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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2017 6:09:23 GMT
Um... is this working?
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Post by Admin on Feb 15, 2017 19:17:11 GMT
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Post by kuatorises on Feb 16, 2017 16:05:55 GMT
I don't think I care too much about the franchise since Prometheus. The trailer for Covenant was nice to look at, but so was Prometheus's trailer. I am perfectly content with movies one through three as my personal canon. Not only was I willing to give Prometheus a chance, I was really excited to see it. I walked out of the theater dumbfounded from how bad I thought it was.
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Post by midnitevulture99 on Feb 18, 2017 21:18:09 GMT
The First "Alien" is one of my favorite horror movies and also one of my favorite sci-fi movies. Easily the best film to combine the 2 genres, IMO. While I prefer the sequel through James Cameron's directing, one thing I feel that Ridley Scott did that was superior to the sequel was how brilliantly the atmosphere was crafted. As a viewer I really bought the feeling of a crew isolated in a completely unpopulated part of space, and I could just feel the tension rise when the ship was all quiet except for "natural" noises of machinery and stuff you would expect on a ship going on in the background. Overall, this movie perfectly captures the feeling of tension and suspense, which is a must for any good horror movie to actually creep you out. The characters are also interesting enough to keep you watching to see if they live or die.
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Post by brownstones on Feb 19, 2017 2:57:33 GMT
I've come to appreciate Alien3 (the assembly cut), it meanders a bit more than it should and the third act doesn't work too well, but I think Fincher's fingerprints are all over that film. it's interesting to see how strong is voicing is, but then again most great directors have a voice within their first few films.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Feb 19, 2017 18:07:16 GMT
The first Alien is one of my favorite sci-fi / horror movies. Ridley Scott created a claustrophobic atmosphere. I also enjoy Aliens for its action.
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Post by Jerk on Feb 19, 2017 18:17:54 GMT
I'd like an alien/predator co-op board for both franchises.
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Post by rateater on Feb 21, 2017 22:33:01 GMT
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Post by rateater on Feb 23, 2017 6:36:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 6:39:24 GMT
I don't think I care too much about the franchise since Prometheus. The trailer for Covenant was nice to look at, but so was Prometheus's trailer. I am perfectly content with movies one through three as my personal canon. Not only was I willing to give Prometheus a chance, I was really excited to see it. I walked out of the theater dumbfounded from how bad I thought it was. i agree completely. it's really hard to tell how good a movie is from a trailer these days, because they can often mislead you into thinking you are going to see a completely different movie. Prometheus was definitely a good example. |
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Post by kuatorises on Feb 23, 2017 17:39:17 GMT
I don't think I care too much about the franchise since Prometheus. The trailer for Covenant was nice to look at, but so was Prometheus's trailer. I am perfectly content with movies one through three as my personal canon. Not only was I willing to give Prometheus a chance, I was really excited to see it. I walked out of the theater dumbfounded from how bad I thought it was. i agree completely. it's really hard to tell how good a movie is from a trailer these days, because they can often mislead you into thinking you are going to see a completely different movie. Prometheus was definitely a good example. I was so excited for Prometheus based on the trailer. It didn't even enter into my mind that I would like it. And when I walked out of the theater, like I had just seen a Star Wars prequel – I told myself I liked it, but knew I didn't deep down. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 20:11:00 GMT
i agree completely. it's really hard to tell how good a movie is from a trailer these days, because they can often mislead you into thinking you are going to see a completely different movie. Prometheus was definitely a good example. I was so excited for Prometheus based on the trailer. It didn't even enter into my mind that I would like it. And when I walked out of the theater, like I had just seen a Star Wars prequel – I told myself I liked it, but knew I didn't deep down. so true. |
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Post by Heisenberg on Feb 26, 2017 5:54:07 GMT
I've seen the original many, many times. Including about 3-4 times during it's first theatrical run. It was at an old theater called River City Cinemas in a small town in Michigan. The theater's not there anymore, of course. It's now a fancy Italian restaurant and a pizza place/sports bar next door. I miss that theater; had plenty of great times there spending my allowance and/or lawn-mowing money as a young man.
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Post by goodfella2459 on Feb 26, 2017 12:30:57 GMT
I love the first two films, but don't care for anything else after, although I do like Prometheus, & didn't actually hate Alien 3 as much as I did before the last time I watched it (watched the original four). Resurrection is enjoyable as mindless fun, but it is still quite poor.
Frankly, I think Alien Isolation is the best addition to the series since Aliens. While it is a video game, it was still an incredible experience, but admittedly, it took me a few play throughs to fully appreciate.
I also actually had fun with Aliens Colonial Marines. Its not as bad as anyone made it out to be, & the things I liked about it weren't even tried in previous games. I'm not going to start babbling about it, but there were honestly more ghastly installments to the Alien franchise than this. Some of the comic books, for instance, are simply abominable.
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Post by brownstones on Mar 1, 2017 3:09:40 GMT
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Post by scabab on Mar 3, 2017 4:25:32 GMT
Are they still making the other Alien film with Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn?
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Post by Jerk on Mar 4, 2017 23:52:59 GMT
Are they still making the other Alien film with Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn? It's on hold indefinitely. I think Blomkamp stated recently that he doesn't think it will happen .Crying shame really. I'm not the biggest fan of his movies, but after his artwork I was excited to see what he would do. |
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Post by floweryguy on Mar 5, 2017 1:39:31 GMT
That's a good girl.
That's a good girl.
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Post by PreachCaleb on Mar 7, 2017 17:25:57 GMT
Sadly, while Prometheus looks gorgeous on blu-ray (even the packaging), it didn't really impress me enough in its storytelling and direction to warrant a purchase.
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Post by sjg on Mar 7, 2017 17:55:57 GMT
I'll keep an open mind for Covenant like i do when i watch all films for the first time in the hope it's good. I enjoyed the first four films but didn't like Prometheus at all. Hopefully they will bounce back with Covenant.
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