Posted by The Old One
- Jan 15, 2020, 02:22:43 PMI'd say Ripley of course- Clemens, Dillon, Golic, Andrews, Aaron, and to not as quite an extent as the rest, Morse, Junior and David.
Posted by The Cruentus
- Jan 15, 2020, 12:46:07 PMDillion was definitely one of the better parts of Alien 3, plus he went toe to toe with an Alien and lasted considerably longer than the more muscular Parker.
Posted by The Old One
- Jan 15, 2020, 07:46:38 AMThe character of Hicks is what I'd call ambiguously comfortable, the archetype, the reason why the film never allows him to make a decision that's uncomfortable but it also means although we like him we really know nothing about him. Whereas say Dillon is a more explicitly uncomfortable character but that contrast between the light and dark parts of him that co-exist, although it means he's not nearly as likeable it strengthens the character, into a far more interesting one, in my opinion anyway.
Posted by The Old One
- Jan 07, 2020, 11:14:10 PMOr like cake, or like parfait.
Posted by razeak
- Jan 07, 2020, 01:50:04 AMHe was yelly early. He was also vulnerable, overwhelmed, and looking for love and nurturing. He was like an onion lol.
Posted by Voodoo Magic
- Jan 06, 2020, 10:15:07 PMQuote from: Prez on Jan 06, 2020, 10:13:14 PMQuote from: The Cruentus on Jan 06, 2020, 03:00:21 PM
Its really hard picturing him being able to match Michael Biehn's subdued and quiet perfomance, I mean I am sure the character will remain the level-headed one of the marines, but its the actors that add the kind of nuances and ticks that really make them iconic.
That's just it. Biehn perfected the quiet sensitive tough guy role in both Terminator and Aliens.
I think Remar as Hicks would've been more harder and lacked that sensitivity that Biehn brought to the character.
Actually in The Terminator, Biehn was quite the yelly-face.
Posted by Prez
- Jan 06, 2020, 10:13:14 PMQuote from: The Cruentus on Jan 06, 2020, 03:00:21 PM
Its really hard picturing him being able to match Michael Biehn's subdued and quiet perfomance, I mean I am sure the character will remain the level-headed one of the marines, but its the actors that add the kind of nuances and ticks that really make them iconic.
That's just it. Biehn perfected the quiet sensitive tough guy role in both Terminator and Aliens.
I think Remar as Hicks would've been more harder and lacked that sensitivity that Biehn brought to the character.
Posted by The Cruentus
- Jan 06, 2020, 03:00:21 PMIts really hard picturing him being able to match Michael Biehn's subdued and quiet perfomance, I mean I am sure the character will remain the level-headed one of the marines, but its the actors that add the kind of nuances and ticks that really make them iconic.
Posted by Prez
- Jan 06, 2020, 11:01:17 AMI could imagine a James Remar 'Hicks' offing Burke to be honest.
Posted by Corporal Hicks
- Jan 06, 2020, 09:31:51 AMQuote from: The Cruentus on Jan 01, 2020, 02:50:26 PMQuote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2019, 09:37:34 AM
It's why I'm glad the whole Newt biting Hicks scene was also removed. It made him look too much of a jerk with the whole rabies comment.
That still happens though, she bites his hand when he reached for her when she under the floor. Rabies part not included of course.
It's not so much my opinion on her biting him, it's his reaction to being bitten. That's why I'm glad the bite in ops was cut.
Posted by The Old One
- Jan 02, 2020, 06:58:09 PMTrue, and I think it gives him depth, about all he gets really though.
Posted by razeak
- Jan 02, 2020, 06:43:27 PMQuote from: The Cruentus on Jan 01, 2020, 02:50:26 PMQuote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2019, 09:37:34 AM
It's why I'm glad the whole Newt biting Hicks scene was also removed. It made him look too much of a jerk with the whole rabies comment.
That still happens though, she bites his hand when he reached for her when she under the floor. Rabies part not included of course.Quote from: SM on Dec 04, 2019, 08:12:11 PM
Which badly written wiki was that copied and pasted from?
And what "minor plothole"?
It's very obvious from watching the film that Burke was an opportunist and an antagonist?
Curious about that too, as our Ash page doesn't have that so it might either be on another page or from another wiki, hopefully one that won't resort to plagiaizing.
Hicks doesn't seem the type to murder in cold blood but people can be pushed to doing out of character things given the right circumstances.
He had lost most of his squad and now Burke was revealed not only to be a scumbag who tried to infect Ripley and Newt, a child, but he would potentially be planning on murdering them later to keep the knowledge about the implantation a secret, assuming of course that Ripley's speculation would be true.
He's a soldier, trained to kill threats. Burke is a huge threat considering their circumstances.
Posted by The Old One
- Jan 02, 2020, 06:42:41 AMHonestly I think that comment got cut because it broke the archetype of the character, the reason the cast is all so memorable, regardless of nearly everything else.
Posted by The Cruentus
- Jan 01, 2020, 02:50:26 PMQuote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2019, 09:37:34 AM
It's why I'm glad the whole Newt biting Hicks scene was also removed. It made him look too much of a jerk with the whole rabies comment.
That still happens though, she bites his hand when he reached for her when she under the floor. Rabies part not included of course.
Quote from: SM on Dec 04, 2019, 08:12:11 PM
Which badly written wiki was that copied and pasted from?
And what "minor plothole"?
It's very obvious from watching the film that Burke was an opportunist and an antagonist?
Curious about that too, as our Ash page doesn't have that so it might either be on another page or from another wiki, hopefully one that won't resort to plagiaizing.
Hicks doesn't seem the type to murder in cold blood but people can be pushed to doing out of character things given the right circumstances.
He had lost most of his squad and now Burke was revealed not only to be a scumbag who tried to infect Ripley and Newt, a child, but he would potentially be planning on murdering them later to keep the knowledge about the implantation a secret, assuming of course that Ripley's speculation would be true.
Posted by The Old One
- Dec 11, 2019, 03:16:52 PMLike the entire cast of Prometheus, he was utterly wasted.
