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Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:39 pm
by district
The original will always be my fave. always thought alien 3 was underrated though.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:54 pm
by test_recordings
That Prometheus film looks sick!
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 3:59 pm
by Motorway to Roswell
http://thequietus.com/articles/08736-al ... 0-years-on
Vilified, disregarded and worshipped in equal measure, Alien 3 is one of the most divisive franchise movies of all time. On its 20th anniversary Andrew Stimpson revaluates David Fincher's troubled directorial debut
Sounds like I need to get hold of the Director's cut
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 4:00 pm
by wub
Motorway to Roswell wrote:http://thequietus.com/articles/08736-al ... 0-years-on
Vilified, disregarded and worshipped in equal measure, Alien 3 is one of the most divisive franchise movies of all time. On its 20th anniversary Andrew Stimpson revaluates David Fincher's troubled directorial debut
Sounds like I need to get hold of the Director's cut
Directors Cut is quality, recommend.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 4:02 pm
by Forum
Well worth buying, has directors cut of all 4 of them
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 4:04 pm
by Dead Rats
2
Number 1 was good, number 2 is one of my favourite films of all time.
I've got a swear jar built into my head atm, so I'll refrain from spiralling into mental poverty by commenting on any of the turds that were made after 2
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 5:34 pm
by AllNightDayDream
wub wrote:Motorway to Roswell wrote:http://thequietus.com/articles/08736-al ... 0-years-on
Vilified, disregarded and worshipped in equal measure, Alien 3 is one of the most divisive franchise movies of all time. On its 20th anniversary Andrew Stimpson revaluates David Fincher's troubled directorial debut
Sounds like I need to get hold of the Director's cut
Directors Cut is quality, recommend.
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Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 6:55 pm
by Pedro Sánchez
southstar wrote:
Well worth buying, has directors cut of all 4 of them
I got that for £4 from play.com
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 7:33 pm
by DRTY
I think 1 & 3 because they were scary. Haven;t watched them for yeeeeeeeeeears though.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 7:45 pm
by Dead Rats
I *literally* cannot understand people saying anything other than 1 & 2. Like, really.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:24 am
by cosmic_surgeon
I remember staying up to watch the first one at my nanna's when I was like 8 or 9. Made it to the chest-burster sequence and got scarred for life.
First is definitely the best - no other film manages to capture the horror in the same way.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:48 am
by wub
cosmic surgeon wrote:I remember staying up to watch the first one at my nanna's when I was like 8 or 9. Made it to the chest-burster sequence and got scarred for life.
First is definitely the best - no other film manages to capture the horror in the same way.
First time I watched it, was up late by myself. At an ad break, got up to go to the toilet and trod on the cat. NOT. OKAY.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:37 am
by Forum
1 person liked alien resurrection
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:45 pm
by JTMMusicuk
southstar wrote:1 person liked alien resurrection
its was me.....it was the first one i watched (i was about 12) and at the time the CGI was really good. The story grabs you from the start where as the others take 30-40 mins before anything really happens. Dont get me wrong the others were great too but the plasticy costumes for the aliens just made me very aware they were actors.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:20 pm
by AllNightDayDream
So I ended up watching the special edition of Alien 3 last night, and I remember why I almost picked it as my favorite. The first one still has all those amazing theatrical elements and is the best in that respect, but on a more plot-driven basis, I think 3 is the strongest. It was the most interesting to think about, at least for me.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:26 am
by wysockisauce
4th one was the first I've ever seen so I have a soft spot for it, but the 1st one is without a doubt the best. Totally psychological, it builds a tremendous feeling of dread throughout the movie.
Hoping Prometheus lives up to the hype.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:57 am
by cosmic_surgeon
I think while 3 gave you a better glimpse into the universe it all takes place in (and so is interesting on that account) what's so great about the first one is what it keeps concealed. You gradually build up this picture of a corporate space faring industry, but there's so much mystery shrouding everything. Anyone who's worked in an industrial environment knows that working in such a joyless or sterile place is bad enough, but to know that outside the factory gates is just the blackness of space sets a disturbing precedent in itself. And then this fucking abomination appears like you've never seen before in the most horrific "enter stage left" imaginable and you're like lolwutte.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:18 am
by Motorway to Roswell
Vincent Ward's proposed script for Alien 3 sounded like it had potential. It was going to be set on a partially wooden planet populated by medieval monks. Ripley would end up on the planet along with one of her alien friends. Hilarity would ensue.
http://vincentwardfilms.com/concepts/al ... ted-visio/
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:33 am
by finji
One > Three > Two > Four ..
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:19 am
by wolf89
JTMMusicuk wrote:southstar wrote:1 person liked alien resurrection
its was me.....it was the first one i watched (i was about 12) and at the time the CGI was really good. The story grabs you from the start where as the others take 30-40 mins before anything really happens. Dont get me wrong the others were great too but the plasticy costumes for the aliens just made me very aware they were actors.
The fourth one is a monumentally awful film in every way thoug