What was the last movie you've seen?

[AppleQueso]

I don't actually have the BD set (was too expensive for my pocket) but I do have the standalone releases of Alien and Aliens, which are the same discs as in the box set. I'm not sure what extras are on specifically on those discs though as I haven't really explored them.

You can really appreciate the amount of work and care put into all of the practical effect work from those movies in the new transfers. It's just great.

I really should get around to watching my own BD set soon. I re-watched Alien for the umpteenth on DVD this summer when i showed it to my undergraduate film class, and they pretty much all thought it was lame.

Alien is a masterpiece of the sci-fi AND horror genres, and is head and shoulders above the rest. That said, I actually like ALL FOUR of the films in the quadrilogy and would go so far as to rank 4 above 3.

Those... those philistines!

You really like 4 better than 3? Mind if I ask why?

[dsheinem]

I don't actually have the BD set (was too expensive for my pocket) but I do have the standalone releases of Alien and Aliens, which are the same discs as in the box set. I'm not sure what extras are on specifically on those discs though as I haven't really explored them.

You can really appreciate the amount of work and care put into all of the practical effect work from those movies in the new transfers. It's just great.

I really should get around to watching my own BD set soon. I re-watched Alien for the umpteenth on DVD this summer when i showed it to my undergraduate film class, and they pretty much all thought it was lame.

Alien is a masterpiece of the sci-fi AND horror genres, and is head and shoulders above the rest. That said, I actually like ALL FOUR of the films in the quadrilogy and would go so far as to rank 4 above 3.

Those... those philistines!

You really like 4 better than 3? Mind if I ask why?

It has been some time since I've watched either in its entirety, but I recall that I liked the general pacing, direction, and effects of 4 more than I did 3. 3 had better set design and a marginally better plot, but I actually liked the stuff in 4 that a lot of people don't (the hybrid alien, the clones, etc.).

Going strictly off of memory and using my standard scale, I'd probably rank them thus:
Alien - 5/5
Aliens - 4/5
Alien3 - 2.5/5
Alien Resurrection - 3/5

And, for fun:
AVP - 2.5/5
AVP2 - 1/5

Predator - 4.5/5
Predator 2 - 2.5/5
Predators - 2.5/5

[AppleQueso]

I need to watch that extended cut of Alien 3 sometime.

[Xeogred]

the hybrid alien

You can't be serious. lol, man I thought 4 was godawful, very tough to get through. The dialogue, the action sequences, everything.

3 I actually liked a good bit though, but as an Alien movie? Eh, kind of hated how it dumped all over the ending to Aliens to an extent. Honestly I kind of saw 3 as an offshoot of Riddick, since that's what it really felt like to me. I think I would have liked it more if Hicks was the main character (originally intended from what I hear) instead of Ripley as well. She was definitely a little out of character, but still pretty good acting in this one.

On that note, I think Riddick is pretty legit. Love the movies and I think the games even do a better job at handling his character, great sci-fi right there.

[AppleQueso]

I've heard about a new Riddick movie coming out soon.

[Luke]

There is no pressure to use, you're not labeled as a square if you don't, and if you do use no one gives you guff. It's just a unique situation where there isn't any judgement...

I haven't seen anyone label anyone else a "square" for not partaking since 6th grade.

Wow. Doing drugs at 12, that's pretty dumb.


DRIVE. It surprised me how well it turned out. It's not a must see, but I would recommend it for sure. A few things about it bothered me, but since it's fairly new I'll bring those issues up later.

[dsheinem]

the hybrid alien

You can't be serious. lol, man I thought 4 was godawful, very tough to get through. The dialogue, the action sequences, everything.

3 I actually liked a good bit though, but as an Alien movie? Eh, kind of hated how it dumped all over the ending to Aliens to an extent. Honestly I kind of saw 3 as an offshoot of Riddick, since that's what it really felt like to me. I think I would have liked it more if Hicks was the main character (originally intended from what I hear) instead of Ripley as well. She was definitely a little out of character, but still pretty good acting in this one.

On that note, I think Riddick is pretty legit. Love the movies and I think the games even do a better job at handling his character, great sci-fi right there.

Neither 3 or 4 are very good, but I liked 4 slightly better.

3 as an offshoot of Riddick?! It came out 8 years before, and before Vin was a known entity...

The Riddick films are meh. It is sad that they can pass for "great sci-fi" in this day and age. I couldn't get into the games (I tried), as I don't like stealth elements in my FPS.

[Luke]

3 as an offshoot of Riddick?! It came out 8 years before, and before Vin was a known entity...

[AppleQueso]

3 as an offshoot of Riddick?! It came out 8 years before, and before Vin was a known entity...

Pretty sure he didn't mean that literally

The Riddick films are meh. It is sad that they can pass for "great sci-fi" in this day and age. I couldn't get into the games (I tried), as I don't like stealth elements in my FPS.

No one's gonna take your opinions on sci-fi seiously now that you've admitted to liking Alien Resurrection.

[Xeogred]

lol

And yeah I heard there's two new Riddick movies in the works, they might be a little independent being funded by Vin and the Riddick director himself.

Love the Riddick games myself, they're among the few FPS's I've played where I don't like using guns at all, the stealth makes you feel so badass.