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Old 06-15-12 | 11:42 AM
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What's the best ALIEN ripoff/tribute film?
Obviously in the world of PROMETHEUS, the ALIEN franchise of films doesn't exist. So, what would be their ALIEN? Forget the paradox of "Without ALIEN there are no ALIEN ripoffs" etc.

I'd vote for something like LEVIATHAN. Not a "great" movie, but without comparisons to ALIEN it probably looks a little better. What are some others?
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Old 06-15-12 | 11:51 AM
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galaxy of terror? event horizon? jason x?
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Old 06-15-12 | 11:53 AM
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Obviously in the world of PROMETHEUS, the ALIEN franchise of films doesn't exist.
Sorry, maybe I'm just an idiot, but what do you mean by this? Prometheus is set in the same universe as ALL Alien and Alien vs Predator films.
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Old 06-15-12 | 11:55 AM
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Sorry, maybe I'm just an idiot, but what do you mean by this? Prometheus is set in the same universe as ALL Alien and Alien vs Predator films.
i think he means the characters in PROMETHEUS have never seen ALIEN(S)
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Old 06-15-12 | 11:55 AM
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What was that one with Rutger Hauer in it?
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Sorry, maybe I'm just an idiot, but what do you mean by this? Prometheus is set in the same universe as ALL Alien and Alien vs Predator films.
I think Prometheus negates the existance of the Alien vs Predator films. Unless they mean to imply that the
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proto xenomorph
at the end of Prometheus is something completely unrelated. There's also the issue that the AVP films state that the Predators had access to xenomorphs all the way back in our past. The Alien sequels can exist just fine but the AVP films are totally removed from continuity.
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What was that one with Rutger Hauer in it?
Split Second.
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Old 06-15-12 | 12:05 PM
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I think Prometheus negates the existance of the Alien vs Predator films. Unless they mean to imply that the
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proto xenomorph
at the end of Prometheus is something colpletely unrelated. There's also the issue that the AVP films state that the Predators had access to xenomorphs all the way back in our past. The Alien sequels can exist just fine but the AVP films are totally removed from continuity.
Yeah, you're right about that. I forgot about the "history" of the AvP movies. Oh well...no loss.
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Old 06-15-12 | 12:07 PM
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Deep Star Six > Leviathan, just sayin'.
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now hold on a sec, let's give some credit to Mario Bava's 1965 film 'Planet of the Vampire' which served as a template to 'Alien'
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1985's "Creature."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088961/
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1986's "Aliens"
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Old 06-15-12 | 12:36 PM
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Deep Blue Sea
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Re: What's the best ALIEN ripoff/tribute film?
Originally Posted by RocShemp
I think Prometheus negates the existance of the Alien vs Predator films. Unless they mean to imply that the
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proto xenomorph
at the end of Prometheus is something completely unrelated. There's also the issue that the AVP films state that the Predators had access to xenomorphs all the way back in our past. The Alien sequels can exist just fine but the AVP films are totally removed from continuity.
I think we should all negate the existence of the AvP films. I certainly have.
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Split Second.
Thanks, I remembered the box art but the title escaped me. That being said...

It! The Terror From Beyond Space.
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Old 06-15-12 | 12:57 PM
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I think we should all negate the existence of the AvP films. I certainly have.
In this regard, I can't disagree with you for even an instant.
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I love Sunshine.
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Syngenor
It wasn't in space but the design of the creature looked very close to Alien and Giger's work.
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"Forbidden World" AKA "Mutant. It has lots of boobies too!
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I tried watching this on Netflix recently. It's terrible, but I love that old VHS art.
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Does Predator count?
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Inseminoid/Horror Planet

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now hold on a sec, let's give some credit to Mario Bava's 1965 film 'Planet of the Vampire' which served as a template to 'Alien'
Alien is actually a ripoff of 1958's IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE.
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Deep Blue Sea
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