tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post4395238909776607527..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Film Friday: Alien Resurrection (1997)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-68965180524958432792012-12-03T17:50:11.250-05:002012-12-03T17:50:11.250-05:00Joe the Cop, Cruz's exposition was truly embar...Joe the Cop, Cruz's exposition was truly embarrassing. That's the moment in this film which stands out to me.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-8242168962878439022012-12-03T17:31:53.282-05:002012-12-03T17:31:53.282-05:00Sigourney: "How did you..."
Dourif: &quo...Sigourney: "How did you..."<br />Dourif: "How did we...'get' you?<br />(Sigourney nods.)<br />Dourif: "Fourteen mil' and executive producer credit..."<br /><br />I really wanted to like this movie. The better explanation for Ripley's resurrection would have been finding the dead facehugger that knocked her up, and having Dourif's character explain that the alien uses host DNA to fertilize its embryo, and that tissue was cultured and grown. They grew the queen embryo, and since human DNA was in there somewhere, Ripley kept sprouting up around it. Hedaya's line in the movie, about Ripley being a meat by-product, would have made sense and been completely accurate.<br /><br />Characters' motivations make no sense. Raymond Cruz's gleeful exposition about Winona the Droid was inexplicable and emabarrassing; I'm glad he got The Closer. Ron Perlman is delighted that "Ripley's back, man", despite her having him by the throat the last time they chatted.<br /><br />I'm surprised no one's mentioned the clones 1-7 bit, the one scene that really worked.<br /><br />The interested reader is invited to track down William Gibson's draft of Alien III. I read it for the firs time this weekend. It would have been a real crowdpleaser action-wise, and viscerally, it was a house of horrors. Imagine a whole ship like the clone lab horror-show in Resurrection, where the clones start coming after you.Joe the Cophttp://lincolnsor.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-56455818762421980272012-12-02T14:54:31.842-05:002012-12-02T14:54:31.842-05:00Indi, There's not to remember about it... just...Indi, There's not to remember about it... just three scenes maybe.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-33569442649905550912012-12-01T23:23:57.572-05:002012-12-01T23:23:57.572-05:00I saw the movie but really don't remember it t...I saw the movie but really don't remember it that well.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18115283591937477302012-12-01T20:36:57.682-05:002012-12-01T20:36:57.682-05:00Max, I prefer the longer version of Aliens as well...Max, I prefer the longer version of <i>Aliens</i> as well. I think it's a lot better -- better pacing, more to the story, more info on the characters.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-60019921452780819912012-12-01T20:12:17.864-05:002012-12-01T20:12:17.864-05:00Weaver stated- "The fans won't be disappo...Weaver stated- "The fans won't be disappointed".<br />That taught me to be disappointed, very disappointed. <br />Since she co-produced Alien 3, what else is she going to say. <br />Aliens(the long version) was my favorite, I was surprised how different it was from the theatrical release. <br />I did suffer through Alien Resurrection, almost completely forgettable. Except for that alien hybrid thing, all I remember was what it looked like. <br /><br />I remember reading the script for AvP back in the early nineties(92-93?). It was awful, I watched some of the movie years later, I can't believe they used that script. Some things should not leave the comic pages. Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-1599958622640986212012-12-01T02:43:08.770-05:002012-12-01T02:43:08.770-05:00Kit, LOL! That's a good enough reason to watc...Kit, LOL! That's a good enough reason to watch.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-13007263048239068232012-11-30T23:06:04.089-05:002012-11-30T23:06:04.089-05:00I'll admit, the only reason I ever watched thi...I'll admit, the only reason I ever watched this movie was that I had a huge crush on Winona Ryder at the time. <br /><br />And I still thought the movie was dumb.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-16359226936237758262012-11-30T23:00:00.734-05:002012-11-30T23:00:00.734-05:00Scott, I agree. The first AvP was weak and simpli...Scott, I agree. The first AvP was weak and simplistic and kind of bland, but the sequel was horrid. Nothing about the sequel worked.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-58473595032616339422012-11-30T22:53:53.176-05:002012-11-30T22:53:53.176-05:00T-Rav, LOL! I can't imagine why anyone would ...T-Rav, LOL! I can't imagine why anyone would think Hollywood is out of ideas.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18247721923569648722012-11-30T22:41:54.843-05:002012-11-30T22:41:54.843-05:00annoyedelephants, I admit that I've watched th...annoyedelephants, I admit that I've watched this film a lot. And I do like it better than most of the science fiction that gets turned out today. It's just not a good movie ultimately and when I look at the blown potential, it's shocking to think about.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-80250327426561730582012-11-30T22:36:11.491-05:002012-11-30T22:36:11.491-05:00rlaWTX, How did I know you would suggest that? LOL...rlaWTX, How did I know you would suggest that? LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-50782455271997595692012-11-30T22:23:23.479-05:002012-11-30T22:23:23.479-05:00The first AvP was... okay... and I use that term c...The first <i>AvP</i> was... okay... and I use that term charitably. It could've been infinitely better, though.<br /><br />The sequel, on the other hand, was awful!!!!! Bland characters, terrible camerawork (it looked like they lit the film with a Coleman lantern)... just forgettable.