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Owlbear Camus posted:i unironically love how in the extended fiction the xeno is just a constant rake gag for The Company. Not related to Aliens, but years ago I read famed recording engineer Steve Albini's article "The Problem With Music" that he wrote in the mid-1990s, and at one point he discusses record company A&R types (the people who seek out new artists to sign to record labels) and how the labels would usually hire guys who are around the same age as the artists they're trying to sign. He points out that they're often just as delusional as the bands they're approaching, and that they expect to be running things in a few years. Whenever I watch a movie (like Aliens) where there's some corporate idiot who keeps on repeating easily-avoidable mistakes in the hopes of advancing their career (like trying to capture live xenomorph specimens), I always think of that part of the article.
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Mad Hamish posted:These are fabulous but....where's Jonesy? He’s not a model in the game, but he can scare the poo poo out of whoever encounters him bad enough to do morale damage  He’s on the backside of certain encounter tokens, and one of the potential final missions is rescuing him 
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Prey got an Emmy nomination for Best Television Movie. Gang, we officially have a horse in this race. e: also nominations for: Best Direction For a Limited Series Writing for a Limited Series or Movie Parkingtigers fucked around with this message at 18:44 on Jul 12, 2023 |
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Toxic Mental posted:Prey was not good Hard disagree. At the very minimum, Prey clears the (IMO rather low) bar of being the second-best film in the franchise.
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Jul 12, 2023 19:01
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Toxic Mental posted:Prey was not good Prey was too good to be a made-for-TV movie, but as a theatrical release probably wouldn’t have done so hot. As it stands, I loved it for how brutal it portrayed the Predator.
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Owlbear Camus posted:Hard disagree. Predator Predator 2 Predators (barely) Then who cares
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Why is Prey being bandied about in this thread about Aliens?
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Toxic Mental posted:Predator Predator Prey Predator 2 Predators I will allow for a "gentleman can disagree" on places 2 through 4. Then, yeah... who cares.
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Jul 12, 2023 19:47
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redshirt posted:Why is Prey being bandied about in this thread about Aliens? They're related. They even made two... well, maybe 1.5 movies with the Alien and the Predator! I could only see half of AvP2 because it was so dark. Also acceptable chat: Terminator Starship Troopers Robocop
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Jul 12, 2023 20:50
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Outland Blade Runner 2049
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Cessna posted:Outland Outlander, with the crazy Jesus man.
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Cessna posted:Outland I don't know what the first one is and I haven't seen any Bladerunner yet.  But for real, I believe Terminator and Robocop have fought Aliens in the comics so it's actually canon. Starship Troopers (the movie) is just great.
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Batman and Superman have fought the Aliens and Predators. So we can talk about the DC universe here too
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Batman with 12 hours to prepare before they come at night.
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don't forget Judge Dredd, which treats every crossover as canon
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How can you not like Prey?!?! I might even put it above the original film in my personal rankings (probably not though). I think it would have gone well in theatres; if only for the big callback line ("if it bleeds, we can kill it."), which 100% would send the audience into a cheering frenzy. It's just so perfectly deployed. And yeah, the sheer brutality of the predator was spectacular. Mister Speaker fucked around with this message at 21:40 on Jul 12, 2023 |
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Bro No
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I don't know what the first one is It's a Western set at a mining colony, Sean Connery plays the sheriff. Both aesthetically and thematically it's a perfect fit with Alien.
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mllaneza posted:It's a Western set at a mining colony, Sean Connery plays the sheriff. Both aesthetically and thematically it's a perfect fit with Alien. Wow, those screenshots are super Alienesque.
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Mister Speaker posted:I think it would have gone well in theatres; if only for the big callback line ("if it bleeds, we can kill it."), which 100% would send the audience into a cheering frenzy. It's just so perfectly deployed. Callbacks, references, and wink wink nudge nudge bullshit is the loving death of cinema.
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Nah, you're crazy. It can absolutely be done tastefully, and it absolutely was.
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Outland is really, really good and it’s a fantastic slow burn if you know nothing about it going into the film
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Toxic Mental posted:Prey was not good Hey everyone, get a load of this guy and how wrong he is.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Callbacks, references, and wink wink nudge nudge bullshit is the loving death of cinema. See: the terminator slowly turning its head back after getting punched in Salvation. The Kyle Reese line was OK, I guess. Same with Prey. It wasn't super hamfisted, but still takes you out of the action for a second. Same with the Predators score which felt like it was lifted cue for cue from the first movie. Be original!
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Mad Hamish posted:These are fabulous but....where's Jonesy? Beaten, but Jonesy is an "encounter tile" in the game. There are two of them. We customized one and made it into a face hugger that works well as a house rule. The character has to immediately take one damage and go to Med Bay until another player gets there with a heal. Would recommend for people who want some added flavor and an added challenge. game is real good
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When I catch a sweet wave of traffic on a busy highway I will indeed sometimes say, "I'm in the pipe, 5 by 5".
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Is Alien better than The Thing?
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Kosmo Gallion posted:Is Alien better than The Thing? Yes, but it's close.
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Oh yeah, The Thing discussion is allowed too since it's fantastic.
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Also, the Thing is in Aliens, Alien 3, and both original Predator movies.
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Beachcomber posted:Also, the Thing is in Aliens, Alien 3, and both original Predator movies. Where is the Thing in Aliens?
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Beachcomber posted:Also, the Thing is in Aliens, Alien 3, and both original Predator movies. Yeah you're gonna have to explain these ones.
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redshirt posted:Where is the Thing in Aliens? In plain sight. 
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Beachcomber posted:In plain sight. BIshop!
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mllaneza posted:It's a Western set at a mining colony, Sean Connery plays the sheriff. Both aesthetically and thematically it's a perfect fit with Alien. The Alien RPG has some cute easter-egg references to Outland.
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Mad Hamish posted:These are fabulous but....where's Jonesy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pGioO2Aep8
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Toxic Mental posted:Outland is really, really good and it’s a fantastic slow burn if you know nothing about it going into the film I think I read the Alan Dean Foster novelization in junior high or high school, but I never actually got around to watching the film itself. Until this evening. 
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prey is ok i think the thing that annoyed me most was that the girl just walked around with her hair in her eyes the whole time tie your hair back jeez louise, especially if you're gonna go jumping in swamps or fighting predators
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also go full apocalypto and do the whole movie in comanche cowards
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