What Happened to the Alien and Predator Series?

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Yeah, I agree with that. Except for A3, which I've started to like more and more.
Heck, these days I even like them killing off Hicks and Newt in the beginning of
the movie. Somehow makes Ripley's seemingly endless nightmare all the more
sadder, she just can't win.

I've always thought that Alien3 was the perfect capstone to the trilogy. It doesn't get nearly the respect that it should. It brings the Ripley character full circle, and there really wasn't anywhere to go after that.

You also have to remember, that between her first encounter with the xenomorphs on LV-426/Nostromo to her death on Fiorina 161, to her only a few months at most have passed, even though they are separated by 60-some years chronologically.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Puster Bill

I've always thought that Alien3 was the perfect capstone to the trilogy. It doesn't get nearly the respect that it should. It brings the Ripley character full circle, and there really wasn't anywhere to go after that.

You also have to remember, that between her first encounter with the xenomorphs on LV-426/Nostromo to her death on Fiorina 161, to her only a few months at most have passed, even though they are separated by 60-some years chronologically.

Agreed.

Oh and Happy Birthday ALIEN 3! (20th anniversary today )

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Yeah, I agree with that. Except for A3, which I've started to like more and more.
Heck, these days I even like them killing off Hicks and Newt in the beginning of
the movie. Somehow makes Ripley's seemingly endless nightmare all the more
sadder, she just can't win.

Well put.

God I like Alien 2, and Paxton's character--GAME OVER MAN!

I played the first AvP game, was a lot of fun.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

God I like Alien 2, and Paxton's character--GAME OVER MAN!

"We're on an express elevator to hell; going down!!"


The AvP2 game's quite good too, probably can get it cheap from Steam.

[Digger Heinz]

I think when you consider the alien series, one must keep in mind that the original movie, alien... was done by Ridley Scott... and it was brilliant! James Cameron jumped on for the next film, Aliens... and while both men did a great job, each focused on different things... the rest of the films in the franchise had their moments... and while I'm not necessarily a stickler for the original ONLY... I am looking forward to Mr. Scott's newest offering... Promethous... which will be released soon. Might help to answer some questions that have been floating around people's minds... Please don't look for Miss Weaver in the new film, she won't be there... as it takes place LONG before her entrance into the story line.

As for Predator.. well... I don't know what they did with that... I think it pooped out to be honest... which is too bad, as I thought the concept was very creative... double the fun!!!

Anyway those are my thoughts...

Fair skies,

Digger

[CaptainMattJ.]

The first Alien Vs predator wasnt THAT bad. i gave it a 7/10.

now Alien Vs Predator requiem, THAT was seriously one of the worst movies ive ever seen, up there in the top 20 worst movies ive seen for sure.

requiem was a 4/10 because the CGI was okay. If it didnt have any decent effects, it would be a 2/10. Was predictable, pointless, filled with plot holes, Bad acting, and its your typical B- Hack and slash film that youd be unlucky to see on T.V as filler material.

almost as bad as the final destinaton series.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

The first Alien Vs predator wasnt THAT bad. i gave it a 7/10.

Aye, it wasn't bad. I watch it every now and then.
At least AvP1 mostly sticks to stuff that has been established in the previous movies, mostly.

now Alien Vs Predator requiem, THAT was seriously one of the worst movies ive ever seen, up there in the top 20 worst movies ive seen for sure.

Aaand then along came this piece of poop.

As if the movie wasn't bad enough (thank god it was too dark to properly see
just how bad it was), from an Alien fan POV the Strause's pretty much took
everything known and assumed about the Alien reproduction method from
the last 5 movies and contradicted them as much as possible.

[HunterICX]

AvP: 3/10

Bad, poorly written...still want to rip the spinal out of the producers for that one.

AvP:R : 0/10

Watched it haflway till I had to shut it off.
Ripping the spinal out of producers is way too nice in this case...

HunterICX