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ALIEN RESURRECTION.... Not as bad as I 1st thought.

POSTED BY: TheSomnambulist
UPDATED: Monday, June 4, 2007 01:09
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Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:57 PM

I just recently re-watched Alien Resurrection and it ran better than when I 1st watched it... I thought it was doing pretty well until really 'that' bizarre Alien hybrid design. Ultimately I think this did ruin it for me. Well that and Ryder's dreadful acting. I thought it had some great Sci-fi moments, the Aliens under medical observation was superb, the Ripley/Alien blend and the observation on cloning was a wonderful gaze at the ethics of the procedure. Ron Perlman was brilliant and the underwater chase was new and fresh for the Alien series.

It was also, as a Whedon fan, very interesting observing the characters of the Betty and just what he was creating with the interaction of the characters.

Any thoughts all these years later?


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Friday, June 1, 2007 7:51 PM

I saw it at Grauman's Chinese, and the cinematography, especially during the first half, just took my breath away!

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Friday, June 1, 2007 8:03 PM

Yeah it is pretty stunning isn't it. The camera work is exceptional. No I must admit it really has gone up in my estimation.

Shame the creature works let it down.



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Friday, June 1, 2007 8:14 PM

That was the kicker for me too, hated the alien hybrid.

Not a big Winnona Ryder fan either.

Has anyone ever seen Ron Pearlman and Adam Baldwin in the same room??

I'm just askin'...

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Friday, June 1, 2007 8:20 PM

I always thought it was pretty good, well, as good as a sequel to the crappy third one could have been.............
But the CGI aliens bugged me- still, way better than AVP.

Chrisisall, on the Betty

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Friday, June 1, 2007 8:23 PM

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Yeah it is pretty stunning isn't it. The camera work is exceptional. No I must admit it really has gone up in my estimation.


Well, when you see a movie at Grauman's Chinese, EVERYTHING's impressive!

I saw all three Matrix movies there (opening day crowds), and loved 'em all!

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Friday, June 1, 2007 10:44 PM

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Originally posted by safeat2nd:

Has anyone ever seen Ron Pearlman and Adam Baldwin in the same room??

I'm just askin'...



hey maybe the next pairing for a buddy film... Only with lots of back stabbing and less than heroic deeds.

:D

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Friday, June 1, 2007 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I always thought it was pretty good, well, as good as a sequel to the crappy third one could have been.............
But the CGI aliens bugged me- still, way better than AVP.

Chrisisall, on the Betty



CGI always bugs me. King Kong for example. Am I to gather 'C' that you didn't enjoy the third instalment of the Aliens series ? Flawed as it was I thought the premise was very interesting.

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Friday, June 1, 2007 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by cljohnston108:
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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Yeah it is pretty stunning isn't it. The camera work is exceptional. No I must admit it really has gone up in my estimation.


Well, when you see a movie at Grauman's Chinese, EVERYTHING's impressive!

I saw all three Matrix movies there (opening day crowds), and loved 'em all!



Oh gotcha! Did you get to see 300 at this Grauman's Chinese theatre place? Just wondering....

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Friday, June 1, 2007 11:29 PM

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Oh gotcha! Did you get to see 300 at this Grauman's Chinese theatre place? Just wondering...


Sadly, no.
Ticket prices being what they are, I mostly wait for movies to hit the 'Under $10' bin at the used DVD store these days.

But here's some info on the place.
http://www.manntheatres.com/chinese/

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