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X-2: X-Men United (2003)- This ties with Wolverine Origins as the best 2 X-Men movies imo. :) Wolverine finds the answer to his past. I share something with Wolverine, we both have crushes on Jean Gray. ☺️
Col Striker returns in his crusade against mutants. Outstanding Alkali Lake dam breach sequence.

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Alien Romulus (2034)- I did not finish because I did not like the premise. Young adults working in some kind of colony know there is a derelict space craft close by, sure to have working sleep pods, because they want to escape the planet and travel 9 years in hyper sleep to a better planet. And they have access to a ship(?) they can take up to the derelict and then take the derilict ship, or take the cryogenic pod fuel for their own pods, and what ship are they going to take to their destination? It’s a freaking derelict ship. And why has’nt it been salvaged? And if it’s a known threat, why wasn’t it destroyed or guarded? And if no one knows about it, how do they know it’s out there? You can tell I was a little hazy and critical about the particulars.

I must be getting too old to enjoy Aliens. And , I did not want to watch them unknowingly, volunteer themselves to be dinner and incubators.
 
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The original Alien was great. Aliens was Ok. But I lost interest after they killed off Newt,* who was one of the best things that came out of the Alien franchise.



* Yes, I know it was because the young lass who played Newt had other things to do, but they could have found someone else...
 
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Huntn said:
Alien Romulus (2034)- I did not finish because I did not like the premise. Young adults working on some kind of colony know there is a derelict space craft close by, sure to have working sleep pods, because they want to escape the planet and travel 9 years in hyper sleep to a better planet. And they have access to a ship they can take up to the derelict and then take the derilict ship, or take the cryogenic pod fuel for their own pods, and what ship are they going to take to their destination? It’s a freaking derelict ship. And why has’nt it been salvaged? Anfd if it’s a known threat, why wasn’t it destroyed or guarded? And if no one knows about it, how do they know it’s out there? You can tell I was a little hazy and critical about the particulars.

I must be getting too old to enjoy Aliens. And , I did not want to watch them unknowingly, volunteer themselves to be dinner and incubators.
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Plan was to get the cryo pods from the Weyland-Yutani (WY) derelict spacecraft, then travel on their own ship to the new planet as it had the fuel/power to do so. Story expands on why the WY vessel wasn't salvaged or destroyed, indirectly at times. Alien Romulus is simply a big budget fan service film, which is exactly what it started out to be...

Like many other's Alien has run it's course, although I do think Romulus is better then some of the others. Still is a lot things pieced together to form a narrative. What still captures people is H.R. Giger's stunning design for the Xenomorph.

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Alien Romulus (2034)- I did not finish because I did not like the premise. Young adults working on some kind of colony know there is a derelict space craft close by, sure to have working sleep pods, because they want to escape the planet and travel 9 years in hyper sleep to a better planet. And they have access to a ship they can take up to the derelict and then take the derilict ship, or take the cryogenic pod fuel for their own pods, and what ship are they going to take to their destination? It’s a freaking derelict ship. And why has’nt it been salvaged? Anfd if it’s a known threat, why wasn’t it destroyed or guarded? And if no one knows about it, how do they know it’s out there? You can tell I was a little hazy and critical about the particulars.

I must be getting too old to enjoy Aliens. And , I did not want to watch them unknowingly, volunteer themselves to be dinner and incubators.
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I watched Alien Romulus in 4DX (I didn't know what I was letting myself in for) - It allows films to be augmented with various practical effects, including motion-seats, wind, strobelights, simulated snow, and scent.

I can say, without hesitation, that I'm definitely too old to enjoy movies in 4DX! It was rough to say the least! The only part of the experience that was enhanced, was when a character was flying a ship - it did kinda feel like you were really there alongside them.
 
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DaveFromCampbelltown said:
The original Alien was great. Aliens was Ok. But I lost interest after they killed off Newt,* who was one of the best things that came out of the Alien franchise.



* Yes, I know it was because the young lass who played Newt had other things to do, but they could have found someone else...
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Newt was tossed like an old rag. 😐
 
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Plan was to get the cryo pods from the Weyland-Yutani (WY) derelict spacecraft, then travel on their own ship to the new planet as it had the fuel/power to do so. Story expands on why the WY vessel wasn't salvaged or destroyed, indirectly at times. Alien Romulus is simply a big budget fan service film, which is exactly what it started out to be...

Like many other's Alien has run it'd course, although I do think Romulus is better then some of the others. Still is a lot things pieced together to form a narrative. What still captures people is H.R. Giger's stunning design for the Xenomorph.

