Alien: Covenant

Gusington · May 17, 2017, 08:01:43 PM

Dear mirth -

http://io9.gizmodo.com/in-defense-of-alien-3-which-actually-doesnt-suck-1783547956

mirth · May 17, 2017, 08:06:50 PM

Dear Gus - Go watch Alien or Aliens and get a clue about what a good movie looks like ;)

Gusington · May 17, 2017, 08:09:20 PM

^I love both Alien + Aliens, BRAH. I just don't think Alien 3 sucks.

mirth · May 17, 2017, 08:22:28 PM

Game over man. Game over.

GDS_Starfury · May 17, 2017, 10:35:20 PM

He's the MetalDog of Aliens.

mirth · May 18, 2017, 07:46:44 AM

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 17, 2017, 10:35:20 PM
He's the MetalDog of Aliens.

:DD

mirth · May 18, 2017, 08:12:55 AM

A surprisingly favorable review from A.O. Scott

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/movies/alien-covenant-review-ridley-scott.html

JasonPratt · May 18, 2017, 08:15:33 AM

Also not sucking as much as its reputation: Alien Resurrection.

mirth · May 18, 2017, 08:17:26 AM

Better than 3, but still not that good.

Dan Hedaya as a general in charge of a secret Alien research facility was quite amusing though.

JasonPratt · May 18, 2017, 08:20:22 AM

Heck, while I'm at it:

Jim Sterling, "Alien 3 is the best movie in the Alien franchise. ...nononononono, hear me out...."

mirth · May 18, 2017, 08:22:30 AM

People will say anything to get Youtube views.

Gusington · May 18, 2017, 08:26:49 AM

Yeah the above is a little ridiculous. Better than Alien/Aliens?? Come on.

JasonPratt · May 18, 2017, 08:40:03 AM

I don't believe one of his key premises, which is that the characters in Alien 1 aren't well realized. But his argument has some merit otherwise -- from a certain point of view, so to speak.

For more Sterling Alien Action (this time involving Isolation):

Jim meets the Alien for the first time.

Going back to replay after beating the game.

Sterling vs Yahtzee vs Alien Survivor mode (whoever escapes first or lasts the longest wins):

Sir Slash · May 18, 2017, 09:19:10 AM

We don't want the Aliens to be well-developed-- we want them to kill things. I don't really care who they vote for or what's their favorite football team. I don't love them because they're 'sensitive'. I love them because they kill people who are 'sensitive'.

JasonPratt · May 18, 2017, 10:12:49 AM

Quote from: Sir Slash on May 18, 2017, 09:19:10 AM
We don't want the Aliens to be well-developed-- we want them to kill things. I don't really care who they vote for or what's their favorite football team. I don't love them because they're 'sensitive'. I love them because they kill people who are 'sensitive'.

Almost literally Sterling's argument for Alien 3 being the best: the Alien doesn't care how well-developed and nuanced your character is, it strikes without warning and takes you out. (Which leads back to his main argument failure, since this was also true about Alien 1.)