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To melt the space ice off the space helicopters rotors in a hurry.
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Thirst for Savings posted:To melt the space ice off the space helicopters rotors in a hurry. Yeah, what the hell is that prop? They did such an awesome job reworking other real-world objects into stuff that seemed like authentic future-gear with practical purposes... but that one thing still looks a lot like a helicopter. And it's shown off so prominently in half the compositions in that room. It always irks me a bit. 
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That screenshot got me really excited. I really hope this movie doesn't explain poo poo. I hope its chock full of stuff that we're just left to speculate about like the original Alien.
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The score was a big part of the first film. Wonder how it'll stack up in this.
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It was confirmed today that Patrick Wilson (Nite Owl in Watchmen) is also a member of the cast. Like most of the characters, we have no idea who he plays or how big the role is. For those keeping track, the confirmed cast listing now looks like this: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Emun Elliot, Benedict Wong, Guy Pearce and Patrick Wilson. echoplex posted:The score was a big part of the first film. Wonder how it'll stack up in this. Yeah, there hasn't been a peep about who is composing the score this time around. I'm very curious who they'll pick. Bugblatter fucked around with this message at Aug 13, 2011 around 03:23 |
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Unfortunately it won't be Jerry Goldsmith, who died in 2004.  I am quite fond of Elliot Goldenthal's soundtrack for 'Alien3', I don't think he would be that bad of a choice. Ridley Scott has worked with Hans Zimmer a lot and I don't think he'd be a great pick if he's going for a similar tone as he did with 'Alien'.
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Xenomrph posted:Unfortunately it won't be Jerry Goldsmith, who died in 2004. Scott and Zimmer did four films back-to-back together, but the last one was eight years ago. He's been working with Marc Streitenfeld since then (Aside from KoH, which was Gregson-Williams), although based on his previous scores I can't really see him scoring an Alien film either...
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Sorry if this is spoilery but it's too good not to post. e: got it to work dubdrome711 fucked around with this message at Aug 13, 2011 around 05:28 |
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dubdrome711 posted:Sorry if this is spoilery but it's too good not to post. Too good indeed. It's not even showing up!
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| # ? Aug 13, 2011 05:27 |
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That's definitely a fan poster. It's not even using the official logo... so no, it's not too spoilery at all.
Bugblatter fucked around with this message at Aug 13, 2011 around 05:45 |
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In space, no one can hear you go strabismus 
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| # ? Aug 13, 2011 06:52 |
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dubdrome711 posted:Sorry if this is spoilery but it's too good not to post. This should be a poster if it's not official because it works on all the right levels; it's instantly clear what it represents to fans and for people who don't know, it makes you double take because as a human skull it's "not quite right", and doesn't tell you anything about the film. If you don't know anything about it, it could be a horror, sci-fi or a sequel to Remains Of The Day. Maybe not the last one
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I'm still pissed at Scott for ruining what seemed to be an awesome Robin Hood script. On the chance he makes something even as remotely good as Blade Runner it will be worth it to watch
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oiseaux morts 1994 posted:This should be a poster if it's not official because it works on all the right levels; it's instantly clear what it represents to fans and for people who don't know, it makes you double take because as a human skull it's "not quite right", and doesn't tell you anything about the film. If you don't know anything about it, it could be a horror, sci-fi or a sequel to Remains Of The Day. Maybe not the last one It's a good poster if xenos play a prominent role in this film... but that's presuming a lot at this point. We're not sure if they appear at all.
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Bugblatter posted:It's a good poster if xenos play a prominent role in this film... but that's presuming a lot at this point. We're not sure if they appear at all. I think that skull is supposed to belong to a space jockey, not a xenomorph. My main reasoning for that being the eye sockets and the nose thing which you can see the space jockey having in the original Alien. Xenomrph posted:I am quite fond of Elliot Goldenthal's soundtrack for 'Alien3', I don't think he would be that bad of a choice. I loved the soundtrack for Alien 3, it's probably one of my favourite movie soundtracks of all time.
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MUFFlNS posted:I think that skull is supposed to belong to a space jockey, not a xenomorph. My main reasoning for that being the eye sockets and the nose thing which you can see the space jockey having in the original Alien. I can't really see the Space Jockey's skull in that image. The space jockey was toothless, had close set eyes, and a very tall skull:  quote:I loved the soundtrack for Alien 3, it's probably one of my favourite movie soundtracks of all time. Yeah, all of the first three films had incredible scores. The first two are legends and the third is an under-appreciated classic. Certainly a lot to live up to.
