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Tokepoke
Wasnt this released 22nd June 1979? C'mon now...
OmniINTJ
Two years AFTER Star Wars, if only they had collaborated.
msterdownunder
It took a while for the writer to actually have the screenplay picked up and Geiger was initially dropped to design the xenomorph!
Mrziffle
In space no one can hear you scream.
GadenKerensky
Also can't hear the sound of the Plasma Caster charging and the cloaking device activating...
twohearteddoctor
On this day 39 years ago starwars was released
mindolluin
We just watched this last night! So incredibly good!
theproofisinmypudding
I wrote a papen on this movie
theproofisinmypudding
god dammit. I wrote a *paper*
rxse7en
Back in '79 I was 9 and this movie was THE scary movie to see.
CrazedDroolingDonna
You saw Alien when you were 9?! Are you OK?!
rxse7en
No. I finally saw it on Betamax when I was 12. My mom did take me to see Jaws in '75--I was 6. Still don't like going in the ocean.
CrazedDroolingDonna
On the one hand, I'm relieved you weren't traumatized when you were 9. On the other hand, Jaws at 6 y.o.?! Dang, son.
goboltz
"BISHOP" ? . . . "I Don't Feel So good Ripley" . . . AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !
ManMashine
"not bad… for a human"
Paxtontoad
I think you mean The Star Beast
wonderbug
this movie was and still is the shiz. and surprisingly, alien 2 was also friggin' awesome.
mizmoose
ONION: In space, no one can hear you cry. [From a parody of the Alien poster I saw way back when.] Had a giant onion instead of the egg.
ANDHISNAMEISJOHNXENA
Scary stuff: http://imgur.com/mpFmAQo
StillNotYouTube
I got a chance to see it in a theater when they briefly rereleased it.
mordaedil
The big fakeout was that a woman would be the main character. Everybody expected that one guy to actually be the main character.
ThisIsJustToComment
You are my lucky star...you..are my lu..cky..*Screams*
Frankenwilly
*cough* *cough* blargleahrghbleugh AHHHH *crunch* blarglearghbleughgaaa AHHHH *crunch* *pop* SCREEEEEEEEEE
atrayyou
What a shit movie. Why did she go back for the fucking cat? I will never understand so much of the dumb shit that goes on in this movie.
sparkymeb
Took my girlfriend to see it when it came out; still have the marks on my arm from her nails
ManMashine
You monster! I like you! ;)
mizmoose
Also, Dan O'Bannon always makes me think, "Sgt Pinback, it's time to feed the alien!"
ManMashine
+1 for "Dark Star"
mizmoose
Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair. My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.
SmallMovesEllie
"Micro changes in air density, my ass!"
giantsquirrel
Maybe it farted?
ZuSanLiHeGu
Panty scenes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swM6pLxxgWE
Geo80
Nice.
ZuSanLiHeGu
Oh ! Very nice !
ManMashine
the Blu-ray made this even more enjoyable :]
Cheeselicious
Just watched this movie. Classic
GadenKerensky
I bet Doomguy could've killed all the Xenomorphs and lamented the fact that there'd be nothing left to kill.
TheD00MSlayer
That game was FUCKING good!!
MostTriumphant1
He'd also be worshiped and revered by the Predators.
GadenKerensky
The Predators hunt Mankind, and that's the only thing Doomguy seemingly likes as a whole, so he'd protect mankind the only way he knows...
azureraptor
An Angry Marine would kill all of them but one, and then have a hot wings feast.
afbujinkan
D:<
GadenKerensky
ALWAYS ANGRY! ALL THE TIME!
azureraptor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdCpF8o5LUo
GadenKerensky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG4feBvq3rQ
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Fun fact: The original Doom started life as an Alien game, but then id software lost the licence, and replaced the xenomorphs with demons.
GadenKerensky
And got a lot nastier in a way.
CrispyBit
As someone who recently finished the new game, good God does that game escalate its ridiculousness. Never had such a blast before.
GadenKerensky
Yet it has an even greater sense of 'realism' than the first games, because of all the lore, and the suit.
ColonelKurtz
Doomguy would travel to their homeplanet and continue his rampage until they thought of him as the boogieman. Canon
TemporaryUzername
ain't no one fuck with his bunny, i tell ya hwhut.
DrKriegersClone
Boogieman makes me want to see John Wick vs. a xenomorph.
AFuckingBazooka
I like how in doom 3 you were just a random marine caught in the middle of a hell breakout, but in DOOM you're the fucking chosen one
cvtthekid
You aren't the chosen one, you are the legendary Doomguy
GadenKerensky
That's actually what he did to Hell in the new game; Hell FEARED him. They had to drop a TEMPLE on top of him, and seal him away because >
GadenKerensky
> that wasn't enough to kill him. He killed a TITAN, and doesn't give a fuck.
