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Posted by BAD_ASS_MOFO
 - Aug 23, 2012, 02:59:06 PM
loved it
Posted by ChrisPachi
 - Jul 20, 2012, 11:00:26 AM
Quote from: Darth Vile on Jun 26, 2012, 03:10:19 PMI really like how the Fified attack is edited in with Shaw's walk of pain. I think it's the best place for it to happen in the movie.

If it was to happen at all it should of not been edited in with anything. Both scenes just stumble over each other and end up making the other far less effective. IMO the Fifield scene should of been cut and its time used to flesh out the far more interesting and important things going on in the ship. The guy got face melted and was happily dead. His return was completely unnecessary.

And no, it was not needed to raise the stakes. At that point Shaw was doing that just fine on her own.
Posted by Highland
 - Jul 05, 2012, 10:46:28 AM
I think there should have been a period of nothing upon landing. Alien did this quite well. Lots of lingering moments of nothing to build up the tension a bit.

They got suited and booted far too fast and it kind of killed the build up a little. It was like "Shit we're going already?!"

I agree they could have meshed the first 2 visits into one and the final visit the face of with the engineer.
Posted by KiramidHead
 - Jul 05, 2012, 09:43:34 AM
True, the back and forth was a little tiresome, IMO. I just wish that they would have gone to more places and explored them, but maybe the Skyrim fan in me is just a bit restless. ;)
Posted by Darth Vile
 - Jun 26, 2012, 03:10:19 PM
I really like how the Fified attack is edited in with Shaw's walk of pain. I think it's the best place for it to happen in the movie.

If I were being critical, I'd say that the pace of the final section is hindered by the fact they go back to the temple/juggernaut for a 3rd time. There is no way you can change that with an edit. It's a script thing... IMHO - they should have worked it so they only go to the temple/juggernaut on 2 occasions... and it would have felt less back and fourth...
Posted by Alienseseses
 - Jun 25, 2012, 05:52:15 PM
Not sure if that'll happen, since she's literally straight out of surgery when that happens. Limping down the hall etc. What they need is to move the fitfield thing a bit later.
Posted by ThisBethesdaSea
 - Jun 24, 2012, 04:35:48 PM
Hopefully they add the scene between Shaw's csection and her meeting Weyland. It's like they just skipped a part.
Posted by Inverse Effect
 - Jun 24, 2012, 04:41:42 AM
Woudlnt be supprised if the directors cut got alot of praise for being a better movie. its kinda like kingdom of heaven? The original cut sucked ass but the directors cut is awesome.
Posted by Valaquen
 - Jun 19, 2012, 02:17:44 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Jun 18, 2012, 06:30:53 PM
More from Ebert.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/06/_one_of_my_creationist.html
Amazing amount of confusion concerning the moon's name over there and in the comments :P
Posted by Alienseseses
 - Jun 18, 2012, 06:30:53 PM
Posted by Yona
 - Jun 17, 2012, 06:13:54 PM
Posted by Valaquen
 - Jun 17, 2012, 02:56:57 PM
Quote from: Darth Vile on Jun 16, 2012, 04:44:20 PM
I think it's a safe bet that most of those are retrospective reviews...
Hard to tell, RT lists Ebert's review as being posted in 2000, though it's from 1986. Either way, the film was critically lauded on release. Probably the only Alien film to receive such positive critical reviews upon its theatrical showing. Critics were kinder to Alien later.
Posted by Darth Vile
 - Jun 16, 2012, 04:44:20 PM
Quote from: r888 on Jun 16, 2012, 03:18:39 AM
Quote from: Anonymous User on Jun 15, 2012, 05:57:13 PM
^ I was not referring to web pages in general, I was referring to the negative comments for Scriptshadow's review


Here is a comparison table showing the tomatometer of few scifi and fantasy movies which came to my mind sorted in descendant order:




