Alien: Covenant

[mirth]

I also didn't realize James Franco was in it. His part is described as a 'small role' which I imagine translates into 'one of the first to die'.

[Steelgrave]

Why would they even release that.....the only thing I saw that I liked was the spaceship. Hell, an alien bursting out of someone's chest would be the only lively moment that party had.

[mirth]

You mean it didn't make you want to see the movie?

[BanzaiCat]

Was that a couple of gay guys taking up space on a colony mission transport?

I mean, okay, if that's their thing, fine...but isn't the point of a colony to establish it and...you know...have kids?

I guess it's moot since most of them are going to die, but still, that doesn't make a whole hell of a lot of sense.  ???

[Sir Slash]

It's the future. Everybody's having sex but nobody's having kids. If they did have about a dozen of my grandkids, they would eat the aliens first.

[JasonPratt]

Was that a couple of gay guys taking up space on a colony mission transport?

I mean, okay, if that's their thing, fine...but isn't the point of a colony to establish it and...you know...have kids?

I guess it's moot since most of them are going to die, but still, that doesn't make a whole hell of a lot of sense.  ???

Weyland-Yutani isn't known for having the sense God gave a goat. ;)

However, if someone in the script suddenly has a "THIS MEANS W-Y NEVER MEANT FOR US TO COME BACK ALIVE HOW COULD WE HAVE BEEN SO BLIND" moment... well, hanging that lampshade won't excuse the characters being that silly in-plot, but I'd give them props for trying.

(Also, I could be misunderstanding the colony purpose, to be fair.)

[JasonPratt]

What's worse, I just realized they call explicit attention to the gay couple WHILE ALSO JOKING ABOUT THE COLONIZATION = SEX! "Colonize all over this table right here."

...I think maybe we should conclude the group of scientists in the Alien movies don't really understand science very well.  >:D

[JasonPratt]

Going back over it (shortly after wincing through the winky joke about the chestburster), I just realized the second time they mention colonization specifically, the camera cuts to the gay couple again. Not during any other moment of that speech (when cutting to each of the other couples). Specifically on the mention of "colonization".

That's some subtle social positioning right there.

[Gusington]

Honestly I didn't even notice any of The Ghey. I guess I have to watch it again with my The Ghey glasses. And then watch Alien 3.

[Sir Slash]

I think they may actually be onto something here. Has anyone ever tried getting the Aliens drunk? Maybe after a few Old Grandads they'd be OK and you know, dance on a table or sing bad alien Freebird. Get them laid and we could be best friends. I mean ANYTHING's got to be better than hitting that Alien Queen. She looks permanently PMS to me.  :hide:

[JasonPratt]

Tried that in Alien 4. It... was not well received by the fans.  :hide:

[BanzaiCat]

Honestly I didn't even notice any of The Ghey. I guess I have to watch it again with my The Ghey glasses. And then watch Alien 3.

I dunno, bro. Alien3 is pretty ghey.

[Gusington]

^That's 'The Ghey.'

And Alien 3 is not nearly The Ghey as you knobs make it out to be. It gets a bad rap!

[mirth]

^That's 'The Ghey.'

And Alien 3 is not nearly The Ghey as you knobs make it out to be. It gets a bad rap!

Alien 3 is not The Ghey. It's just The Awful.

[Steelgrave]

^That's 'The Ghey.'

And Alien 3 is not nearly The Ghey as you knobs make it out to be. It gets a bad rap!

Alien 3 is to Gus like Aquaman is to Longblade....we can all see the Ghey except them  8)