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Bugblatter posted:I can't really see the Space Jockey's skull in that image. The space jockey was toothless, had close set eyes, and a very tall skull: First 4. Alien Resurrection's score is actually quite good, even for the (weird) film it's attached to, it's just not as memorable BECAUSE it's attached to a film people don't particularly like.
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MUFFlNS posted:I think that skull is supposed to belong to a space jockey, not a xenomorph. My main reasoning for that being the eye sockets and the nose thing which you can see the space jockey having in the original Alien. quote:It's what I imagine the cranium of a human / space jockey-hybrid could look like. Could also be the cranium of the alien that dwells within the SJ-suit itself.
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Fingers of Fury posted:On the chance he makes something even as remotely good as Blade Runner it will be worth it to watch. Your in luck, there's word that Harrison Ford is on board as narrator for every character.
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Whoever it was who said the film was giving the Lovecraftian vibes has got me going now too. I was exited for the film anyway, but if Scott says gently caress it and we get a look into a truly alien way of life I may just be in love. I remember the last thread someone said David Lynch should have helmed the prequel and it would be two hours of horrific gibberish as we see this alien crew go about it's daily business until the alien comes into it. Obviously it was a jokey post but still...
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Lasher posted:I remember the last thread someone said David Lynch should have helmed the prequel and it would be two hours of horrific gibberish as we see this alien crew go about it's daily business until the alien comes into it. Obviously it was a jokey post but still... I still maintain that an Alien movie directed by David Lynch would be incredible  I was being totally serious too. The guy knows how to craft a terrifying/unsettling scene, and could no doubt nail the atmosphere perfectly if you look back at Eraserhead. I'm aware it might seem kinda dumb to think about but I think everybody could at least agree that it would probably be one of the scariest movies ever made? 
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The Alien franchise is at its best when it's most incomprehensible and twisted. I also prefer it when a universe serves as a platform for different artists' visions, rather than a framework of OCD details that they must obey... so yes, I would totally watch the poo poo out of a Lynch directed entry.
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Bugblatter posted:Oh wow. I knew the W-Y logo was created for Aliens, but never noticed any sort of emblem in Alien. Is it on the jumpsuits or something? You see it on some computer consoles and furniture briefly. Scott mentions on the commentary that they definitely wanted it to have this pharaonic vibe to it to make the corporate culture seem as oppressive and controlling of the lives of everyone around it as possible (he went for this in Blade Runner also with the Tyrell corporation's building literally being a great pyramid that towers over everything else on the skyline with Tyrell himself not just working but living at the very top in that white robe with a bed modeled after the Pope's). Literally a set in stone monolithic kind of icon. There's a vertical version of it in Alien 3 also etched on some of the door glass etc. David Lynch directing anything meant to be tense is a good thing. That man makes someone waking up in the morning or someone getting their mail the most foreboding thing ever. The flame throwers and motion sensor and prods were all cobbled together. Ian Holm is loving brilliant in that scene when he shows off the motion sensor. They ask him what it keys in on and he just says "micro-changes in air particles" or something and his delivery, his face, he's literally saying "I'm saying this to you and nothing more because you blue-collar dipshits probably don't even know what an air particle is." The way he says it and the insulted "this guy is full of poo poo" look Ripley and Dallas give him right after is amazing. Neo Rasa fucked around with this message at Aug 14, 2011 around 05:15 |
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Ammanas posted:Kingdom of Heaven DC is a very good movie kept from being excellent by poor lead casting. I was OK with Legolas playing Balian of Ibelin save for his lukewarm, languid and flaccid speech at the end. I thought he did fine otherwise.
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Bugblatter posted:The Alien franchise is at its best when it's most incomprehensible and twisted. I don't know about that. Resurrection is easily the most incomprehensible of the movies. In fact, that whole movie totally seems like a bizarre artistic platform for Jean Pierre Jeunet, and it loving sucks. Hakkesshu fucked around with this message at Aug 14, 2011 around 09:08 |
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Neo Rasa posted:The flame throwers and motion sensor and prods were all cobbled together. Ian Holm is loving brilliant in that scene when he shows off the motion sensor. They ask him what it keys in on and he just says "micro-changes in air particles" or something and his delivery, his face, he's literally saying "I'm saying this to you and nothing more because you blue-collar dipshits probably don't even know what an air particle is." The way he says it and the insulted "this guy is full of poo poo" look Ripley and Dallas give him right after is amazing.  and  . From a goddamn robot.Ash actually has all kinds of odd little moments, like the goofy wave he gives Dallas and co from the observation pod or the weird way he gets comfortable in his jumpsuit by jogging on the spot, that make you wonder who the hell programmed him that way, and why.