Fancyrobot101
DOOMguy is the best
GadenKerensky
Hell yeah.
ColonelKurtz
I wonder if the titan wad the Icon of Sin but the dates don't add up. Hell sent him back in 2 also because was just too much for them lol
IJUSTMADETHEVOICEINYOURHEADYELL
I THINK THIS NEW ONE MAY BE A NEW TIMELINE.
GadenKerensky
I think it's a new storyline, BUT, you can find the Icon of Sin in game as a reference. Shoot a rocket in its head, and you get a doll.
GasBandit
RIP AND TEAR
GadenKerensky
Until it is DONE.
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
And now Neil Blomkamp is making a new one that totally disregards Aliens 3 and on
ManMashine
If they only would have let David Fincher do what he wanted to, without any compromises. It could have been even better.
ShowALK
I'm happy it's him. He always has a great CGI team. Even Elysium, which was a pretty lame movie, had gorgeous visuals. Bad fight scenes tho.
stinkycheezmonky
There are so many discrepancies in the Aliens universe it isn't funny, especially with Aliens 3 and Resurrection. Shouldn't be a problem.
azureraptor
Oh, it's him? Somehow I'd heard it was Guillermo del Torro. No idea how/where that idea got stuck in my head.
ThatOneGifOfJerryFuckingTomInTheAssIsMySpiritSlave
Pretty sure both of them were going to get their own movie
azureraptor
I like Neil Blomkamp's work (District 9 more than Elysium), but if I had to choose one of them I'd pick del Toro.
CrazyCatLadyWithNoCat
He was on the wishlist for Prometheus but backed away in order to make In The Mountains of Madness which was too similar for him
azureraptor
I am _very_ eager to see del Toro take on a Lovecraftian story.
CrazyCatLadyWithNoCat
Unfortunately, the project is more than stuck, partly because Del Toro wanted a story so gruesome the studio couldn't make it profitable
azureraptor
Dang. _I_ would trust him to get it right - or at least make something _I'd_ like to watch. Maybe Netflix or Starz would be willing to ->
Schmuck4hire
I didn't think people valued Alien 3 and on, tho? I mean, I'd be pretty happy if rumors are true and its casts Newt.
Goulache
I'm happy with every Alien movie actually. I always saw the first 4 films as different directors' respective vision on the same subject.
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
Fair enough
HoriOri
I see you've listened to the redlettermedia commentary as well.
Goulache
I haven't actually, are they worth it?
HoriOri
They're a dollar each. Fuck no.
Goulache
Duly noted. Thanks! http://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/03/GIF-Alien.gif?gs=a
AnIdiotWhoShouldBeShot
Until it gets remade and called ALIEN again and most likely suck ass.
yippeekiyay801
And even then, this one will still be amazing
mordaedil
It literally can't be done. No matter how well it is made, they can't surprise the audience twice.
AnIdiotWhoShouldBeShot
Wait wait, what about... An all-female cast Alien!!
mordaedil
Wouldn't that be incredibly on the nose with a HR Geiger penis alien hunting down and murdering women?
ashleypomeroy
A ship full of aliens takes in a female human passenger - a few months later, she gives birth! And the baby poos everywhere.
Mitchz95
Isn't that basically Alien: Resurrection?
killthebutter
by Chris Nolan with mind fucked plot
usedparachute4sale
What about Shammalammadingdong? He's pretty good with twist ending, maybe he and Nolan could team up with Michael Bay.
SylvesterAlone
By Michael Bay
muisverriet
Bay-lien
CanadianOneDollarCoin
Dude don't even joke about that. Michael Bay can hear his name mentioned anywhere on earth. This is happening now
SylvesterAlone
Then I'd invent a time machine, go back, take him to the future, make him see how he ruined it, and make him give it up in the past.
LooLighter
He'd still do it, because he'd make a profit.
OverlyOptimisticGuy
Or you know... You could call it Prometheus
RobbazHereKingOfSweden
Lmao
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
No CGI either and yet it still beats out almost all modern after-CGI sci-fi or horror movies for effects.
imooforyou
http://www.moviestillsdb.com/movies/alien-i78748/5001dd It's a guy in a rubber suit. I think there's been better VFX since then...
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
I didn't say it was the best special effects movie ever, but it was a good example of what you can accomplish vs. CGI.
ashleypomeroy
Well, it had *some* CGI: http://typesetinthefuture.com/postfiles/alien/0_14_22.jpg
Mitchz95
moofunk
I'd say it is just as much because of H.R. Giger, the Heavy Metal comics and Ron Cobb. Production design was extremely well done.
UncomfortableAnswers
That's nostalgia. The effects are not great - it's the cinematography and editing that make them great. Same with Jaws. 1/2
UncomfortableAnswers
See the props in behind-the-scenes pics, they look ridiculous. Problem with CGI is being too eager to show it off instead of using subtlety.
