Alien: Quadrilogy Date - November 11th!
06-29-03, 04:32 PM
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Originally posted by ryuryu2949
Was there a dts track on any of the previous editions of the Alien(s) movies?
Was there a dts track on any of the previous editions of the Alien(s) movies?
06-29-03, 10:12 PM
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Originally posted by BananaMan
Alien is rumoured to have a 6 channel Dolby Digital track...dunno if this is true.
Alien is rumoured to have a 6 channel Dolby Digital track...dunno if this is true.
Perhaps a new 5.1DD/EX mix and (hopefully) a DTS-ES mix are due...
06-30-03, 03:06 AM
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I, for one, like the director's cut of Aliens. I absolutely hated Alien: Resurrection when I saw it in the theater and wasn't too impressed with Alien3 either. So I only bought the first two...four (?) years ago. However, after watching the fourth one tonight, I'll pick up the box. Yeah, it's different, but it's still a decent enough Alien film, IMO. Much better than I first thought.
06-30-03, 02:00 PM
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Another lil bit of news... this time off the darkhorizons.com site..
Alien Quadrilogy (DVD): The Winnipeg Sun reports that Frantic Films production house had its special effects crew spending "a couple of months working on one of several shots Fox is adding to its 'Alien: Resurrection' DVD" for this set
Can't wait for nov.
Alien Quadrilogy (DVD): The Winnipeg Sun reports that Frantic Films production house had its special effects crew spending "a couple of months working on one of several shots Fox is adding to its 'Alien: Resurrection' DVD" for this set
Can't wait for nov.
07-01-03, 01:33 PM
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So does this mean we'll be getting the uncut version of Alien: Ressurection or they're just tweaking the opening and ending of the film?
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07-22-03, 01:36 PM
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From www.scifi.com/sfw:
"Fox is releasing a new version of its classic SF film Alien on Halloween in more than 1,000 theaters, with newly added footage that has never before been seen. The re-release of the 1979 movie is modeled on the successful theatrical re-release last year of an updated version of The Exorcist.".
"Fox is releasing a new version of its classic SF film Alien on Halloween in more than 1,000 theaters, with newly added footage that has never before been seen. The re-release of the 1979 movie is modeled on the successful theatrical re-release last year of an updated version of The Exorcist.".
07-22-03, 02:01 PM
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Originally posted by Ejunior2
Read this today and wondered if this might be an alternate version available on the new release in Nov. Thoughts?
Read this today and wondered if this might be an alternate version available on the new release in Nov. Thoughts?
07-22-03, 08:27 PM
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Alien/s/3/res are all cool imo. For me, Aliens is like Star Wars... if its in the Star Wars universe, I wanna see it. Some are better than others (die jarjar die!) but I still want em all. Be interesting to see how much better resurection is in DC form... I liked the DC of Aliens...
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Be interesting to see how much better resurection is in DC form... I liked the DC of Aliens...j
07-22-03, 10:23 PM
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Originally posted by jekbrown
Alien/s/3/res are all cool imo. For me, Aliens is like Star Wars... if its in the Star Wars universe, I wanna see it. Some are better than others (die jarjar die!) but I still want em all. Be interesting to see how much better resurection is in DC form... I liked the DC of Aliens...
j
Alien/s/3/res are all cool imo. For me, Aliens is like Star Wars... if its in the Star Wars universe, I wanna see it. Some are better than others (die jarjar die!) but I still want em all.
Be interesting to see how much better resurection is in DC form... I liked the DC of Aliens...j
07-23-03, 12:18 AM
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Originally posted by RocShemp
So does this mean we'll be getting the uncut version of Alien: Ressurection or they're just tweaking the opening and ending of the film?
So does this mean we'll be getting the uncut version of Alien: Ressurection or they're just tweaking the opening and ending of the film?
07-23-03, 01:28 AM
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Originally posted by Giles
what did they actually cut from "Alien: Resurrection"?
what did they actually cut from "Alien: Resurrection"?
07-23-03, 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by Giles
what did they actually cut from "Alien: Resurrection"?
what did they actually cut from "Alien: Resurrection"?
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07-23-03, 03:50 PM
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Originally posted by RocShemp
According to another poster here in DVDtalk (who's name I keep forgetting), some 30+ minutes where cut from the film because Fox didn't want to release a near 3 hour Alien film and thus the studio re-cut the movie and had one actor redub his lines so as to cover a half hour worth of storytelling without having to show any of it.
According to another poster here in DVDtalk (who's name I keep forgetting), some 30+ minutes where cut from the film because Fox didn't want to release a near 3 hour Alien film and thus the studio re-cut the movie and had one actor redub his lines so as to cover a half hour worth of storytelling without having to show any of it.
Spoiler:
07-23-03, 05:12 PM
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i can understand why some people dont like Resurection... heck, its prolly my least fav alien movie... that said, why not give the extended version a chance? Wait until you see the version the director wanted you to see and THEN bash the heck out of him/her if it sucks.
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07-23-03, 05:41 PM
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Going to be an interesting box-set one way or another.
Alien was the only one with decent extras on the original, but if this is going to be a new "director's cut" even better.
