1) Sites, not sights. As in gunsites, used for aiming.
2) I loved Monsters. As soon as Edwards introduced the metaphor, I feared cringeworthy heavy-handedness. Instead, I thought it was effective.
Can't wait. This fixes the main problem with Emmerich's version: it brings some scary with the awe.
(from the Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright)
set your sights (on doing something); also have your sights set (on doing something):
to decide what you want to get or achieve something
"I think they set their sights too high – they'll never find someone for the job who has all those skills." "Once she sets her sights on something, she won't stop until she gets it." "I hear she has her sights set on becoming a journalist."
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(from the New Oxford American Dictionary)
gunsight |ˈgənˌsīt|
noun
a device on a gun that enables it to be aimed accurately.
2) I loved Monsters. As soon as Edwards introduced the metaphor, I feared cringeworthy heavy-handedness. Instead, I thought it was effective.
Can't wait. This fixes the main problem with Emmerich's version: it brings some scary with the awe.
set your sights (on doing something); also have your sights set (on doing something):
to decide what you want to get or achieve something
"I think they set their sights too high – they'll never find someone for the job who has all those skills." "Once she sets her sights on something, she won't stop until she gets it." "I hear she has her sights set on becoming a journalist."
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(from the New Oxford American Dictionary)
gunsight |ˈgənˌsīt|
noun
a device on a gun that enables it to be aimed accurately.
2) Monsters was still excellent.