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Post by Popeye Doyle on Nov 8, 2018 14:39:05 GMT
Continue to appreciate the subtleties in his performance. Especially when the crew are having their dinner after Kane wakes up.
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Post by James on Nov 8, 2018 14:43:55 GMT
When it was revealed he was an android, the movie started world-building before it was even a world.
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 8, 2018 15:03:35 GMT
"Alien" was my introduction to Holm back in '79. I have been a big fan ever since.
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Post by Eλευθερί on Nov 8, 2018 16:48:56 GMT
When it was revealed [*SPOILER*], the movie started world-building before it was even a world. You should put that in spoilers for board members who have not seen it yet. |
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Post by James on Nov 8, 2018 17:09:15 GMT
When it was revealed [*SPOILER*], the movie started world-building before it was even a world. You should put that in spoilers for board members who have not seen it yet. It’s a near 40-year-old movie. Whoever hasn’t seen it should have at this point, or at least heard about that twist at some point. |
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Nov 8, 2018 17:13:17 GMT
You should put that in spoilers for board members who have not seen it yet. It’s a near 40-year-old movie. Whoever hasn’t seen it should have at this point, or at least heard about that twist at some point. That is a good point. When should spoilers not apply for a movie? Should its age matter? Newer generations should still have surprises left, i.e. the ending of Planet of the Apes. Thanks to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, it was ruined a while ago.
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Post by James on Nov 8, 2018 17:15:48 GMT
It’s a near 40-year-old movie. Whoever hasn’t seen it should have at this point, or at least heard about that twist at some point. That is a good point. When should spoilers not apply for a movie? Should its age matter? Newer generations should still have surprises left, i.e. the ending of Planet of the Apes. Thanks to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, it was ruined a while ago.
Yeah, that’s pretty stupid. |
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Post by ck100 on Nov 8, 2018 18:45:43 GMT
What's with that little jog he does early in the film? A sign of his malfunctioning?
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Nov 8, 2018 18:52:59 GMT
What's with that little jog he does early in the film? A sign of his malfunctioning? Before Dallas goes in the vents, you can quickly catch Ash poking Ripley in the arm. Why? |
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Post by biker1 on Nov 8, 2018 19:50:48 GMT
Ash - one of the great plot points that wasn't in Dan O'Bannon's original screenplay. O'Bannon is inclined to bitch and moan about his credit for Alien, but without Walter Hill and co behind it, the film would of remained a low budget project and O'Bannon likely unheard of. O'Bannon's Alien wasn't exactly an original idea in the first place.
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Post by wmcclain on Nov 8, 2018 20:31:16 GMT
What's with that little jog he does early in the film? A sign of his malfunctioning? I presumed it was cold and he was trying to get his fluids circulating. Note the design: the first half of the film is cold when we fear things "outside" and need to bundle up, but second half is warm when we fear what is inside. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 8, 2018 20:36:07 GMT
You should put that in spoilers for board members who have not seen it yet. It’s a near 40-year-old movie. Whoever hasn’t seen it should have at this point, or at least heard about that twist at some point. IMO spoilers belong on things that would spoil a movie if you know them before seeing the movie for the first time. That includes twists and movie endings. The age or popularity of the movie is irrelevant. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 8, 2018 20:41:15 GMT
Popeye Doyle RE: studios revealing endings … on the VHS cover of the John Wayne version of TRUE GRIT, there is an image of Glen Campbell sprawled out dead on the ground
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Post by ck100 on Nov 8, 2018 20:45:09 GMT
Of course we know of studios releasing trailers that spoil a movie. Just look at the trailer for "Cast Away".
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 8, 2018 21:01:57 GMT
Truth be told .. I have not seen Alien for decades and had forgotten about the Holm's twist until it was revealed above...  |
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Post by jcush on Nov 8, 2018 21:20:01 GMT
Just rewatched the movie lat night. I've always been a big fan of Ian Holm in it. He's the MVP in my opinion.
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Post by ck100 on Nov 8, 2018 21:22:50 GMT
Truth be told .. I have not seen Alien for decades and had forgotten about the Holm's twist until it was revealed above... Ouch.   |
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Post by biker1 on Nov 8, 2018 21:41:17 GMT
Just look at the trailer for "Cast Away".
not to mention titanic!
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Post by James on Nov 8, 2018 21:42:45 GMT
It’s a near 40-year-old movie. Whoever hasn’t seen it should have at this point, or at least heard about that twist at some point. IMO spoilers belong on things that would spoil a movie if you know them before seeing the movie for the first time. That includes twists and movie endings. The age or popularity of the movie is irrelevant. I’m sorry, is this 1979?  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 8, 2018 21:56:55 GMT
IMO spoilers belong on things that would spoil a movie if you know them before seeing the movie for the first time. That includes twists and movie endings. The age or popularity of the movie is irrelevant. I’m sorry, is this 1979? Just because a movie has been around "forever" … not everyone has seen it. It's really easy to NOT openly tell a twist and it's impossible to un-read it when someone has blabbed.
As PopeyeDoyle said earlier in this thread " Should its age matter? Newer generations should still have surprises left."
To answer your question : last I looked it is not 1979 and am wondering why you asked . |
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