him!]]
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* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding:]] The film ends with a limited number of survivors (including a few of the protagonists) going to rendezvous, [[spoiler: effective weapons against the aliens developed]], and the possibility that [[spoiler: the aliens will just up and leave once they're done taking what they need.]]
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* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding:]] The film ends with a limited number of survivors (including a few of the protagonists) going to rendezvous, [[spoiler: effective weapons against the aliens developed]], and the possibility that [[spoiler: the aliens will just up and leave once they're done taking what they need.]]

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* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding:]] The film ends with a limited number of survivors (including a few of the protagonists) going to rendezvous, [[spoiler: effective weapons against the aliens developed]], and the possibility that [[spoiler: the aliens will just up and leave once they're done taking what they need.]]]]
* FridgeLogic: If the aliens are after conductive metals, why aren't they touching the various metal objects around? Lampposts, downed airplanes, cars, etc. The entire city is untouched except where the aliens are drilling for metal.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The film ends with a limited number of survivors (including a few of the protagonists) going to rendezvous, effective weapons against the aliens developed, and the possibility that the aliens will just up and leave once they're done taking what they need.

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding:]] The film ends with a limited number of survivors (including a few of the protagonists) going to rendezvous, [[spoiler: effective weapons against the aliens developed, developed]], and the possibility that [[spoiler: the aliens will just up and leave once they're done taking what they need.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The film ends with a limited number of survivors (including a few of the protagonists) going to rendezvous, effective weapons against the aliens developed, and the possibility that the aliens will just up and leave once they're done taking what they need.
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* NightmareFuel: What the aliens actually look like is scary in and of itself: [[spoiler: they look like some kind of [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot octopus from Hell!]]]]
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* NightmareFuel: What the aliens actually look like is scary in and of itself: [[spoiler: they look like some kind of [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot octopus from Hell!]]]]

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