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I did like the idea that Ripley was out there floating in her own cryo pod, so these zenomorphs were not well known accept of course to WY. Where these kids rich, was this their ship or were they stealing a ship? By the looks of their situation, I don't seeing them having their own ship, but I could be wrong. 🤔
 
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I did like the idea that Ripley was out there floating in her own cryo pod, so these zenomorphs were not well known accept of course to WY. Where these kids rich, was this their ship or were they stealing a ship? By the looks of their situation, I don't seeing them having their own ship, but I could be wrong. 🤔
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Film never makes clear who owns the ship, likely inherited or employee's with access. There's also hints that the Narcissus was onboard Romulus/Remus. WY has always been in the shadows...

If you watch the films in chronological order, Alien: Romulus will make more sense and fits in:
  • Alien
  • Alien: Romulus
  • Aliens
  • Alien³
Being a fan film I believe it's expected that the audience should be capable of filling in the blanks. I like the set up and the film until the last act, then for me it fell apart...

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Alien³ - Assembly Cut
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The theatrical release of Alien³ is a prime example of studio & executive interference. Bottom line is the studio wanted a big payday, laughingly set a release date without a solid plan, finally brought onboard a young promising director to push about. Result was basically a mess...

The Assembly Cut attempts to reconstruct David Fincher's workprint (which the studio balked at), but goes a lot further; adding colour correction, additional special effects, remixed 5.1 sound, restored multiple scenes. The DVD release suffered from from poor on-set audio quality. The later Blu-ray corrects this, creating a soundtrack of more consistent quality and making the addition of deleted scenes seamless.

I get a lot of people were unhappy that Newt & Hicks were killed off screen, however for the film to work this was necessary. Ripely had to be put into a state of loss & isolation to the point of being vulnerable. This brought Alien back to it's roots in horror as opposed to Cameron's more action focused theme.

If your going to watch Alien³ the Assembly Cut is the version to watch is a very different film compared to the weak theatrical release. If you have only ever watched the theatrical release, then the Assembly Cut is a must...

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Queen6 said:
Film never makes clear who owns the ship, likely inherited or employee's with access. There's also hints that the Narcissus was onboard Romulus/Remus. WY has always been in the shadows...

If you watch the films in chronological order, Alien: Romulus will make more sense and fits in:
  • Alien
  • Alien: Romulus
  • Aliens
  • Alien³
Being a fan film I believe it's expected that the audience should be capable of filling in the blanks. I like the set up and the film until the last act, then for me it fell apart...

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How about a spolier about the last act under a spolier tag? 🙂
 
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Alien³ - Assembly Cut
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The theatrical release of Alien³ is a prime example of studio & executive interference. Bottom line is the studio wanted a big payday, laughingly set a release date without a solid plan, finally brought onboard a young promising director to push about. Result was basically a mess...

The Assembly Cut attempts to reconstruct David Fincher's workprint (which the studio balked at), but goes a lot further; adding colour correction, additional special effects, remixed 5.1 sound, restored multiple scenes. The DVD release suffered from from poor on-set audio quality. The later Blu-ray corrects this, creating a soundtrack of more consistent quality and making the addition of deleted scenes seamless.

I get a lot of people were unhappy that Newt & Hicks were killed off screen, however for the film to work this was necessary. Ripely had to be put into a state of loss & isolation to the point of being vulnerable. This brought Alien back to it's roots in horror as opposed to Cameron's more action focused theme.

If your going to watch Alien³ the Assembly Cut is the version to watch is a very different film compared to the weak theatrical release. If you have only ever watched the theatrical release, then the Assembly Cut is a must...

Q-6
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I’m saying the obvious but Newt and Hicks being killed was a calculated choice to steer the story instead of building on the previous chapter. And to steer it too a Xenomorph on the loose in a dreary penal colony, and that ending? BARFOLA! 🤮🤧

I HATED this film and Resurrection, because they destroyed the franchise for me. Prometheus offered some hope, that was promptly dashed on the rocks of Covenant as it appears studios, who have huge budgets, have creative challenges that stand in the way of good story telling for $$$. Disney and StarWars are the perfect example.

Studio exes asks, “What does it take to lure in a big crowd and generate the biggest income?” In many cases the answer they arrive at SUCKS because creativity is lacking, or is it just too scared to gamble, big money to tell a story? Better to recycle previous successes is a common ploy. .

Over the decades a I’ve gotten pretty good at evaluating the potential of a movie based on its trailer. The designators are No Way, That’s A Maybe, or Must See. But even for Must Sees, it’s there’s always risk of being bamboozled. 🫤
 
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