Alien Quadrilogy for £13

You could get it at hmv for a tenner, so yes

I remember paying ?30 for Legacy and thinking I’d got a bargain. Sometimes I hate the depreciation on DVD’s, I’ve got ?1000’s worth at cost price, but only ?100’s at current value.

>still you have to say a nine disc set for ?13, not that bad.

Agreed. And for a truly fantastic DVD set too. Just unfortunate that The Making of Alien? was (allegedly) cut so heavily by The Powers That Be (30 mins or so). Even the title was different – I believe it was originally to be called “Rape and Wreckage”.

>They could pay me a tenner for sitting through Alien Resurrection.

The ? draft script for Resurrection I’ve got is amazing. The story was so clearly defined, and the ending far superior. Shame those involved in making the film didn’t read it.

>the Alien franchise ain?t really the place for primitive satire and self-referential nods.

Well, one thing the Alien franchise was certainly built around is change. Whedon’s Resurrection was in parts, vastly different to what had come before, whilst still in keeping with the basic elements that made the previous installments so compelling – not to mention, furthering the notions of family and motherhood to increasingly bizarre new levels.

Overall, I still think the script had potential. The biggest issue, I think, with that film is the execution of the material. Granted, a script may be the foundation from which any movie is based, but in the right hands, I’m confident they’d have been on to a real winner.

I’m going to have to go and watch Aliens now. Oh well.

Aliens: Labyrinth is pretty good too.

You’re kidding right?

Whilst I see Andrew’s point about Whedon’s humour after being subjected to AVP2 at the weekend I can’t help but think of Whedon’s Alien as some kind of oasis.

I think I’d rather watch 3 than Resurrection. I’d also rather watch either of the AVP movies than Predator 2.

> after being subjected to AVP2 at the weekend I can?t help but think of Whedon?s Alien as some kind of oasis.

Fair point.

Thing is, I actually find the first AvP to be a better Alien movie than Resurrection. And that Paul WS Anderson somehow did better with it – albeit marginally – than a writer (Whedon) and director (Junet) I bloody love

> Alien 3, certainly the worst of the four but still enjoyable.

I massively contest this.

I refer you to http://www.ganymede.tv/forum/2009/03/watchmen-film#comment-147032 .

Alien 3 is only slightly not as good as the first two. It gets so much better with time.

And regarding Alien 5, didn’t both Ridley Scott and James Cameron say they would sort of combine their talents for it, and Fox went with AVP in stead? I think that is roughly accurate, and it is fail.

Yeah I guessed that is was probably money. Doesn’t stop it being fail though. Plus I bet there’s another AVP and more fail. If they must persist they may as well just have colonial marines storming the Alien’s home world which is also under siege by Preds. Fuck, just do it as a cartoon even. Or something.

Plus I bet there?s another AVP and more fail. If they must persist they may as well just have colonial marines storming the Alien?s home world which is also under siege by Preds. Fuck, just do it as a cartoon even. Or something.

Thing is, the Alien franchise – for all its cultural influence and blockbuster marketing – is a low budget beast. Relatively speaking, I mean. The guys who made Alien and Aliens were young filmmakers with not just vision, but also low-cost credentials. These days, neither Scott nor Cameron seem able to work that grungy, low-tech way.

Which means Fox would have to turn the film from a $60 million little earner into a $250 million epic. I’d love to see it done, but it’s just not how that franchise is seen.

That’s a joke! ?7.99 for 9 discs!!

> Which means Fox would have to turn the film from a $60 million little earner into a $250 million epic. I?d love to see it done, but it?s just not how that franchise is seen.

It’s not a franchise that has ever been spectacularly profitable either is it? I mean it’s witnessed two fantastic, iconic pieces of cinema, but since Aliens is failed to do much business.

> It is ?59.99 now, I guess more people started buying it

They put it in a one day only April Fools Day sale. ?7.99 is such a ridiculous price for the set it makes sense they can only afford to offer such a deal for a very limited amount of time!

> Indeed. It makes its money back at the small-time level, but there?s nothing in the books that would suggest profitability from a more costly movie.

Speaking of Alien & Dwarf (well on a RD forum) can someone check something for me…

http://www.posterplanet.net/aliendoorposter.htm

Now go and look at the Low ship in Demons N’ Angels. Specifically the Lows sleeping quarters. Can anyone spot the same poster in that scene?

I bought said poster for a friend years ago and he’s convinced it’s in there, but I’m not certain it’s the same one.

Awesome. Flipped or not that’s kinda cool. Thank you.