Aliens - Cameron has finally gotten the commentary bug so finger's crossed.
Alien 3 - I also get that "VHS Work Edit" feeling with this extended cut, unless fox really did hang on to everything they originally hated.
Alien Ressurection - Not fussed to be honest.
The bonus disc does sound a little dissapointing:
Legacy - Included on the original so nothing new.
Evolution - Shown reccently in the UK, not that impressed. Talks alot about Alien and then appears to rush through the rest of the films!
I'm waiting for studios to have the guts to put honest commentaries on films instead of people towing the party line. David Fincher and the Cast and Crew bitching about how the studio butchered the original cut of 3. Joss Whedon telling us how much his "dream project" was gutted before his eyes! H R Giger slagging off everyones aliens except his own! What have the studios got to be afraid of?
Alien was the only one with decent extras on the original, but if this is going to be a new "director's cut" even better.
Aliens - Cameron has finally gotten the commentary bug so finger's crossed.
Alien 3 - I also get that "VHS Work Edit" feeling with this extended cut, unless fox really did hang on to everything they originally hated.
Alien Ressurection - Not fussed to be honest.
The bonus disc does sound a little dissapointing:
Legacy - Included on the original so nothing new.
Evolution - Shown reccently in the UK, not that impressed. Talks alot about Alien and then appears to rush through the rest of the films!
I'm waiting for studios to have the guts to put honest commentaries on films instead of people towing the party line. David Fincher and the Cast and Crew bitching about how the studio butchered the original cut of 3. Joss Whedon telling us how much his "dream project" was gutted before his eyes! H R Giger slagging off everyones aliens except his own! What have the studios got to be afraid of?
07-27-03, 03:37 PM
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I'm not clear on this, are they planning some kind of special director's cut of the orginal Ridley Scott film, Alien? I didn't know there were any alternate cuts to consider. I have the LD box and the DVD. There's a lot of unfinished extra scenes but from Scott's past interviews I thought he was pretty firm on the theatrical cut being final...
07-27-03, 09:01 PM
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Ok.. maybe this has already been stated, but I have a question about this box set. I know it is going to have extras, etc., but how about the movies themselves? Are they going to be director's cuts, or just the same movies redone? I am a huge Alien fan, but bonus features don't justify me replacing my set that I have now. If the movies are Director's Cuts, containing footage not in the other releases, then I would definitely pick them up. Thanks for any info you guys can give me. --RickWJ324
07-27-03, 09:19 PM
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Originally posted by RickWJ324
Ok.. maybe this has already been stated, but I have a question about this box set. I know it is going to have extras, etc., but how about the movies themselves? Are they going to be director's cuts, or just the same movies redone? I am a huge Alien fan, but bonus features don't justify me replacing my set that I have now. If the movies are Director's Cuts, containing footage not in the other releases, then I would definitely pick them up. Thanks for any info you guys can give me. --RickWJ324
Ok.. maybe this has already been stated, but I have a question about this box set. I know it is going to have extras, etc., but how about the movies themselves? Are they going to be director's cuts, or just the same movies redone? I am a huge Alien fan, but bonus features don't justify me replacing my set that I have now. If the movies are Director's Cuts, containing footage not in the other releases, then I would definitely pick them up. Thanks for any info you guys can give me. --RickWJ324
The good news, according to their sources, is that the Alien 3 package will include David Fincher's original vision of the movie, which should be interesting to say the least. Full rumoured specs below.
The Ultimate All-New Alien Boxset, loaded with hours of never before seen extras!
Aliens: will allow viewers to choose between the Theatrical version, which has never been available on DVD before, and the Cameron, Director’s cut
Alien 3: will include David Fincher’s 2 hr. 50 min original version of the movie, which has never been released.
Alien Resurrection: will feature an alternate opening and ending (crash on Earth).
And for the 9th bonus disc, which will include over 3 hours of material:
# Alien Legacy – Was a free mail-in offer
# Alien Evolution – BBC Documentary
# Darkhorse Alien Comics
# Darkhorse Alien vs. Predator
# Complete Laser Disc features – so can throw away laser discs and have everything imaginable in this boxset
# DVD-ROM
The Ultimate All-New Alien Boxset, loaded with hours of never before seen extras!
Aliens: will allow viewers to choose between the Theatrical version, which has never been available on DVD before, and the Cameron, Director’s cut
Alien 3: will include David Fincher’s 2 hr. 50 min original version of the movie, which has never been released.
Alien Resurrection: will feature an alternate opening and ending (crash on Earth).
And for the 9th bonus disc, which will include over 3 hours of material:
# Alien Legacy – Was a free mail-in offer
# Alien Evolution – BBC Documentary
# Darkhorse Alien Comics
# Darkhorse Alien vs. Predator
# Complete Laser Disc features – so can throw away laser discs and have everything imaginable in this boxset
# DVD-ROM
07-27-03, 09:27 PM
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Ridley Scott is currently working on the Director's Cut of Alien for the upcoming theatrical re-release. I'm curious if this version will be available for the DVD. I would hope both versions would be available.
