Comments on: Ridley Scott Confirmed To Direct Alien Prequel http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216585 Marc Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216585 Well said Andy, I second that motion:) Well said Andy, I second that motion:)

]]> By: MladenL http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216377 MladenL Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:45:59 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216377 Agree with Andy, I don't WANT an answer to that stuff. The prequels to Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Star Wars added NOTHING to the original film's mystery. Because WHATEVER they put on film won't ever be even close to the horrible and exciting/dramatic stuff we imagined from a few lines of dialogue or a badass character. When Obi-wan mentioned fighting the Clone Wars with Luke's dad, kids all over the world imagined the most bad-ass thing possible. It was mysterious, and the name was awesome. Even if Lucas had made Apocalypse Now in space as a prequel, it wouldn't have been anywhere near as amazing as what we all imagined. In this case, the horrible stuff we could imagine with Aliens: What the hell were these huge pilot things? Why were they keeping Alien eggs? A weapon? An experiment? I myself half imagined them as vicious pets for something even more nightmarish. Whatever the prequel movie says about these things, it won't live up to the crazy stuff we've all imagined. And what with Giger's sexually-charged designs, I imagined some CRAZY stuff. Agree with Andy, I don’t WANT an answer to that stuff.

The prequels to Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Star Wars added NOTHING to the original film’s mystery. Because WHATEVER they put on film won’t ever be even close to the horrible and exciting/dramatic stuff we imagined from a few lines of dialogue or a badass character.

When Obi-wan mentioned fighting the Clone Wars with Luke’s dad, kids all over the world imagined the most bad-ass thing possible. It was mysterious, and the name was awesome. Even if Lucas had made Apocalypse Now in space as a prequel, it wouldn’t have been anywhere near as amazing as what we all imagined.

In this case, the horrible stuff we could imagine with Aliens: What the hell were these huge pilot things? Why were they keeping Alien eggs? A weapon? An experiment? I myself half imagined them as vicious pets for something even more nightmarish. Whatever the prequel movie says about these things, it won’t live up to the crazy stuff we’ve all imagined. And what with Giger’s sexually-charged designs, I imagined some CRAZY stuff.

]]> By: MladenL http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216374 MladenL Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:26:07 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216374 The 'ambitious' original script for Alien3 was penned by William Gibson... If anybody here knows their SF, that name is a big deal. The ‘ambitious’ original script for Alien3 was penned by William Gibson… If anybody here knows their SF, that name is a big deal.

]]> By: Dragonslayer http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216234 Dragonslayer Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:03:18 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216234 Are you kidding me? American Gangster was amazing! Kingdom of Heaven wasn't bad and neither was Body of Lies, but they are definitely weaker than they should have been. Are you kidding me? American Gangster was amazing! Kingdom of Heaven wasn’t bad and neither was Body of Lies, but they are definitely weaker than they should have been.

]]> By: Dragonslayer http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216233 Dragonslayer Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:01:19 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216233 Alien vs Predator: Taco Bell Alien vs Predator: Taco Bell

]]> By: Dragonslayer http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216129 Dragonslayer Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:41:11 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216129 Great. Ridley Scott is a beast and one of my favorite directors (even though I wasn't a huge fan of Kingdom of Heaven and Body of Lies...not a HUGE fan...) Great. Ridley Scott is a beast and one of my favorite directors (even though I wasn’t a huge fan of Kingdom of Heaven and Body of Lies…not a HUGE fan…)

]]> By: Matt Keith http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216116 Matt Keith Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:42:54 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216116 "One of the greatest things going for the original was the mystery behind the creature" I 100% agree w/ you on that, and thats why I think giving the creature an origin is gonna ruin it...especiall when you KNOW Hollywood if gonna make it just another bio weapon. “One of the greatest things going for the original was the mystery behind the creature”

I 100% agree w/ you on that, and thats why I think giving the creature an origin is gonna ruin it…especiall when you KNOW Hollywood if gonna make it just another bio weapon.

]]> By: Cisco http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216114 Cisco Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:29:57 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216114 Darren: Alien means different if you reduce it to the basics.. and if you are talking about astrobiology than its definately alien since it does not come from earth. Sorry to be English Nazi. Darren:

Alien means different if you reduce it to the basics.. and if you are talking about astrobiology than its definately alien since it does not come from earth.

Sorry to be English Nazi.

]]> By: AndyS http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216113 AndyS Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:13:47 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216113 First off David Fincher is one hell of a director and look at what happened to Alien3 thanks for Fox running the show. What makes you think anything will be different with this movie? Don't you see the problem with them answering those specific questions? They're not going to do justice to the originals intended mystery which allowed the viewer's imagination to play out. The more we see the alien the less alien it becomes and the more familiar it is to us. First off David Fincher is one hell of a director and look at what happened to Alien3 thanks for Fox running the show. What makes you think anything will be different with this movie?

Don’t you see the problem with them answering those specific questions? They’re not going to do justice to the originals intended mystery which allowed the viewer’s imagination to play out.
The more we see the alien the less alien it becomes and the more familiar it is to us.

]]> By: AndyS http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216112 AndyS Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:10:05 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/07/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-alien-prequel#comment-216112 My extreme apologies, was quickly typing that up at work. Thanks for pointing it out, sure don't want to confuse Mr. Bien with Mr. Paxton. My extreme apologies, was quickly typing that up at work. Thanks for pointing it out, sure don’t want to confuse Mr. Bien with Mr. Paxton.

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