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Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:59 am
by Glass
Alien is the one for all the same reasons everyone else sharing the sentiment said.
This Prometeus film though! This is my first time hearing about it, and I usually don't give any second looks to Hollywood films.
This one got m though. I might see this shit in theaters.
This really sold it for me --
During production, Ridley Scott kept the use of computer-generated imagery as low as possible, using CGI mainly in space scenes; Scott recalled advice VFXpert Douglas Trumbull gave him on the set of Blade Runner: "If you can do it live, do it live", and also claimed that practical VFX was more cost-effective than digital VFX.
This is sooo important to me. I hate the mass over overkill of using CGI in films these days.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:17 am
by apmje
I've always bashed Alien but thats cause I didn't like it last time I watched it which was a very long time ago.
Might give it another whirl today like.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:03 pm
by Forum
apmje wrote:I've always bashed Alien but thats cause I didn't like it last time I watched it which was a very long time ago.
Might give it another whirl today like.
Wait until its dark, its just not the same during the day
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 6:38 pm
by bandshell
Jeunet was adamant about the hybrid having genitalia which resembled a mix of both male and female sexes. 20th Century Fox was uncomfortable with this, however, and even Jeunet eventually felt that "even for a Frenchman, it's too much"
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:21 pm
by finji
Motorway to Roswell wrote: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/
Awesome site, would've been a good film.
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 2:37 am
by Lystric
friend of mine got the blu-ray pack with all of them, I would say Alien is my favourite only because it's the one I properly remember
going to get on that asap!
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 2:48 am
by AllNightDayDream
In the quadrilogy box set there are lots of storyboards, artwork, concept screenplays, discussion etc. about that "wooden planet" script. Real neat, but still, sounds a bit much doesn't it?
Re: Which is the best Alien film and why?
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:21 am
by Phigure
im embarrassed to say ive only seen the first, and only like half of it at that
spent the most of the day
and watching them... currently on 3.