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| The "Alien" films(1979-1997) & Prometheus(2012); Discussion of the "Alien" films and PROMETHEUS(2012) | |
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| packmule | Feb 11 2006, 02:46 PM Post #1 |
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In 1979 20th Century Fox released Alien. There have been many imitations of this film to be sure, but none, IMO, come even close to matching the white-knuckle terror and suspense of this classic science fiction movie. The story: the crew of the deep space salvage tug Nostromo is awakened from their hypersleep to answer what is believed to be a distress beacon from a desolate planet. On the planet's surface they discover a derelict space ship...and something much,much worse: a malevolent life form that breeds inside a human host. ----Discuss your take on this classic sci-fi/horror film here. :) |
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| CrowMagnumMan | Dec 11 2008, 03:24 PM Post #31 |
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If it were possible, I might like one final Alien movie that does it right. But I'm going to leery of any new Alien film after Resurrection and the AVP movies. If they can't do a final Alien film as good as Alien and Aliens, then they should just let it die. I'm done seeing the franchise get trashed. |
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| Godzillaheisei546 | Jan 13 2009, 06:24 PM Post #32 |
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besides godzilla, my other favorite sc-fi series is alien, just the best, i always go for him in the AVP films, now in honesty of my favorite film, of this series, i have to say aliens, but i really wanted to pick alien, its so scary to this day and so chilling, but aliens like started it, the queen the egg center. thats kinda why i must say its better. |
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| packmule | Jan 13 2009, 07:47 PM Post #33 |
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How would you rank the "Alien" films, not including the AVP movies, as your favorites? |
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| Godzillaheisei546 | Jan 13 2009, 08:16 PM Post #34 |
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not sure what you meen but here it gos. #1 aliens #2 alien #3 alien ressurection #4 alien 3. why i pick 4 over 3 is because i found 3 a little boreing. |
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| packmule | Jan 13 2009, 08:22 PM Post #35 |
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Actually, you interpreted my question correctly. Thanks. ![]() How I would rank the "Alien" quadrilogy of films, with #1 being my favorite: 1. Alien(1979) 2. Aliens(1986) 3. Alien 3(1992) 4. Alien Resurrection(1997) The 1986 sequel is IMO outstanding and I enjoy it nearly as much as the original. It took me a little while to warm up to the third film in the installment but I've actually come to like it slightly more than the fourth movie. |
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| Godzillaheisei546 | Jan 13 2009, 09:09 PM Post #36 |
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dont get me wrong, alien is one of my favorite movies ever! but aliens got the story started and what xenomorph was about.so iust prefer aliens more but believe me it was a really hard desition. |
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| packmule | May 1 2009, 04:32 PM Post #37 |
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There's apparently some discussion going on at Twentieth Century Fox about making a "prequel" film to Aliens(1986): http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_15039.html The article mentions that Ridley Scott, who directed Alien(1979), might end up directing this "prequel" movie which I think would be great.
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| Napster | May 3 2009, 10:39 PM Post #38 |
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Alien was good, it had a few good moments and jumps. |
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| packmule | May 28 2009, 07:45 AM Post #39 |
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A rumor has surfaced that Twentieth Century Fox is going to produce, or is at least considering producing, a remake of Alien. Source: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/31876/alien-vs-remake-whoever-wins-we-lose All I can say is this: I don't think any remake would be better than the 1979 film.
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| josh TX | May 28 2009, 08:42 AM Post #40 |
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It would be extremely tough to top, that's for damn sure. |
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| Godzillaheisei546 | May 28 2009, 09:33 AM Post #41 |
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You say there thinking about a Prequal and remake. Well I understand Prequal, I'm 100% Thumbs down for remake, there classics that shouldn't be tampered with. |
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| packmule | May 28 2009, 09:42 AM Post #42 |
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The article, as I read it, suggested the remake would be some kind of "prequel". Regardless of whether the studio opted to go with the "prequel" story, or not, I am opposed to any redo of the 1979 film. |
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| CrowMagnumMan | May 28 2009, 09:39 PM Post #43 |
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As am I. I think that if they wanted to do anything, they should do one final Alien film with Sigourney Weaver to make up for Alien 4 and the AVP movies. Something to let the franchise go out with dignity. I've got a few ideas about how it could go. |
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| packmule | Jun 1 2009, 07:41 PM Post #44 |
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Care to post them here?
