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Pennywise the Frown posted:So this is just a reminder that Aliens is one of the best movies ever made. Don't even try to argue that. Alien was better
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When you say Aliens is one of the best films ever made, how long is that list? 100? It might be in the top 100. If it is just action films, then fine, it's top 20, no problem. But greatest of any genre? I think it would be hard to put it in the top 100. Top 200 maybe. Top 500? Sure. Let's say it's in the top 500 films of all time. But is that really truly great?
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If Sigourney got topless it would have been the greatest movie ever. Bill Paxton was an angel living among us. RIP (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Robokomodo posted:If Sigourney got topless it would have been the greatest movie ever. *slaps Robokomodo's wrist* NO. BAD. We don't do that. Not to her.
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Basically, what I am saying is that if you think Aliens is one of the best films of all time you need to see more movies.
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Robokomodo posted:If Sigourney got topless it would have been the greatest movie ever. the alien queen should have shown her tits
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:Alien was better No one is arguing this and Alien isn't what this thread is about. It's actually about Aliens. Waltzing Along posted:When you say Aliens is one of the best films ever made, how long is that list? 100? It might be in the top 100. Top 10. edit: MY top ten Waltzing Along posted:Basically, what I am saying is that if you think Aliens is one of the best films of all time you need to see more movies. I like movies, but I'll watch more. My tastes are simple. Hell, I like superhero movies. They're dumb as poo poo but fun. It doesn't have to always be an multiple award winning film. But I can also appreciate art. Sue me. edit: Aliens was nominated or won 24 awards. Felix posted:dumb stupid absolute garbage bad words You're too edgy for this thread. Pennywise the Frown fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Mar 3, 2019 |
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Mar 3, 2019 04:01
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A day on Something Awful is like a day on the farm. Every thread a banquet! Every post a fortune! I love the forum!
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Mutant Headcrab posted:A day on Something Awful is like a day on the farm. Every thread a banquet! Every post a fortune! I love the forum! I love you. And so does Apone.  Look into my eye.
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Mar 3, 2019 04:16
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I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
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Mar 3, 2019 04:23
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Prometheus was good have a nice night I love you
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Mar 3, 2019 04:23
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Alien and Aliens are required viewing for understanding sci fi/action/film in general from from the late 70s onwards. Aliens is the best film from 1986, easily. What else is remembered so well from that year? What else established the space-marine aesthetic everyone is still copying? For Doom to exist you need Aliens.
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Sid Vicious posted:Prometheus was good have a nice night I love you I hope you get facehugged Sid
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GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:I hope you get facehugged Sid And a I hope you get facehugged Sid to you as well 
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GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:I hope you get facehugged Sid  Millions of Crows posted:Alien and Aliens are required viewing for understanding sci fi/action/film in general from from the late 70s onwards. Any "modern" and "gritty" space warrior is based off of the USCM (United States Colonial Marines for you plebs) (edit: also I can't back any of that up, I'm sure there were other movies that did it, that's not the point. The point is that Aliens is amazing). Not only are they a badass fighting force but they are also working for a corporation. Huh.... interesting.
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Mar 3, 2019 04:28
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 ahhhhhhhhhhhhhaAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH wadn't funny man In school I used to do this on my desk when I got bored. Usually with the eraser down. But sometimes when I was feeling saucy, I'd do it pencil tip down. 
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Sometimes you just want to be enthralled from start to finish, without thinking about the villain's motivations or how the film is a modern day metaphor for foreign policy or trickle down economics or something. Aliens is a perfectly exquisite meal that one can enjoy over and over without it being diminished in any way. I could probably recite the script to at least half the film and yet I'm never bored of watching it. It's the cinematic equivalent of a pint of beer, you've had countless ones before but the next one is just as good. Yes it's both great food and great beer. Also the only thing decent from the Directors Cut is the sentry scenes, the rest just screws up the pacing and overexplains stuff. Durzel fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Mar 3, 2019 |
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Durzel posted:Sometimes you just want to be enthralled from start to finish, without thinking about the villain's motivations or how the film is a modern day metaphor for foreign policy or trickle down economics or something. so... we should have nuked Vietnam from orbit?
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Mar 3, 2019 05:17
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Annihilation as liberation is pretty good Vietnam war metaphor.
