Could AVP:R Have Been Better With A Bigger Budget?

[Russ]

It was Fox in general that wanted to keep it on Earth. They commissioned Salerno to write an Earth-based script.

Many thanks

[The Kurgan]

You can definitely come up with earth bound scripts that are way better than what we got.

Putting it out of a small town would already help a lot.

[Russ]

For sure, but it's still dumbfounding how Fox have never thought "wait, we have colonial marines, aliens and predators... we should make a movie about that"

[Voodoo Magic]

Fox is definitely dumbfounding.

Their dumbfoxing.

[P-Rock]

No, because the Strause brothers are awful directors and the script and actors sucked too.

[The Kurgan]

Fox is definitely dumbfounding.

Their dumbfoxing.

That would truely be the unbeatable peak of dumb ideas in the franchises.

[SM]

The characters are at least developed to a point where we give half a shit whether they die or not.

I dunno if that's 'development' or just characterisation.  Aliens was wall-to-wall stereotypes, but memorable ones.

It was Fox in general that wanted to keep it on Earth. They commissioned Salerno to write an Earth-based script.

I thought Davis was driving the Earth thing?

[SiL]

I dunno if that's 'development' or just characterisation.  Aliens was wall-to-wall stereotypes, but memorable ones.

I guess, but I think it's clear people are using "development" as a shorthand for "characters we care about".

I thought Davis was driving the Earth thing?

Initially, yes, but for the sequel I think it was just a given because of the first movie. I don't know how active he was with the sequel -- I know Alex White was instrumental in a few concepts that couldn't be dropped.

[SM]

Alex White the Cold Forge guy?

Davis did a commentary with the Strauses so I guess he was fairly involved.

[SiL]

Alex White the Cold Forge guy?

My bad, Alex Young, one of the producers.

[SM]

Not sure who he is.  He doesn't seem to be credited.  What concepts did he have?

[SiL]

We can thank him for egg barfing in particular.

[Samhain13]

We can thank him for egg barfing in particular.

Oh.

[SM]

We can thank him for egg barfing in particular.

I wouldn't want to be credited either...

[Huggs]

We can thank him for egg barfing in particular.

It's at least worth a hug.