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| CrowMagnumMan | Jun 2 2009, 07:52 PM Post #45 |
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Sure. I never really ironed it out completely. But here's the basic idea. You've got your crew of space marines, scientists, and maybe Ripley herself. I always tried to imagine it as a film that could work without her. But her presence would add a lot to the film. Basically they go to a dark and desolate planet that may be the alien homeworld. And there they find this massive massive ancient ship. Maybe built by the other aliens from the first film. So they start exploring the ship. Of course, there's an evil presence lurking around the planet, watching from the shadows. And things start to go horribly wrong. Then the gigantic ship takes off with most of the crew on it. They're trapped on-board. Now they must continue to explore the ship and try to determine where it's going or who built it and stuff like that. But what they don't know is that a xenomorph made it on-board. So again, it's a desperate game of survival as they wander the eerie ship, trying to avoid getting killed by the alien. And maybe they have to try to kill it before it breeds. This would be sort of based on the alien of the original film. Something so terrible, we don't really understand how intelligent it is or what it's capable of. In a deleted scene from the original film we see that it's capable of capturing humans and gradually morphing them into more xenomorphs. I would really want to get back to that creeping horror of the unknown from the first film. Doesn't mean there can't be some marines vs. xeno action in certain parts. But I want to make the individual alien much more like the one in the first film. The one that may have actually raped Lambert. Then towards the end of the film, the passengers realize that the ship is headed directly for Earth. |
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| packmule | Jun 3 2009, 03:58 PM Post #46 |
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What makes you think that the monster "raped" her? I just figured the beast killed her and Parker. I remember Parker(played by Yaphet Kotto) trying to fight the monster and he was assaulted with the monster's piston like inner jaws...a brutal way to die, that's for sure. Another update: http://www.esplatter.com/news.php?id=1309 |
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| packmule | Jun 10 2009, 08:18 PM Post #47 |
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I'm watching the "Alien" films this week: so far I've watched Alien Resurrection(1997)(Monday night) and Alien 3(1992) tonight. I will be watching the other two films tomorrow and Friday night. One of the most fascinating things about the aliens is the fact they are eyeless: none of these monsters have any eyes(the one exception being the Ripley-alien abomination near the end of the 1997 film). Despite not having any eyes these drooling, ravenous double jawed monsters seem to "see" what's around them without a problem. I always reckoned it had to do with their other senses. Anyone else care to comment about this?
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| CrowMagnumMan | Jun 11 2009, 06:44 PM Post #48 |
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It's a theory that some fans have concocted based on an interpretation of the scene. For one thing, the alien's tail starts going up her leg and up her back before the scene cuts. And then later when Ripley finds Lambert and Parker dead, Lambert is hanging there naked. It's either a bare foot and leg, or both feet and legs, but it's definitely there. I'm not sure what the original intention of that shot was, but I think it's possible that the alien raped her. Either way, I just like the idea of a creature that we can't fully understand. Something that may be intelligent enough to do something that horrific to a person.
Well they must be bouncing something off of the environment and picking up the reflections. Whether that's sound or some part of the electromagnetic spectrum that's not visible to us, I'm not sure. |
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| packmule | Jun 11 2009, 08:14 PM Post #49 |
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I watched AVP-R tonight. I noticed that the aliens appeared identical in design, and their sounds, to the monsters in the 1986 film Aliens. I prefer this design to the design in which the aliens have smooth textured heads. I am a great fan of "The Wolf"(the Predator sent to "clean" up the mess on Earth) in AVP-R: he was one awesome bad ass! ![]() The "Predalien Vs Predator "Wolf" fight from AVP-R: Spoiler: click to toggle I liked this battle, both monsters hell bent on jacking each other up and blasting the hell out of each other. I also liked The Wolf discarding his weapons, then his mask, deciding to fight The Predalien old school.
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| CrowMagnumMan | Jun 12 2009, 11:21 AM Post #50 |
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I have yet to see all of AVP2. I hate to say it, but I was pretty disappointed with what I've seen so far. But I haven't seen the whole thing yet, so maybe I'm judging prematurely. |
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| packmule | Jun 13 2009, 07:56 AM Post #51 |
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Here's a page with about a half dozen various wallpapers from the "Alien" films: http://www.moviebase.info/aliens-movie.html Another update on the possible remake of Alien(1979) by Twentieth Century Fox: http://www.esplatter.com/news.php?id=1319 |
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| packmule | Jul 31 2009, 08:03 PM Post #52 |
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Looks like Ridley Scott WILL direct the "Alien" prequel film: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/32812/ridley-scott-direct-alien-prequel
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| packmule | Aug 20 2009, 04:36 PM Post #53 |
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Anyone around here ever buy and read the Dark Horse "Alien" issues? ![]() http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-104/Aliens-1 |
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| CrowMagnumMan | Aug 21 2009, 11:55 AM Post #54 |
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Nope. The only comics I've gotten into are the Buffy and Angel comics. |
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| packmule | Aug 24 2009, 04:01 PM Post #55 |
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Click the link to see a cool looking 7" tall "Alien" warrior action figure, which retails for just over $14: http://robojapan.blogspot.com/2009/08/aliens-classic-alien-warrior-7-inch.html Here's the link to order this figure online at Entertainment Earth.com: http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NC51415 |
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| packmule | Oct 29 2009, 05:02 PM Post #56 |
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Click the link to see some brief comments by director Ridley Scott about the "Alien" prequel film, which he's slated to direct and which will soon enter into pre-production: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34274/scott-talks-alien-prequel |
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| G2Kmaster | Oct 30 2009, 04:11 PM Post #57 |
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Interesting, though couldn't the AVP series be counted as prequels already? I have high hopes for this, since Mr. Scott - the director of the original and a film that I like, "LEGEND" - is heading this one. |
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| Grimey | Oct 31 2009, 11:01 PM Post #58 |
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Not sure if youve figured it out since you last posted that, but the leg that was shown was Bretts leg from a cut scene from his death. Lambert wore cowboy boots |
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| Godzillaheisei546 | Dec 17 2009, 11:27 PM Post #59 |
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I Just watched the First movie, tonight, and learned I am still scared of it, Powerful stuff, I think I'll watch Aliens tomarow. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 18 2009, 04:31 AM Post #60 |
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Seriously a new Alien?? |
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