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I've just re-watched Alien in HD, the remaster is VERY respectable.

Something I never notice before and is bugging me...

Why the HECK does the Ian Holmes character need to go into stasis with the rest of the crew??

Unless to preserve his "identity"....

Hmmmmmm?????

well, i'm not sure if i recall this correctly (i used to have the alien/aliens handbook in the 90s), it states that the androids would need to go into stasis to preserve energy and bodily functions.

To preserve his (its) identity would be the most logical answer. I dont need another explanation.

Also, I'm probably among the minority but I think Weaver doesn't look bad at all in Alien. She got manlier in the sequels.

To preserve his (its) identity would be the most logical answer. I dont need another explanation.

Also, I'm probably among the minority but I think Weaver doesn't look bad at all in Alien. She got manlier in the sequels.

You mean the Limited Edition Egg:

Is anyone here reselling this. Was looking for it... 

Still havent got the Blu Ray yet...

Ridley Scott's Alien Prequel Will Be Titled Paradise



The news surrounding Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien prequel has been mostly gossip and innuendo till now. One minute it’s not happening at all, the next it’s been pushed back a year, and now none of that’s true and everything’s fine, production starts in March. Oh, and it has a title so we can quit calling it Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel. Here’s the title: Paradise.

That title makes sense in context with some of what we’ve heard about the script. It even fits with those crazy rumors about the thing involving aliens forcing human colonists to have gay sex in an ill-informed effort to make them procreate. Those rumors may not be true, but there was supposed to be an idyllic farm planet, which could be sort of a paradise, and it’s easy to imagine the theme of the whole thing being some sort of riff on paradise lost. That’s just what happens when ravenous aliens show up.

But all we really know about the plot for certain is that the Spacey Jockeys, a new alien race, will be involved and that victims will be picked off by the old familiar aliens. It’s a sure bet that’ll happen mostly one at a time. NY Mag, who first scooped the movie’s title, says in addition to the female part rumored to be for Noomi Rapace, there’s an android character (an earlier version of the Bishop 341-B character played by Lance Henriksen in Aliens) and that Michael Fassbender was up for the role but lost it by asking for too much cash. Someone should probably remind him that he’s still just that British guy who died in Inglourious Basterds.

There’s also a part for a 40-something tough chick called “Vickers” which Michelle Yeoh could be up for. Wait, isn’t Noomi Rapace the tough chick type? In space, I guess all women are sort of badass.

The other role their talking about won’t be cast, because they’re going the all CGI route that Gollum took, unless they cast someone to pull an Andy Serkis and run around in a gimp outfit.

So I guess we can start calling this thing Paradise, though, don’t we need some sort of callback to the other Alien movies in the title? Alien: Paradise may not be the title, but it feels right.

Ridley Scott Talks Prometheus, Including How It Sets Up Alien



While talking with the Speakeasy blog at the “Wall Street Journal”, “Blade Runner” director Ridley Scott dropped a few bombs about “Prometheus”, his upcoming return to the realm of science fiction. And what he has to say sounds really damn intriguing, as he drops story nuggets, details of how “Prometheus” fits into the “Alien” mythology, and whether or not Sigourney Weaver will make an appearance.

First up, the plot:

   

This stealing technology from the gods theme is fertile ground to explore, especially from a sci-fi perspective, and it will be curious to see how this plays out in space with space-age tech.

It has long been speculated, reported, assumed, and denied, that “Prometheus” is a prequel to “Alien”. Scott sheds a bit of light on that one, saying that, “The last eight minutes of the “Prometheus” story evolve into “a pretty good DNA of the ‘Alien’ one.” To my mind that sounds suspiciously like an admission that “Prometheus” sets up the “Alien” franchise, though it is, of course, vague and inconclusive. But whatever, I’ll take it.

The Speakeasy article also confirms that Sigourney Weaver, who appeared in the previous four “Alien” movies (am I the only one that doesn’t count the “Alien Vs. Predator” movies into this cannon, or is that the way most people see it?), will not show up in “Prometheus”. So, those of us hoping to see Ripley kick a little more alien ass will have to settle for rewatching the original quadrilogy. Worse things have happened.

Scott also discusses that, while he has accepted and welcomed some of the technological advances in speculative film making, he still has mad love for old school, practical special effects. He says, “I’m a great believer in filming the real thing if you can and so I did a lot of building the real thing.” That brings a smile to my face. The visceral fear that the monsters in the original films create is one of my favorite parts of that movie, and I know there have been great advances in digital technology, but there is a primal, animal reaction that concrete effects can create that are hard to duplicate with pixels and a green screen.

Shot in 3D, “Prometheus” is now in post-production and stars Michael Fassbender (“X-Men: First Class”, “Inglorious Basterds”), Academy Award winner Charlize Theron (“Monster”), Idris Elba (“The Wire”), and Noomi Rapace (“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”), among others, and is scheduled for release June 8, 2012.

New Official Images from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus



Check out three new official images from Ridley Scott’s sci-fi not-”Alien”/”Alien” prequel “Prometheus” in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. The film is due out June 8th, 2012, just in time for Summer, of course.

The plot goes thusly:

   

The film stars Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Patrick Wilson, Logan Marshall-Green, Ben Foster, and of course, the ever ubiquitous Michael Fassbender.

DAMN I am so excited to watch this movie

definitely a movie that i look forward to watch in 2012

Bootleg Teaser Trailer for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Takes Off Online



I suspect this bootleg teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s return to his “Alien” roots will disappear pretty fast, but until it does, take a gander at your very first look at a whole minute of “Prometheus” goodness. It’s an awful copy, and if I were you I wouldn’t ruin your first-looksee at the trailer via this miserable copy. But hey, you’re not me, so do what you have to. I ain’t gonna judge. Much.

   

“Prometheus” takes flight with Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Ben Foster, Logan Marshall-Green, Kate Dickie, and Sean Harris, with Ridley Scott once again back in the Captain’s Chair.

The fun begins June 8, 2012.

First Official, Dark, and Shadowy Poster for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus



After all the teasing and the usual lawyer-happy tactics Fox has been using to keep Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” away from the online universe for as long as possible, here’s your first look at the movie’s official poster. Yes, it’s dark and shadowy and you can barely tell what’s happening, but I suppose that’s part of the studio’s whole “this movie is so good, so awesome, we don’t want to show you too much!” angle to selling the film. Let’s hope the finished product is worthy of all that hype.

With the poster now out, will the official trailer be far behind? One hopes so, especially with “The Dark Knight Rises” full trailer expected this Friday or thereabouts.

In the film, “a team of scientists and explorers are on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life’s ultimate mystery.”

Starring Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Ben Foster, Logan Marshall-Green, Kate Dickie, Sean Harris, and directed by Scott.

The film is due out next Summer.