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post 1626168593 12-21-2020, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted By OLawdQuan⏩
Saw Prometheus and covenant too but those should just be forgotten

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Wtf you didnt like them?



They should have shown more of this dude though
post 1626168753 12-21-2020, 01:50 AM
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First two are epic, third one is boring af, fourth is goofy but kinda fun.


Prometheus and especially Covenant are terrible. Basically artsy-fartsy navel gazing autismfests from Ridley Scott.
post 1626169423 12-21-2020, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted By RedInsectNProud⏩
Aliens is responsible for rendering the xenomorph from an unrelenting, unstoppable force of nature into alien bug cannon fodder

Good action movie, but it was largely responsible for the downfall of the series and the direction future films would take
Repped.
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post 1626169483 12-21-2020, 02:21 AM
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Alien 3 is my personal favourite.
Watch the extended version.
With the exception of one scene, the film is a masterpiece.
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post 1626169553 12-21-2020, 02:23 AM
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Aliens is one of my favourite films of all time. The budget they had meant it inverted the claustrophobia of Alien and took it outside, as it were.

Couple of bits of trivia (from what I can remember).

The set for the Queen was repurposed for the factory in Batman where Nicholson's joker falls into the vat.

The actress playing Velasquez thought the audition was about immigrants (she was only told the title). Turned up dressed in character as an immigrant and this is referenced in a joke during the film.

The gun which fits on the body and swivels around was seen by the US Govt who bought the patent for it.

It has some great one liners as well. "Ever been mistaken for a man....?".
post 1626169573 12-21-2020, 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted By scamander⏩
It has some great one liners as well. "Ever been mistaken for a man....?".
No. Have you?
Damn
post 1626169623 12-21-2020, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted By BraneyGumble⏩
First two are epic, third one is boring af, fourth is goofy but kinda fun.


Prometheus and especially Covenant are terrible. Basically artsy-fartsy navel gazing autismfests from Ridley Scott.
Prometheus had some cool stuff and some other stuff that wasn't.
But Prometheus is a masterpiece compared to Covenant.
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post 1626170203 12-21-2020, 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted By RedInsectNProud⏩
Aliens is responsible for rendering the xenomorph from an unrelenting, unstoppable force of nature into alien bug cannon fodder

Good action movie, but it was largely responsible for the downfall of the series and the direction future films would take
You avoid the uncomfortable truth.
The GOAT sci-fi actress, Signourney Weaver even talked down on Aliens because it turned the Aliens into a bunch of 'short stocky guys in suits.'
Sigourney Weaver, founder of the anti-manlet movement.
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post 1626170853 12-21-2020, 03:20 AM
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Yes

A few other ones worth watching:
- Riddick
- Blade
- Underworld
- Jason Bourne

Wesn Eu
post 1626170993 12-21-2020, 03:25 AM
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Prometheus could have been phenomenal but they fccked that up royally.

Logically, an unstoppable creature with no natural predators like the Xenomorph simply could not have evolved naturally.

With no natural predation, the Xenomorph would continue to propagate unchecked until all life is vanquished and the Xenos eventually die of starvation.....

This makes it more logical that the Xenos are a biological weapon designed by the Engineers to extinguish all life on a planet so they could repopulate it.
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post 1626171803 12-21-2020, 03:59 AM
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The first 2 were awesome. Then it just goes downhill from there
Originally Posted By RedInsectNProud⏩
Aliens is responsible for rendering the xenomorph from an unrelenting, unstoppable force of nature into alien bug cannon fodder

Good action movie, but it was largely responsible for the downfall of the series and the direction future films would take
I disagree. The only reason it was unstoppable in the first one was because they were civilians with no weapons
post 1626171873 12-21-2020, 04:02 AM
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Rewatched the Rambo franchise again not long ago. Great films and would recommend those if you havenโ€™t seen them recently.
post 1626172463 12-21-2020, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted By Omnivium⏩
The first 2 were awesome. Then it just goes downhill from there




I disagree.The only reason it was unstoppable in the first one was because they were civilians with no weapons
Oh really?
That's strange, because I remember the xenomorph being directly blasted by the rocket booster at the end of Alien and it survived.
In Aliens they were dying from small bursts of gunfire (albeit future and powerful guns).
In any case, I'm going to say sitting in a booster with the flames engulfing 100% of your body is a bigger hazard to your health than gun fire.
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post 1626173633 12-21-2020, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted By Evil_D⏩
Oh really?
That's strange, because I remember the xenomorph being directly blasted by the rocket booster at the end of Alien and it survived.
In Aliens they were dying from small bursts of gunfire (albeit future and powerful guns).
In any case, I'm going to say sitting in a booster with the flames engulfing 100% of your body is a bigger hazard to your health than gun fire.
How do you know it survived? The movie never said it survived, it left it ambiguous. And heat and bullets are two different things. Maybe it handles heat better than bullets
post 1626175003 12-21-2020, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted By Omnivium⏩
How do you know it survived? The movie never said it survived, it left it ambiguous. And heat and bullets are two different things. Maybe it handles heat better than bullets
It was alive and well, in the end she only escaped the alien.

And I guess physics/chemistry + biology are an alien concept to you.
Not a living thing in the galaxy would survive being directly inside the booster rocket fire.
And to add to that, it's a future space ship too capable of inter-stellar flight, so it's probably many times or exponentially more powerful/stronger that conventional rocket booster fires.

On the other hand there are stories of guys taking a dozen bullets wounds and living to tell the tale.
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post 1626175373 12-21-2020, 05:36 AM
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1 - amazing but a bit slow, but still amazing.
2 - Best one by far, you can never watch it enough.
3 - Eh its ok.
4 - Eh its ok.
Prometheus - A bit hard to follow but great
Covenant - Explains Prometheus better and is great.

AVP movies, dear god burn them.
post 1626175603 12-21-2020, 05:41 AM
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I'ma let you finish and all but...

It is clear that Resurrection is the undisputed worst Alien film.
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post 1626177043 12-21-2020, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted By John
I know this sounds insufferable, but there is a 3 1/2 hour uncut version of Alien 3 that is a hell of a lot better than the theatrical release. The problem with #3 was the director got too ambitious, and the film got edited to chit. It's actually a good movie when you see the director's full vision.
Interesting


Also OP, why aren't you watching the franchise right now?
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post 1626177503 12-21-2020, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted By Evil_D⏩
It was alive and well, in the end she only escaped the alien.

And I guess physics/chemistry + biology are an alien concept to you.
Not a living thing in the galaxy would survive being directly inside the booster rocket fire.
And to add to that, it's a future space ship too capable of inter-stellar flight, so it's probably many times or exponentially more powerful/stronger that conventional rocket booster fires.

On the other hand there are stories of guys taking a dozen bullets wounds and living to tell the tale.
Lol you're taking this too seriously man. You can assume it lived if you want to, but it's just an assumption because the movie never said it survived

And we're talking about a fictional monster here. It doesn't have to follow the laws of physics, they can make up whatever rules they want for it
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Alien, Aliens and A3 are definitely worth watching. It's not like they're that long. Just sit your ass down and watch them already
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I wonder how could OP have survived this long without watching it already???

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