It is, with Carl Erik Rinsch, a director I´ve never heard of, at the helm. Ridley and Tony Scott are producing.Matt wrote:I hope this franchise is next in line for a reboot. And no, the Aliens vs. Predator films do not count.
This could be fantastic, if put in the right hands.And last, but by no means least, the remake may not actually be a remake, nor a reboot, but an origin tale. Could we be getting, at long last, the story of how the Aliens came to land on LV-426, along with that massive ship and its elephantine driver with the giant hole punched in his sternum?
I watched Aliens for the first time last night (I had my virgin Alien experience - a masterpiece - on the big screen a few weeks ago and I've caught most of Alien: Resurrection - awful - on cable) and I would venture to say its massively overrated. Cameron's director's cut is a bloated rehash the exact plot of the first film, which introducing a cringe inducing "Mommy issues" element to Ripley's otherwise badass character. Once again, we have the same plot twist (oh no! someone deceives Ripley and the company still wants the alien!) except in much more lugubrious surroundings. Cameron's film is routine in the worst ways, marking a stark contrast to Scott's much more subtle and ultimately more terrifying direction. Aliens seems to think that more creatures means a better film, but it quickly becomes a slog as numerous beings are blasted away while the annoying crew of Marines shout eye-rolling one liners.denti alligator wrote:I recently re-watched the first three in the series and was disappointed with the second, which I had always liked.
You say that, but I remember a few years back I was doing some research for my MA Thesis (on Walter Hill), and combing through back issues of all the University's Film mags. IIRC, it was Films and Filming who did a year end poll of critics (and other filmmakers?) - and Cameron was the most frequently named best director that year for Aliens.tavernier wrote:It's not as if anyone outside the Academy counts Cameron among the best directors.
Fixed!Dr Amicus wrote:You say that, but I remember a few years back I was doing some research for my MA Thesis (on Walter Hill), and combing through back issues of all the University's Film mags. IIRC, it was Films and Filming who did a year end poll of critics (and other filmmakers?) - and Cameron was the most frequently named best director that year for Aliens.tavernier wrote:It's not as if anyone outside the Academy and certain critics' groups counts Cameron among the best directors.
This is just a quick update on a title we've talked about several times before, but as it's still a few months away from being officially announced, the news belongs here. In an interview with the L.A. Times over the weekend, actress Sigourney Weaver revealed that she's going to be recording brand new audio commentary tracks for each of the four Alien films - tracks that will be added to Fox's nearly complete Alien Anthology Blu-ray box set. We've confirmed this news with our industry sources, who have also informed us that the box set is going to blow away fans of the previous DVD Quadrilogy. Not only have all of those previous extras have been included, but TONS of new material has been added as well exclusively for the Blu-ray release - extras that should make the BD WELL worth upgrading to. The set will be released in mid-to-late 2010, and rest assured we'll keep you up to date on it.
As always, the above information is to be considered unofficial and subject to change until the studios in question make official announcements. Stay tuned...
I will probably do the same, but that probably means at least another year added to our wait.Jeff wrote:I may wait until the first two films are available separately
