Posted by The Old One
- Jun 19, 2019, 05:35:52 AMI agree the Alien's got a certain amount of regeneration, but after decapitation or extreme bodily harm and trauma? No, it's dead.
Posted by Still Collating...
- Jun 18, 2019, 10:43:37 PMExactly, but I'd doubt that would stop Ridley if he still thought the original idea was cool. 
After hearing about the chopped Alien maybe reassembling/regenerating and him contemplating that maybe Big Chap has a little family unit, I understand that nothing is sacred, nothing is off limits for him which has its good and bad side...
After hearing about the chopped Alien maybe reassembling/regenerating and him contemplating that maybe Big Chap has a little family unit, I understand that nothing is sacred, nothing is off limits for him which has its good and bad side...Posted by The Old One
- Jun 18, 2019, 11:24:58 AMI doubt he did, stating the obvious but James Cameron, David Fincher and others made sure the idea is no longer applicable.
Posted by SM
- Jun 18, 2019, 05:53:16 AMQuote from: LastSurvivor92 on Jun 18, 2019, 04:12:01 AMQuote from: xeno_alpha_07 on Oct 19, 2014, 08:23:35 PM
Finally found the original quote I was looking for taken from the book of Alien for those interested:QuoteI want to show that the Alien has a limited life cycle, like a butterfly. And within that period of time once it decides to expose itself - to coin a phrase - once it jumps out of the egg, it has to reproduce and spread fast as possible, maybe in a cycle of only days. And so in the last sequence, you see slime emanating from the big Alien's body because we're trying to convey that maybe he's sealing himself in again, like a cocoon. Also, by that point, he has to be provoked to attack, because he has to get on with his life cycle.
That's extremely interesting, I wonder what caused Scott to change his mind? I understand the whole perfect killing machine thing but it would kind of make sense for it to have a life expectancy of some kind?
What makes you think he changed his mind?
Posted by Kradan
- Jun 18, 2019, 04:15:53 AMTbh, i hate that idea of Alien living for only 4 or something days 'cause it really restricts you in possibility of making any satisfactive sequel. Shit, if it was aproved we would never get Aliens! ALIENS!
Posted by LastSurvivor92
- Jun 18, 2019, 04:12:01 AMQuote from: xeno_alpha_07 on Oct 19, 2014, 08:23:35 PM
Finally found the original quote I was looking for taken from the book of Alien for those interested:QuoteI want to show that the Alien has a limited life cycle, like a butterfly. And within that period of time once it decides to expose itself - to coin a phrase - once it jumps out of the egg, it has to reproduce and spread fast as possible, maybe in a cycle of only days. And so in the last sequence, you see slime emanating from the big Alien's body because we're trying to convey that maybe he's sealing himself in again, like a cocoon. Also, by that point, he has to be provoked to attack, because he has to get on with his life cycle.
That's extremely interesting, I wonder what caused Scott to change his mind? I understand the whole perfect killing machine thing but it would kind of make sense for it to have a life expectancy of some kind?
Posted by xeno_alpha_07
- Oct 20, 2014, 12:58:03 PMQuote from: The Eighth Passenger on Oct 20, 2014, 11:49:51 AM
Remember the spider that lived outside your window? Orange body, green legs. Watched her build a web all summer, then one day there's a big egg in it. The egg hatched...
Brilliant
Posted by 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯
- Oct 20, 2014, 11:49:51 AMRemember the spider that lived outside your window? Orange body, green legs. Watched her build a web all summer, then one day there's a big egg in it. The egg hatched...
Posted by Vertigo
- Oct 20, 2014, 09:12:37 AMNot to my knowledge, but quite a few invertebrates die when they give birth, to provide a food source for their litter. The quote suggests it has another stage to its lifecycle, maybe it's also able to spawn an egg or some kind of larva from its dying/dead body. *Shrug*
Posted by Corporal Hicks
- Oct 20, 2014, 09:04:23 AMDoes anything cocoon itself to die?
Posted by oduodu
- Oct 20, 2014, 08:46:04 AMwow
thats a pretty definitive statement.
thanks xeno aplha 07
thats a pretty definitive statement.
thanks xeno aplha 07
Posted by xeno_alpha_07
- Oct 19, 2014, 08:23:35 PMFinally found the original quote I was looking for taken from the book of Alien for those interested:
QuoteI want to show that the Alien has a limited life cycle, like a butterfly. And within that period of time once it decides to expose itself - to coin a phrase - once it jumps out of the egg, it has to reproduce and spread fast as possible, maybe in a cycle of only days. And so in the last sequence, you see slime emanating from the big Alien's body because we're trying to convey that maybe he's sealing himself in again, like a cocoon. Also, by that point, he has to be provoked to attack, because he has to get on with his life cycle.
Posted by Valaquen
- Oct 17, 2014, 07:27:53 PMQuote from: xeno_alpha_07 on Oct 17, 2014, 03:17:58 PMQuote from: Valaquen on Oct 11, 2014, 02:10:27 PM
Ridley Scott on the issue of the Alien's lifespan:Quote"I wanted a sense of a timeless, slightly decaying creature that, maybe, only has a limited life cycle of, maybe, four days like an insect ... The Alien lifeform lived to reproduce ... [Ripley] killed it, but it would have died soon anyway. It's like a butterfly."
Here's another quote by Ridley while talking about the cocoon sequence:Quote...I think it provided some explanation for the Alien's killing spree -- like a butterfly or an insect, it has a limited lifespan in which to reproduce itself. It also helped explain why it didn't attack Ripley in the Narcissus. It's days were over. Like a chameleon, it had found a protective corner in that ship and was working itself in there to die.
I think that's new to my eyes. You da man
Posted by xeno_alpha_07
- Oct 17, 2014, 03:17:58 PMQuote from: Valaquen on Oct 11, 2014, 02:10:27 PM
Ridley Scott on the issue of the Alien's lifespan:Quote"I wanted a sense of a timeless, slightly decaying creature that, maybe, only has a limited life cycle of, maybe, four days like an insect ... The Alien lifeform lived to reproduce ... [Ripley] killed it, but it would have died soon anyway. It's like a butterfly."
Here's another quote by Ridley while talking about the cocoon sequence:
Quote...I think it provided some explanation for the Alien's killing spree -- like a butterfly or an insect, it has a limited lifespan in which to reproduce itself. It also helped explain why it didn't attack Ripley in the Narcissus. It's days were over. Like a chameleon, it had found a protective corner in that ship and was working itself in there to die.
Posted by Russ
- Oct 17, 2014, 08:11:37 AM*nods thoughtfully* Go on...
