Quote from: RakaiThwei on Jan 14, 2014, 06:29:35 PM
Nothing on screen anyway.. But if you actually take the time to look at the Weyland Corp Timeline, then the contradictions are glaring. And I think Ridley intended that.
I don't think he had a hand in being consulted about those materials (or if he was, didn't look too closely at them). Otherwise, outlandish stuff, like the 'Weyland Storm Rifle' wouldn't have existed - which actually contradicts '
Aliens' (either that or the Colonial Marines have such a poor budget, they can't afford old, superior hardware). I don't personally regard them as canonical. Just trivia made up for the home release.
Then again, I'm still waiting for a reason why that dream observation technology wasn't simply used on Ripley when she returned, considering all the repeated traumatic nightmares she kept having... Would have come in mightily useful at her hearing.
Quote from: predxeno on Jan 14, 2014, 06:32:39 PM
I didn't see any glaring contradictions; it actually looks like it deliberately tried to avoid them.
He's admitted he's never even watched the first of the AVP films. I doubt he even realises it was set in that year. He's relied on others telling him it was bad, rather than making up his own mind.
Would've avoided all the other similarities if he was going down that road.