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Aliens
- Thread starter Mona
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For shame.
Not having this exchange before Ripley's suit-up descent in the elevator is criminal.
It's funny how that's basically exactly the Terminator 1 > 2 arc.
If it's the first time watching Aliens, I yeah I can understand to recommend the theatrical cut, but for me, since I've already seen it so many times, it not like there is any surprises to the story anymore so I prefer the extended cut every time I watch it now.
Have the people who keep saying Aliens is an entirely different genre to Alien only watched the last 15 mins of Aliens or what?
Yeah, it's a great, great movie. I still prefer Alien, but it's like 1a and 1b.
Wow that's pretty nuts.
One of my favorite movies of all time. I even got a half sleeve tattooed because of it.
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Wow that's pretty nuts.
Agreed. It scared the shit out of me when I first saw it. I was 8 years old, but still.
In Alien, yes. They just gender-swapped Ripley.
The Ripley everybody knows has always come from Aliens. She was barely a character in Alien (not a knock against the film). Cameron fleshed her out.
This thread had me hankering for a rewatch. And then my internet went out for most of the day. Luckily I had my bluray rip on my NAS so I watched the directors cut in a massive virtual cinema on my Quest 2. It was fantastic (although pretty grainy and I shouldn't be surprised at the aspect ratio being so tall but I'd forgotten)
Watching it made me wonder if Cameron has a common art/production design team he likes to work with. the Dropship is pretty similar to HKs in T2 and the gunships in Avatar. And the rear projection + electrical arcs had me reminded a lot of T2 as well.
Watching it made me wonder if Cameron has a common art/production design team he likes to work with. the Dropship is pretty similar to HKs in T2 and the gunships in Avatar. And the rear projection + electrical arcs had me reminded a lot of T2 as well.
Aliens > Alien > Alien 3 Assembly Cut > Alien 3 > Prometheus > Alien: Resurrection > Alien: Covenant
I have spoken.
I have spoken.
Yes and no, it's not really a director's cut as David Fincher never finished his film and wanted nothing to do with it after the studio interference but the assembly cut is the extended version which was on dvd.
The dvd version audio was pretty poor in some places but they improved it on the blu-ray by getting some of the actors to re-record some of the audio.
I get it. It's a shallow read: there's a lot of gunfire. But yeah, it's wrong. Aliens is all about the suspense. It's scarier and more tense than every horror movie, ever. Including Alien.
Great film. I first saw it when I was 10, at a friend's house and his 18 year old brother had the VHS so we nicked it and watched it. Terrified me, and it really stuck with me.
I'm in the mood to watch all the films again, are they on any streaming services? Google Play has all 6 films for £29.99 which I'm tempted by.
I'm in the mood to watch all the films again, are they on any streaming services? Google Play has all 6 films for £29.99 which I'm tempted by.
A lot of people like to parrot the simple talking point that "Alien was a horror movie, Aliens is an action movie."
Every time I've seen this movie with friends, the third act always, without fail, leaves everyone present in stunned, riveted silence, completely caught up in the tension of Ripley's rescue, all the way up to the Alien Queen getting jettisoned out of the air-lock. That is the power of this film.
Great scene. Aliens is my favourite movie of all time- managed to see it in a theatre recently and it was still amazing. The scene where the find the cocooned woman is still horrific even after so many rewatches and to me is more shocking then the one in the first movie. Theres a constant feeling of dread and hopelessness over the entire movie.
I think overall it's a far more tense and suspenseful movie than Alien.
Having just watched it, its much more a suspense/horror movie than an action one. Its pretty slow in many places as it builds up tension and the action (as in shooty shooty aliens) is quite contained and very abstract. You see very little except flashing muzzles, tiny glimpses of exploding aliens, and chaos. Its deliberately hard to follow and disorienting. Heck the first big encounter is almost entirely done through close ups of low resolution, indistinct helmet cams and bio-readouts - not much clear marine-on-alien action at all.
Unfortunately we'll never get it :( Alien 4K was the last disc from Fox. Disney has said they won't release any 4K movies :(
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Brazilians aren't hispanics.
