Alien: Covenant

[BanzaiCat]

He's making 'The Ghey' sound like some kind of "tao of _____" or ancient philosophy, or some kind of surfer bro code (like from Point Break - the first one).

[Gusington]

Isn't it?

[BanzaiCat]

...which part?

[JasonPratt]

It makes sense in Alien 3.

It does not make sense in Alien Pre-2.

But, I do not wish to focus any further on the relatively minor problem of detonating a plausibility bomb in the plot to promote an insane overreach to a social justice problem. It's silly, but mainly it served as an amusing distraction to the real problem:

the UTTERLY MORONIC WINKY-CUTE NOD TO THE CHESTBURSTER SEQUENCE!! That worries me waaaaayyyy more.

"Huh. This establishment scene is running way too long without any real characterization or even plot exposition really (since presumably everyone here knows the plot already)."

"Let's introduce some interest to the scene by pretending to start the chest-burster sequence out of nowhere, and then while the audience is confused about the lack of context we'll defuse it as a cheap gag."

"BRILLIANT! -- that's so great we'll release it as a promotional prologue for the quality of the film!"

"Let's give it a completely meaningless tie-in to Christian religious language in its title, too!"

"OMG THAT'S SO TRANSGRESSIVELY EDGY AND CREATIVE! DO YOU WANT MORE COCAINE IN YOUR HEROIN OR MORE HEROIN IN YOUR COCAINE?!"

"BOTH!!"

Insert vomit-smilies here.

[BanzaiCat]

[Staggerwing]

trippy

[mirth]

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

[JasonPratt]

I just got finished watching the first hour of Aliens (in honor of Hudson's (Bill Paxton's) unexpected passing). The fake chestburster scene early in the film is vastly better for so many reasons.

[mirth]

Still rooting for the Aliens

[BanzaiCat]

That made up a few points in my book.

[Staggerwing]

Is it just me or did Michael Fassbender look just like a younger and creepier Michael Palin in the beginning of that trailer?

[Gusington]

Right at the end of that trailer a stinkbug popped out from behind my monitor at me...I need new pajamas.

[Sir Slash]

This better not be just another 'Bug Hunt'!

[Steelgrave]

Right at the end of that trailer a stinkbug popped out from behind my monitor at me...I need new pajamas.

:DD :DD :DD :DD :DD

[JasonPratt]

That made up a few points in my book.

Agreed.

(Noted with trivial amusement that the ultra-silly plot point was edited-around.  ::))