Easy, nope.
A L I E N FIVE Neill Blomkamp's ALIEN movie
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Easy, nope.
kristen jones
Master Member
you bite your tongue, Funky! :lol
I'm sorry but OH HELL NO. If I see one more freakin' slow, pretentious Oscar-bait tracking shot of trees I'm going to be sick. Keep that crap away from our beloved Xenomorphs or we'll get three hours of Michael Bien staggering around wheezing in pain.
While I don't think NB is at the level Cameron was in1986, I like what I've seen so far. He just has to tone down the South-African weirdness humor that is present in his other films because it doesn't fit in the Aliens universe any more than Jeunet's quirky French humor did.
autoprops713
Sr Member
Well you can hell no all you want but I for one would love to see an Alien attack like that bear scene. It was pretty intense. I suppose we could lose the trees and Indians lol.
All I can think of is Sharlto Copley as the Alien.
All I can think of is Sharlto Copley as the Alien.
I didn't hate the movie, just felt it was overly pretentious and could have been a lot shorter without losing any depth. (This coming from someone who loves the fact that in the 60's, they'd spend a couple minutes of screen time showing Dirty Harry eat a hot dog.) The bear attack was nicely done.
Mark my works, Copley is going to play a crazy scientist or researcher or something... possibly for W-Y.
kristen jones
Master Member
What I said was that it is "Problematic at best". I also didn't say that you can't share your opinion. I said that it is "very subjective" and that opinions are not a sure way of measuring whether or not a given director will necessarily perform the same way with a franchise installment as they did with the past works that you may or may not like.
Please don't paraphrase me incorrectly and make me out to have said something that I did not. My words--and meaning--were clearly made out in my previous post. The fact that you've decided that it meant something completely different is not my fault.
kristen jones
Master Member
This I completely agree with.
Also, how many things have we seen in the films since 1986 that have gotten us as excited as NB's ideas have? Hmmm? Can you honestly say you'd rather have another Alien 3 than this possible Aliens sequel? How about another Resurrection? Hmmm?
The man may not be perfect (who is?) but he has some very fresh ideas for Alien which are striking a positive note with alot of us...I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Even that scene plays better and faster than people remember. It's all about the detective seeing something no one else saw...and setting up the ending's payoff. And he bites the dog once before all hell breaks loose.
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autoprops713
Sr Member
Jeez...sorry.
kristen jones
Master Member
There is no apology necessary...just next time please read what i said and continue on that basis, instead of incorrectly assuming what i'm saying and de-railing the conversation based on an erroneous assumption. :thumbsup
(Please note: I've said "please" several times. this is meant to highlight that there is no animosity intended, and that nobody wants hurt feelings.)
Also: I am not being sarcastic in this case... i am being completely sincere.
(Please note: I've said "please" several times. this is meant to highlight that there is no animosity intended, and that nobody wants hurt feelings.)
Also: I am not being sarcastic in this case... i am being completely sincere.
autoprops713
Sr Member
OK check....got it....life continues
I think Ridley has some magic left.
I would be OK with flushing Alien 3 and 4 down the drain. Neil has the chops and passion to do this thing right.
Thinking about this delayed film some more a thought occurred: why not film it now and just let it sit on a shelf like so many other films have in the past? :unsure Heck I know of a film finished in 2005, supposed to come out the same year and today, in 2016, it still hasn't been released.
Solo4114
Master Member
I suppose. But I think this franchise has moved beyond him.
Jim Cameron made sure of that
Not to take anything away from Ridley's visual brilliance- he has after all made a couple of the most visually iconic films in history, but Cameron is more of an all-round mastermind. He was a screenwriter first, where Scott came more from the advertising realm. Cameron directs actors in a way that Scott doesn't. If you listen to a lot of commentary on his films, it's pretty evident that he's more hands-off when it comes to actors and it shows.
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