<br /><br />I was also bothered by the early chest-burster scene. Maybe it was the bad CGI but seeing one of those things come out of a kid was just disturbing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-8687089499996682002012-11-30T21:58:48.887-05:002012-11-30T21:58:48.887-05:00Patriot, and they made a sequel of that (Alien vs....Patriot, and they made a sequel of that (<i>Alien vs. Predator: Requiem</i>). And they say Hollywood's out of ideas....T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-5918091304710977462012-11-30T20:06:16.639-05:002012-11-30T20:06:16.639-05:00I'll be in the minority here. I enjoyed Alien...I'll be in the minority here. I enjoyed Alien Resurrection. It's probably the least of the original (non-AVP) series, but I still thought it was a worthy entry in the series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-69040547235787518452012-11-30T19:54:12.343-05:002012-11-30T19:54:12.343-05:00now, if they had kept Hicks (M Biehn) in these mis...now, if they had kept Hicks (M Biehn) in these misbegotten attempts, maybe.... nah.rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-72738756132527387962012-11-30T19:48:27.835-05:002012-11-30T19:48:27.835-05:00Patriot, Not everyone enjoys the same things. And ...Patriot, Not everyone enjoys the same things. And despite the fact it seems to outsell everything else by a mile, science fiction is considered a bastard stepchild of films and it gets no respect.<br /><br />Write ups on the parodies? LOL! That might make for a good article. Let me check them out.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-60006572136806387532012-11-30T19:22:36.428-05:002012-11-30T19:22:36.428-05:00Which is not to say "Predator" wasn'...Which is not to say "Predator" wasn't Arnold's best film ever. So many memorable lines.<br /><br />Andrew.....you guys need to do a write-up on these great parodies <br /><br />"Conan..The Musical" <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGOQ7SsJrw <br /><br />and "Predator The Musical" <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlicWUDf5MMPatriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533169053860540075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-64414756215769184312012-11-30T19:18:52.231-05:002012-11-30T19:18:52.231-05:00Sorry guys....the Aliens franchise has done nothin...Sorry guys....the Aliens franchise has done nothing for me ever. The only good thing I took away from all of them was the hook for the 1st one......"In space, no one can hear you scream!"<br />Other than that......I don't care for these types of sci-fy flicks. Alien monsters eating up humans.<br /><br />Good lord...they even combined two of them into one movie......Alien vs. Predator. Come on....Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533169053860540075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-67435754827466425232012-11-30T19:10:13.493-05:002012-11-30T19:10:13.493-05:00Jed, I agree with that. Sequels are rarely good a...Jed, I agree with that. Sequels are rarely good and you are right that they are best when they are just one long that is being broken up rather than independent films.<br /><br />And <i>Alien</i> isn't the kind of film that needed a sequel, but I really did enjoy 2, so I was looking forward to 3 and I've watched the rest. I like the franchise, even if it's let me down more than it hasn't.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-73620935102694988252012-11-30T18:36:31.948-05:002012-11-30T18:36:31.948-05:00I meant to hit four, but the sentiment is the same...I meant to hit four, but the sentiment is the same. I very much enjoyed the original Alien, but honestly didn't see it as a kind of franchise series. And with few exceptions, I'm generally not a huge fan of sequels to begin with. As a matter of fact, they are best when there is actually a larger story to tell, but one that needs to be broken into smaller chunks. (I'm thinking Star Wars original three episodes.) Really good heroes such as Indiana Jones or Batman can have a successful sequel, but it is rare when any sequel is as good as the original.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-50947135689913958482012-11-30T18:20:21.963-05:002012-11-30T18:20:21.963-05:00T-Rav, That bugs me too. I've seen it used in...T-Rav, That bugs me too. I've seen it used in science fiction a lot as a way to bring back a character and they always treat them as the same person... but they aren't. It's like swapping out a twin -- they may look similar, but they aren't the same person.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-89291705145196467042012-11-30T18:19:11.194-05:002012-11-30T18:19:11.194-05:00ambisinistral, LOL! Excellent points. There are ...ambisinistral, LOL! Excellent points. There are definitely flaws in both <i>Alien</i> and <i>Aliens</i>. And you aren't alone in your dislike of those films, there are certainly people who agree with you.<br /><br />In terms of this one and 3, they really are on the same level of most sequels -- just not well done.<br /><br />According to the net, it should be harebrained.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-39267109840698606332012-11-30T18:14:24.475-05:002012-11-30T18:14:24.475-05:00Shawn, I agree on the company -- that's a crut...Shawn, I agree on the company -- that's a crutch. "Oh the company wants a bio weapon. Give me a break, think of something original.<br /><br />TOTALLY AGREE about the hybrid! Gak. What a bad idea and what a poorly executed... thing. I think they just wanted to up the ante, but boy did they miss the mark.<br /><br />I don't really disagree that Ripley was the best thing in the film, but she wasn't really Ripley. So it was kind of a poor decision to specifically bring her back and then not use her in the same way.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-81595273307473855332012-11-30T18:08:06.971-05:002012-11-30T18:08:06.971-05:00BTW, hate to be off-topic, but is it hairbrained o...BTW, hate to be off-topic, but is it hairbrained or harebrained?ambisinistralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.com