But I'm okay with it anyways. It wasn't in poor taste and she played the role great. Furthermore the movie is awesome. I might watch the movie again tonight
Hispania covered all the Iberian peninsula: Spain and Portugal. So Portuguese people and their descendents come from Hispania.
Hispania - Wikipedia
I mean.. ok?
Otoh, Aliens is one of the best sequels of all time next to ESB and Godfather2, experly crafted and purposedly made into a different genra than the original, on a near shoestring budget (compared to the scale of the result).
We got that great 4k remaster of Alien for its 40th anniversary, but I'm holding out hope that they don't make us wait another 5 years for Aliens to get the same treatment.
It's my all time favorite film, the pacing, the characters, the suspense, the atmosphere. Its amazing start to finish.
Hispania covered all the Iberian peninsula: Spain and Portugal. So Portuguese people and their descendents come from Hispania.
Hispania - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
About the Hispanic Population and it's Origin
This section provides detailed information and statistics on Hispanic Origin. Find the latest news, publications, and other content.
www.census.gov
Brazil is not a country with a Spanish culture and it is not a Spanish speaking country. I have had Brazilians get mad at me for calling them hispanics. Brazilians don't see themselves as hispanics. Latinos, yes. Hispanics, no.
Lusophones would be the correct term for Brazilians besides Latinos.
Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers - Wikipedia
So I will stand by what I said.
Hispania is the name Romans gave to the regions that are now Portugal and Spain. Semantics and all, but people from Hispania are Spaniards and Portuguese..About the Hispanic Population and it's Origin
This section provides detailed information and statistics on Hispanic Origin. Find the latest news, publications, and other content.
Brazil is not a country with a Spanish culture and it is not a Spanish speaking country. I have had Brazilians get mad at me for calling them hispanics. Brazilians don't see themselves as hispanics. Latinos, yes. Hispanics, no.
Lusophones would be the correct term for Brazilians besides Latinos.
Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers - Wikipedia
So I will stand by what I said.
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It's fine to say it is an action movie. It's not entirely right, same as saying Saving Private Ryan is an action movie, but it's not wrong either.
At the end of the day genre is identifying elements that cater to certain desires the viewer is looking for in a film. Aliens has one big action climax that would make Die Hard blush, if people have that desired for action satisfied, then they are not wrong to label the film that way.
At the end of the day genre is identifying elements that cater to certain desires the viewer is looking for in a film. Aliens has one big action climax that would make Die Hard blush, if people have that desired for action satisfied, then they are not wrong to label the film that way.
I would like to appeal to the OP's topic specificy and request that we open the floor on a more general granularity. To this effect I present exhibits A and B (NSFW I.. think):
Aliens is a great movie but there is much more here, folks
Aliens is a great movie but there is much more here, folks
Easily my most watched movie.
I get the argument that Alien was scarier, but Aliens is just a fun fucking movie.
I watched both when I was far too young to see either but Aliens scared me more at the time. Bought a digital copy of Alien recently and have watched it a quite a few times. It definitely hits different now. But I still like Aliens better.
I get the argument that Alien was scarier, but Aliens is just a fun fucking movie.
I watched both when I was far too young to see either but Aliens scared me more at the time. Bought a digital copy of Alien recently and have watched it a quite a few times. It definitely hits different now. But I still like Aliens better.
Hispanics, as it is used today, is not what Brazilians consider themselves. And going by definition they are not. Not sure why you are going down a historic rabbit hole if the term used today is for people of Spanish culture and countries as specified in the census.gov website.
No rabbit hole. It's just their History. Just like they call themselves Latin.
One of the best action films ever made. The 80's were truly a golden age of cinema if you ask me(action genre especially). Used to watch this on a worn out VHS tape as a kid. Hasn't aged badly whatsoever.
just acquired a 35mm film scan of this recently, Great way to view it.
just acquired a 35mm film scan of this recently, Great way to view it.
Latin is different and they call themselves latinos/latinas.
You can keep being offensive towards them and calling them something they are not using today's definition of the word. That is your choice.
No difference really. Latin comes from the Romans too, just like the name Hispania. Even the name Portugal comes from the Romans. It's just strange to deny the geography and etymology of the word Hispania. And of course it is not offensive to all Portuguese.