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Hakkesshu posted:I don't know about that. Resurrection is easily the most incomprehensible of the movies. Incomprehensible in the sense of "Why are this ships walls organic, even vaginal? How is it that this monster seems to be half mechanical? Christ, that elephant thing is fused with the seat!" not "Uhhhh, what was the director thinking here? Who thought that would be a good idea? Cartoonish boxing glove gags in a horror movie?" I suppose that in-universe mysteries is what I mean, not absurd creative decisions. In defense of Resurrection, it does become fun (in a demented way) once your realize the plot is a few character name changes away from being "Firefly goes to hell." Payndz posted:Ash actually has all kinds of odd little moments, like the goofy wave he gives Dallas and co from the observation pod or the weird way he gets comfortable in his jumpsuit by jogging on the spot, that make you wonder who the hell programmed him that way, and why. I always loved the weird little tells that something isn't quite normal with Ash. I think Ridley said on one of the commentaries that the jog was done because his robotic joints would get stiff. Bugblatter fucked around with this message at Aug 14, 2011 around 11:25 |
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Payndz posted:I always loved that too. Ripley, who throughout is presented as knowing more than she strictly needs to for her job (such as the way she goes down into the guts of the ship to help Parker and Brett fix things, whether they want her to or not), asks a perfectly reasonable question and gets a response that's an equal mix of Well no one programmed him to jam a porn mag down Ripley's throat, he just sort of turned out that way. He was "programmed" to be a person, but he's a person who's sort of off in all kinds of ways.
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Shanty posted:Well no one programmed him to jam a porn mag down Ripley's throat Maybe he was developed by space goons. The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Space Bullshit > Help me program my android!
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Basically, Ian Holm is loving amazing.
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Lasher posted:I remember the last thread someone said David Lynch should have helmed the prequel and it would be two hours of horrific gibberish as we see this alien crew go about it's daily business until the alien comes into it. Obviously it was a jokey post but still... I'd pay to see an alien-Frank Booth hybrid huffing gas straight out of the pipes and bounding along chasing human prey yelling BABY WANTS TO FUUUUUCK.
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AlternateAccount posted:I'd pay to see an alien-Frank Booth hybrid huffing gas straight out of the pipes and bounding along chasing human prey yelling BABY WANTS TO FUUUUUCK. Hahahahaha. Oh don't get me wrong, I'd love to see a bizarre and twisted film looking into the life of a crew from an utterly alien world. Alas we all know it would never get funding and test screenings would loath it.
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yeah, after going through the various leaked photos and brief write ups of what has been seen, this film better loving be good because my expectations are set through the roof. Though, by the time it comes out, I will most likely watch it several times even if it sucks. The visuals are dead on with the first 'Alien', or from what i can tell. Please don't let it suck......... 
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So this is definitely an Alien prequel then? I'm confused, I thought it started out as one, though went into a wholly new direction and new universe that had some similarities. But now it is definitely the Alien universe with the Space Jockeys and Xenomorphs from the other films?
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Pocket Billiards posted:So this is definitely an Alien prequel then? I'm confused, I thought it started out as one, though went into a wholly new direction and new universe that had some similarities. But now it is definitely the Alien universe with the Space Jockeys and Xenomorphs from the other films?
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Xenomrph posted:I'm pretty sure it's set in the same universe, but whether we'll actually see any Xenomorphs remains to be seen. Apparently there is a big animatronic Space Jockey in Prometheus, though. Animatronic and not CG? Thats pretty cool if true
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Mike N Eich posted:Animatronic and not CG? Thats pretty cool if true
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The intro of Alien 3 really bugs me. How did an egg get laid inside the Sulaco's cryo-bay? In Aliens, the Queen doesn't bring its egg-laying tools with it, and spends all of its time aboard the Sulaco in the hangar fighting Ripley and then dying. And facehuggers in Alien are shown to die after impregnating a host, so how does a single one impregnate both Ripley and Newt and survive to get the dog too?
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The God of Nihilism does it.
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chalk posted:The intro of Alien 3 really bugs me. How did an egg get laid inside the Sulaco's cryo-bay? In Aliens, the Queen doesn't bring its egg-laying tools with it, and spends all of its time aboard the Sulaco in the hangar fighting Ripley and then dying. As for how the Queen laid it without the eggsac, the obvious explanation is "the eggsac is beneficial, but optional, when laying eggs". As for the facehugger thing, in the theatrical cut there's meant to be more than one facehugger, in the extended cut there's one "super-facehugger" that can impregnate more than one host - one of the prisoners finds its corpse at one point. 
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