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Just watched Alien (SPOILERS)

Posted on 4/12/12 at 9:39 pm
Posted by PBeard
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 9:39 pm
Goddamnit, I can't wait for Prometheus
This post was edited on 4/13/12 at 3:09 pm
Posted by Outlaw
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 9:46 pm to
Then you should try A2, it's better.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 9:47 pm to
Now its time to watch Aliens.

Those are two of my favorite movies. Top 5 for me.


Posted by Marciano1
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Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 10:09 pm to
I actually thought all four movies were good, even Fincher's 3rd one.

Imo, Alien was the best. I like the suspense/horror of that movie compared to the badass action of the second one.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 10:09 pm to
quote:

Goddamnit, I can't wait for Prometheus

If that's true, Blade Runner will make you show up for the premier.
Posted by 417longhorn
Austin, TX
Member since Oct 2009
543 posts
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:45 pm to
quote:

Imo, Alien was the best. I like the suspense/horror of that movie compared to the badass action of the second one.


Definitely. Aliens is great, but doesn't match the suspense of the first one.
Posted by DanglingFury
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:46 pm to
Aliens is my all time favorite movie.
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:55 pm to
quote:

Scruffy


Check please.
Posted by Siderophore
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:59 pm to
What movie is that from?

I've seen it, but can't think of the name now.
Posted by swamie
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 12:10 am to
Space Balls
Posted by Siderophore
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 12:18 am to
Oh wow, I knew I would kick myself when I heard it.
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 12:27 am to
Are y'all counting the AVP movies?
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 12:33 am to
Aliens > Alien
Posted by la_birdman
Northern GA via Lake Charles
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 1:19 am to
You had never seen it before? That movie's awesome!!


Yes, like the other poster said, check out Aliens. It kicks arse. I have both on dvd.
Posted by ATLienTiger
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Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 1:27 am to
Resurrection was just on tonight. And lol I watched AVP recently as well.

I wonder if we will see the Elephant type species we briefly saw in Alien in the upcoming Prometheus film. The race who is theorized to have created the Aliens.
Posted by JombieZombie
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 4:09 am to
Alien is the better film. It's a groundbreaking masterpiece.

Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 4:21 am to
quote:

Imo, Alien was the best. I like the suspense/horror of that movie compared to the badass action of the second one.



It's really hard to top the chest burster scene. Only scene I can think of that comes close to being that disturbing of a way to go has to go to Jackson's remake of King Kong when Andy Serkis is eaten alive by giant penises. At some point in this scene, every person was thinking "This is the very last way I'd want to go". Its as if Jackson tried to out-phallus the Chest burster in Alien.... and won. LINK
Posted by PBeard
DC
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 3:06 pm to
While yes, I agree that Aliens is a better film, it had been a while since I'd seen Alien, so I watched the Prometheus trailer with a friend and then popped it in.

Someone look at this trailer at point 1:48 and 1:58, in which it shows a somewhat humanoid/alien hybrid thing seated, which looks just like the thing seated inside the U shaped ship they find the eggs in.

Alien trailer

Look at the Alien trailer at 0:52 and tell me that's not the same U shaped ship in the Prometheus trailer.

Perhaps I'm looking too far into it, but if you take the Prometheus trailer slow, you can see a large human head above what looks like eggs. Which, I also have a question about, it seemed as if when Kane finds the eggs, he passes somewhat of a blue beam, almost triggering the facehugger to come out. Is this possible? Did the xenomorphs plan ahead?

The trailers are perfectly similar, in the design of the Title and the pulsing siren/scream.

I realize the similarities lie within the invention of androids, as revealed by the viral TED Prometheus video, but it seems as if there's more to it than that.
This post was edited on 4/13/12 at 3:08 pm
Posted by PBeard
DC
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 3:14 pm to
LINK

Juxtapose this scene in Alien with the ones at 1:48 and 1:58 in the Prometheus trailer
Posted by trillhog
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Posted on 4/13/12 at 3:15 pm to
i watched it as a kid, scared the crap out of me
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