1. Actually, during the scene in the swimming pool, I couldn't get the Gremlins theme out of my head. And how cool would an Aliens/Predator/Gremlins crossover be? EXTRA cool is how cool. The tie-in is right there; they implied at the end of AVP 2 that the miltary-industrial corporation Gary Busey was working for in Predator 2 is the forerunner of the Nova Corporation from Alien, so all you have to do is tie them in to the genetics research firm from Gremlins 2.
2. She did. And the Newt analogue was right there. I kind of hoped the kid's name would turn out to be Ellen, yeah, just as an in-joke. Or it would be revealed that mom's maiden name was Ripley.
3. These aliens seemed way more interested in quick breeding than even the voracious rapists from 3. I'd characterize them as homicidal nymphomaniacs with ovipositors.
4. I don't have a cellphone. I think I'm making some kind of ironic artistic statement with that.
Now all I have to do is wait for it to reach the dollar theatre, so I can catch it.
I want to double check your overall impression: From the above it sounds like you liked it better than AVP, and I wanted to make sure that was true, because my favorite parts of AVP were the few shots they managed to squeeze in that actually reminded me of Geiger.
Re: Patience.wheeloffishJanuary 11 2008, 19:54:27 UTC
Most assuredly, the best scenes were those that rang of Geiger's dark and oozing hand. There was lots of squirmy squamous stuff in the hospital and in the aforementioned trackless woods, and these xenos proved the most adept since the ones in Aliens at turning every building they entered into an oozing hive.
But the BEST best parts were the Predator killing everything.
Re: Patience.pairodoxJanuary 11 2008, 19:59:02 UTC
That sounds wonderful. While I can appreciate spear fighting predators as part of a sacred hunting rite, it will be nice to see one in full predator glory, as they are supposed to be living death, and due to necessary story criteria, they have never fully been portrayed as such.
Sorry, amigo, I've got my pre-tickets for the midnight show alread-eh. There's no way in unleavened hell I'm missing that baby for even a moment. But there'll be other flicks to feast on in the Crescent.
1. It was set on Earth, in place people live. No questions like "but why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be there!" There were no evil corporations with Paul Reiser behind all the mistakes leading to deaths. Most importantly, it wasn't in a f---ing lead-smelting prison colony. Finally, the action and horror come to us instead of requiring the Nostromo or an icebreaker.
2. There is little to no plot, no political subtext (apart from what you read into it. Like "veterans always get screwed" or "craven men who don't enlist and stay-at-home dads are abominations in God's eyes and will be killed and no one will care" or "homeless people are breeding grounds for disease and xenomorphs".) and, as you mention, dialogue about as significant to listeners as it would be to the hearing impaired. And if anyone sees this as a failing, they ought note that neither Arnold S., nor the hot Sigourney Weaver are in this flick, so who cares if anyone ever talks? Seriously, are you watching an alien-versus-
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2. She did. And the Newt analogue was right there. I kind of hoped the kid's name would turn out to be Ellen, yeah, just as an in-joke. Or it would be revealed that mom's maiden name was Ripley.
3. These aliens seemed way more interested in quick breeding than even the voracious rapists from 3. I'd characterize them as homicidal nymphomaniacs with ovipositors.
4. I don't have a cellphone. I think I'm making some kind of ironic artistic statement with that.
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I want to double check your overall impression: From the above it sounds like you liked it better than AVP, and I wanted to make sure that was true, because my favorite parts of AVP were the few shots they managed to squeeze in that actually reminded me of Geiger.
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But the BEST best parts were the Predator killing everything.
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This is gonna be good.
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Cloverfield, if you can hold off seeing it until February; and
There Will Be Blood, if there's a theater showing it 'round here when you arrive.
Oh, There Will Be Movies.
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"WE'RE ALL OUT OF BUBBLEGUM!"
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1. It was set on Earth, in place people live. No questions like "but why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be there!" There were no evil corporations with Paul Reiser behind all the mistakes leading to deaths. Most importantly, it wasn't in a f---ing lead-smelting prison colony. Finally, the action and horror come to us instead of requiring the Nostromo or an icebreaker.
2. There is little to no plot, no political subtext (apart from what you read into it. Like "veterans always get screwed" or "craven men who don't enlist and stay-at-home dads are abominations in God's eyes and will be killed and no one will care" or "homeless people are breeding grounds for disease and xenomorphs".) and, as you mention, dialogue about as significant to listeners as it would be to the hearing impaired. And if anyone sees this as a failing, they ought note that neither Arnold S., nor the hot Sigourney Weaver are in this flick, so who cares if anyone ever talks? Seriously, are you watching an alien-versus- ( ... )
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