SCEA 5 (part 1), SCBCD, SCWCD, SCJP, CLP, CLS
Gregg Bolinger wrote:It was ok. It is not a "slasher flick" and it does have some amazing special effects. I saw it in 3D iMAX but wasn't blown away by the 3D. The story had some huge plot holes that are difficult to look past. I'd give it about 3.5 out of 5.
Henry Wong wrote:
For someone who really liked "Aliens" (ie. saw it in the theater more than once),
Joe Ess wrote:Hearing about Prometheus got me in the mood for Aliens, so I watched it this past weekend for the umpteenth time. Still pure awesome.
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Henry Wong wrote:
Gregg Bolinger wrote:It was ok. It is not a "slasher flick" and it does have some amazing special effects. I saw it in 3D iMAX but wasn't blown away by the 3D. The story had some huge plot holes that are difficult to look past. I'd give it about 3.5 out of 5.
For someone who really liked "Aliens" (ie. saw it in the theater more than once), but thought "Alien" was just okay, would you recommend this movie? The Ridley Scott factor is currently making me think that I can wait for the DVD on Prometheus.
Henry
Henry Wong wrote:
And of course, you have to watch the extended edition .... To this day, I still can't believe they removed all the "Sentry Guns" scenes from the theater version of the movie.
Henry
Joe Ess wrote:
*** THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ***
Really? This was my first time with the extended edition and the additional scenes: where Ripley finds out her daughter is dead, where Newt's parents find the alien wreckage and the sentry guns scene didn't do much for me. I think the first two didn't keep with the pacing of an action movie (they fit the mood of the first film perfectly). The sentry guns are great technology that fit the era, but watching a counter tick down with no imminent threat didn't build the tension for me (compared to, say, when Ripley shoots her pulse rifle empty in the queen's nest). And who builds an area-denial weapon with only 1000 rounds capacity!
Gregg Bolinger wrote:
For someone who really liked "Aliens" (ie. saw it in the theater more than once), but thought "Alien" was just okay, would you recommend this movie? The Ridley Scott factor is currently making me think that I can wait for the DVD on Prometheus.
Not really. I really like Alien (and Aliens). Prometheus was not as good as either.
Henry Wong wrote:
Without those scenes, the aliens came off as way too smart.
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I've seen it and I found it to be ok. Nothing special, but entertaining. I liked Alien better, and Aliens is still my favorite movie in the franchise.
SCEA 5 (part 1), SCBCD, SCWCD, SCJP, CLP, CLS