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Sometimes an ovipositor is just an ovipositor
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VikingSkull posted:Colette Hiller as Corporal Ferro, the dropship pilot, is probably the best character of all the Marines and no one remembers her Hell fuckin' yeah  "Fly The Friendly Skies" Which also brings up one my favorite things about Aliens, all the graffiti on the armor and uniforms was done by the cast member wearing the outfit. Michael Bhiens's painted heart with a padlock attached to it is super rad. And Vasquez's "ADIOS" on the smart-gun.  Also, lol if you don't like Aliens 
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It is such a quotable film. I teach science to kids who were born in 2005, and when I announce a test, I will inevitably hear "Game over, man!" There are loads of quotable films, but this is one of the best. I'm willing to say that the most quotable film is "Animal House", but "Aliens" is right up there.
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Durzel posted:Sometimes you just want to be enthralled from start to finish, without thinking about the villain's motivations or how the film is a modern day metaphor for foreign policy or trickle down economics or something. I like you a whole lot. Mumpy Puffinz posted:so... we should have nuked Vietnam from orbit? Eh, they mostly just used the Marine's attitudes after Vietnam. Going in to gently caress up some natives and getting their asses handed to them. At least that's my guess. Julius CSAR posted:Which also brings up one my favorite things about Aliens, all the graffiti on the armor and uniforms was done by the cast member wearing the outfit. Yeah I heard about that somewhere. They were all able to gussy up their own gear. Also they went through a "boot camp" period of maybe 2 weeks where they had to do a bunch of military stuff. Probably to build camaraderie. Julius CSAR posted:Also, lol if you don't like Aliens
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I got the quadrilogy on BluRay for like 26 bucks at the beat goes on and it has the assembly cut of 3 and all that jazz and a really nice steel book
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Aliens is the best action movie. Commando my balls.
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After James Remar got fired, Michael Biehn’s agent called to ask if he had a passport, then he was on his way to England. I hadn’t seen the deleted scene before of the colony pre-disaster. Agreed it was good to cut for pacing, but cool to see how the place was run.
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Aliens is extremely good, yes. Scared the absolute gently caress out of me as a kid.VikingSkull posted:I like the first Mad Max the best, too I couldn't possibly agree more with this. It just has such a ridiculously good atmosphere and cast and props and setting and it's just amazing. Everything about it. I mean, Road Warrior is a great movie too, but the original wins hands down to me.
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Aliens is easily the best film of all time. Glad to see an aliens thread in ol gibbis
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The theatrical cut is better imo, but I still prefer the director's for the turret scene
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VikingSkull posted:Colette Hiller as Corporal Ferro, the dropship pilot, is probably the best character of all the Marines and no one remembers her So poorly remembered that they only based an entire Starcraft unit around her.
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Tracula posted:See you call them cardboard cutouts but they were the mold for such cutouts. Every goddamn movie and game that had the shouty black sarge or sassy Latina or lovely corporate guy GOT IT FROM ALIENS. It made the mold and everyone ripped it off. The fun part about the Sassy Latina, Vasquez, was that the actress, Jenette Goldstien, was a favorite of Cameron's. She played Vasquez in "Aliens", Janelle, John Connor's foster mother in "Terminator 2", and the Irish mother with the small children in "Titanic".
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Aliens is awesome. Now, Aliens based video games.... Not so much.
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Genesplicer posted:The fun part about the Sassy Latina, Vasquez, was that the actress, Jenette Goldstien, was a favorite of Cameron's. She played Vasquez in "Aliens", Janelle, John Connor's foster mother in "Terminator 2", and the Irish mother with the small children in "Titanic". 
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Too bad Alien³ took a huge dump over the entire Alien franchise.
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Bodhidharma posted:Too bad Alien³ took a huge dump over the entire Alien franchise. FARKIN 'ELL
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ah yes, thrilling scenes of someone... typing... slowly on a... keyboard
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VikingSkull posted:Colette Hiller as Corporal Ferro, the dropship pilot, is probably the best character of all the Marines and no one remembers her I had the Aliens game on my C64 and the first stage was piloting the dropship through a series of radar hoops or something. It was so ridiculously hard that I doubt many people ever saw the rest of the game. It took me forever to beat it and when I finally did I was jumping around my bedroom fistbumping and shouting "in the pipe, 5 by 5". I still say this a lot and people look at me strangely. The title music from that came used to creep young me out too, even though it's pretty poo poo even by 8-bit game standards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKq1b9CzToE
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sandwiches_and_ham posted:ah yes, thrilling scenes of someone... typing... slowly on a... keyboard But it had tywin lannister in space!
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Kuato posted:Aliens is easily the best film of all time. Glad to see an aliens thread in ol gibbis that's actually Predator Grape posted:So poorly remembered that they only based an entire Starcraft unit around her. I never played Starcraft
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