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
2/? today use shaky cams, hyper-fast moving effects. You can hardly tell what's going on. A lot of that is to hide deficiencies.
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
OK, yes, if you want to get technical, the editing is a huge factor. But I'd also say editing in many movies today is shit. Most movies 1/?
Schmuck4hire
Whether it looks fake or note, practical effects have always had a better scare effect on me. I was TERRIFIED of Talos as a kid.
JarethCutestory
But . . .but . . .Talos loves you and all of Skyrim!
MostTriumphant
Probably because you're a filthy elf.
Schmuck4hire
Is that a reference?
MostTriumphant
Skyrim reference. Talos is a Norse god who hates elves.
Mitchz95
It's because you can visualize a xenomorph hiding in a corner of your dark bedroom. But you can't really do the same with a CGI monster 1/2
Mitchz95
because you subconsciously know that it was created on the computer and has never existed in real life. 2/2
imooforyou
Wow not even slightly true. It's an amazing movie but that's an exaggeration.
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
I said "almost". I meant that as a great example of what can be accomplished when you focus on story & not just big CGI effects.
throw183
I am a big sci fi fan and I agree with him. Still the best to date..
imooforyou
Also being a fan doesn't make people photography and a technical genius. You can love the way something looks, even though it looks fake.
imooforyou
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Jurassic Park, Interstellar, hell even the same franchise Prometheus. I love the movie, but it's dated.
throw183
The movie is dated, but it has something that modern film makers weren't able to do. Prometheus was shit. Interstellar was ok.
imooforyou
You're talking about a story and movie now which is true. Visually speaking, people need to take the nostalgia glasses off.
throw183
Gravity on the other hand...great movie.
throw183
Also, Blade Runner had a feeling that I couldnt find in cinema nowadays....
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
Those are examples of awesome stories. You rewatch those for the great story, not necessarily the effects. But effects were A++ too.
Satanist69
Sci fi has never won Best Picture at oscars.
Mrziffle
Only a matter of time and the right script/ story.
TheAngryBear
Which was Alien.
PangolinBan
Does Around The World In 80 Days count? It won in '56 after all...
ProfessorMatt
Horror hadn't either, until "Silence Of The Lambs".
LoTRFanatic42
And Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the only fantasy movie to ever win it.
spareseatonmyface
And it cleaned fucking house. Just shows anything can win at the oscars, just some genres have to try that bit harder.
itsprobablysarcastic
More of a thriller really. Only a few jump scares
Avelden
Horror movies aren't supposed to be how many times they scare you, it's the content in the movie that's supposed to do it.
ProfessorMatt
And the whole skinning/eating people thing.
ScruffyBelievesInThisCompany
Fun fact: one of only 3 films to win the main 5 oscars. Actor, actress, director, screenplay and picture.
Ksjjjdnaja
If any of late it should have been Interstellar, SciFi constantly gets jipped, though.
WhatRaySay
I absolutely loved it, but there are some pretty mixed opinions on that movie
Ksjjjdnaja
There are, I loved it, and I can honestly say TARRS was my favorite character.
CrabWallet
I absolutely love Sci Fi... Interstellar is a trash bag of a movie. Dumb script, mostly shitty performances.
FallingWithStyleSquirrel
I think that's a little harsh but I mostly agree.
AzgarOgly
Interstellar is not worth it.
accipita
I'm a huge sci fi fan - didn't like interstellar.
FallingWithStyleSquirrel
Same. I liked most of the visuals and music but the story was rough as fuck.
WhatRaySay
huge sci fi fan here and I loved it - what turned you off to it? just curious
accipita
from the high gravity water planet, with no booster stages with no issue. And just in general the story was terrible for the final act
delecti
I felt they didn't earn a lot of the emotional strings they tried to pull. Made the scene of him crying about Murph just feel super awkward.
accipita
visually beautiful, nice premise too. Sound design was awful in my opinion (not so much the music being bad just how they used it)
accipita
Ann Hathoway as a scientist prattling on about total bullshit was a little upsetting, about loving being the most powerful force bleurgh
accipita
making a big deal about not being able to escape gravitational pulls twice in the movie yet somehow took off
DinosaurInaFez
The only real thing I disliked was the whole "Love is a powerful force that transcends time and space" bit
moosehugger
I think it was more, future beings understood love like we do, used this to communicate with us and save humanity.
Owensey
Sci fi fan here that sorta liked it. It was a great movie up until when he entered the Black Hole. After which I did not like it.
Yepitsausername
See, the whole black hole part reminded me of some classic Heinlein or older Ben Bova... it made me very nostalgic.
WhatRaySay
so, I know what you mean there, but I still enjoyed that part. yea you get the typical paradox mess, but it was as plausible an idea as any
Ksjjjdnaja
The part in the black hole I kind of imagine as string theory manifested. Especially when he runs his hands across them and they resonate.