CriticsAudience
TitleT Meter   Rating   Count   Liked   Rating   Count   
Aliens100% 8.9 50 90% 3.8 374,363
Alien97% 8.7 88 90% 3.8 406,570
The Dark Night94% 8.4 283 96% 4.5 1,167,871
Iron Man94% 7.6 237 91% 4.2 856,399
Marvel's The Avengers   93% 8.1 272 96% 4.6 450,337
Blade Runner92% 8.5 103 89% 4.0 288,583
District 991% 7.8 255 81% 3.3 1,059,276
Source Code91% 7.5 231 81% 3.9 97,010
The Matrix87% 7.4 128 81% 3.6 31,759,302
Inception86% 8.0 281 93% 4.0 346,136
The Hunger Games85% 7.3 259 85% 4.2 170,211
Avatar83% 7.4 283 92% 4.2 622,949
Predator76% 6.8 37 83% 3.5 352,090 (no consensus yet)
Prometheus74% 6.9 235 74% 3.7 106,993


Source: rottentomatoes

Wow aliens got 100%  :o
I think it's a safe bet that most of those are retrospective reviews...
Posted by Sinister Serenity
 - Jun 16, 2012, 06:00:59 AM
Quote from: r888 on Jun 16, 2012, 03:18:39 AM
Quote from: Anonymous User on Jun 15, 2012, 05:57:13 PM
^ I was not referring to web pages in general, I was referring to the negative comments for Scriptshadow's review


Here is a comparison table showing the tomatometer of few scifi and fantasy movies which came to my mind sorted in descendant order:




CriticsAudience
TitleT Meter   Rating   Count   Liked   Rating   Count   
Aliens100% 8.9 50 90% 3.8 374,363
Alien97% 8.7 88 90% 3.8 406,570
The Dark Night94% 8.4 283 96% 4.5 1,167,871
Iron Man94% 7.6 237 91% 4.2 856,399
Marvel's The Avengers   93% 8.1 272 96% 4.6 450,337
Blade Runner92% 8.5 103 89% 4.0 288,583
District 991% 7.8 255 81% 3.3 1,059,276
Source Code91% 7.5 231 81% 3.9 97,010
The Matrix87% 7.4 128 81% 3.6 31,759,302
Inception86% 8.0 281 93% 4.0 346,136
The Hunger Games85% 7.3 259 85% 4.2 170,211
Avatar83% 7.4 283 92% 4.2 622,949
Predator76% 6.8 37 83% 3.5 352,090 (no consensus yet)
Prometheus74% 6.9 235 74% 3.7 106,993


Source: rottentomatoes

Wow aliens got 100%  :o

Doesn't surprise me.  ;D
Posted by r888
 - Jun 16, 2012, 03:18:39 AM
Quote from: Anonymous User on Jun 15, 2012, 05:57:13 PM
^ I was not referring to web pages in general, I was referring to the negative comments for Scriptshadow's review


Here is a comparison table showing the tomatometer of few scifi and fantasy movies which came to my mind sorted in descendant order:




CriticsAudience
TitleT Meter   Rating   Count   Liked   Rating   Count   
Aliens100% 8.9 50 90% 3.8 374,363
Alien97% 8.7 88 90% 3.8 406,570
The Dark Night94% 8.4 283 96% 4.5 1,167,871
Iron Man94% 7.6 237 91% 4.2 856,399
Marvel's The Avengers   93% 8.1 272 96% 4.6 450,337
Blade Runner92% 8.5 103 89% 4.0 288,583
District 991% 7.8 255 81% 3.3 1,059,276
Source Code91% 7.5 231 81% 3.9 97,010
The Matrix87% 7.4 128 81% 3.6 31,759,302
Inception86% 8.0 281 93% 4.0 346,136
The Hunger Games85% 7.3 259 85% 4.2 170,211
Avatar83% 7.4 283 92% 4.2 622,949
Predator76% 6.8 37 83% 3.5 352,090 (no consensus yet)
Prometheus74% 6.9 235 74% 3.7 106,993


Source: rottentomatoes

Wow aliens got 100%  :o
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