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06-09-06 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by GuruTwo
With six features under his belt pre-"AvP" Paul WS Anderson was the most "accomplished" director of all the "Alien" and "Predator" directors but all the rest were relatively inexperienced, which is really saying something. Cameron, Hopkins and Jeunet had 2 films before they made their films, Scott and McTiernan only had one and Fincher, like the Brothers Strause had never made a feature.
This is a series where "inexperience" has paid off more than a larger filmography. Also, they have a background in commercials, music videos and special effects much like Ridley Scott, James Cameron and David Fincher.
06-09-06 | 09:55 PM
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"We really want to take it back to the original 'Alien' and 'Predator' films and make a serious, gritty horror film," Colin Strause said.
Hmmm, we will see! Give us Alien 5 instead, with Ridley Scott instead!
As far as the Alien and Predator movies, the only one that was a gritty horror film was A L I E N. Sure Aliens was a bit creepy, but it was more of an action film to me, as well as Predator.
So they are finally going to make an Alien vs Predator movie. Interesting.
Also, if anyone was to make another Alien film, I would love to see Ridley take the helm again.
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06-11-06 | 04:23 AM
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Perhaps...we'll finally see FEMALE PREDATORS...
06-11-06 | 12:28 PM
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06-12-06 | 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Lt Ripley
As far as the Alien and Predator movies, the only one that was a gritty horror film was A L I E N. Sure Aliens was a bit creepy, but it was more of an action film to me, as well as Predator.
Originally Posted by Lt Ripley
So they are finally going to make an Alien vs Predator movie. Interesting.
Originally Posted by Lt Ripley
Also, if anyone was to make another Alien film, I would love to see Ridley take the helm again.
06-12-06 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Aliens has more suspense and scares in it than twenty horror movies today have. It's got plenty of action, I agree, but there is real terror in that film.
As for this film, I don't have high hopes. They're still going with that Salerno script, which means aliens and predators battling it out at a K-Mart in Texas.
06-12-06 | 09:41 AM
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Anybody that read the script review over aintitcoolnews a few months ago, knows this will be a turd.
I know they aint reliable, but it came from Moriarity, probably the most reliable poster over there. so I will give it the benefit of the doubt.
Two words: it sucks.
As for the quotes about making the movie - "make a serious, gritty horror film,"
How the hell can you make a serious, gritty horror film out of the AvP knockoff franchise? I mean the first movie was such a big wet fart on both the franchises.
I know they aint reliable, but it came from Moriarity, probably the most reliable poster over there. so I will give it the benefit of the doubt.
Two words: it sucks.
As for the quotes about making the movie - "make a serious, gritty horror film,"
How the hell can you make a serious, gritty horror film out of the AvP knockoff franchise? I mean the first movie was such a big wet fart on both the franchises.
06-12-06 | 10:24 AM
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This is the sort of franchise where they can essentially restart each time. I'd like to see them just ignore the first one and concentrate on giving us the film we really want.
06-12-06 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Fincher Fan
This is the sort of franchise where they can essentially restart each time. I'd like to see them just ignore the first one and concentrate on giving us the film we really want.
AVP BEGINS....
06-12-06 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Kant
Hmmm, we will see! Give us Alien 5 instead, with Ridley Scott instead!
)As someone who despises Cameron's Aliens and is puzzled by how underrated Alien 3 seems to be and basically doesn't really think any of the franchise movies were worth a shit after Alien or Predator, I'm strangely looking forward to this. In fact IMO AvP was the best offering since the initial films. Difference being it turned out fun when I expected nothing at all.
06-12-06 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Aliens has more suspense and scares in it than twenty horror movies today have. It's got plenty of action, I agree, but there is real terror in that film.
"Here kitty...Here kitty, kitty"
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
You do know they already made one, right? It sucked balls, but they made it.
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I'm conflicted about the idea that Ridley Scott should revisit the series. One thing I always liked about the series is how each director put their stamp on it. Even when the results were less than spectacular (3) or flat out bad (4), it was cool to see a different take on the series, and the species. Ridley certainly made one of the best horror/sci-fi films ever with Alien, but he is so hit and miss that I don't think lightning would strike twice should he decide to do another one. And if they do make another one, please please PLEASE do not bring Sigourney Weaver back. She is the stone around the series' neck at this point. She was absolutely essential in the first three, but the fourth was the time to take the series somewhere else. Since they didn't, they should just ignore the fourth and make the fifth be a new start
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06-12-06 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Kudama
In fact IMO AvP was the best offering since the initial films. Difference being it turned out fun when I expected nothing at all.
06-12-06 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Kudama
As someone who despises Cameron's Aliens and is puzzled by how underrated Alien 3 seems to be and basically doesn't really think any of the franchise movies were worth a shit after Alien or Predator, I'm strangely looking forward to this. In fact IMO AvP was the best offering since the initial films. Difference being it turned out fun when I expected nothing at all.
06-12-06 | 09:30 PM
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I was planning on leaving the theater after about 45 minutes of AVP, but I decided to stick around! I'm glad I did, because the movie only had about 25 minutes left and I got to see such great moments as the "Coed Predator Human Bobsled Team" and the intergalactic tag team with stupid plastic spears.
06-13-06 | 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Kudama
As someone who despises Cameron's Aliens and is puzzled by how underrated Alien 3 seems to be and basically doesn't really think any of the franchise movies were worth a shit after Alien or Predator, I'm strangely looking forward to this. In fact IMO AvP was the best offering since the initial films. Difference being it turned out fun when I expected nothing at all.