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Nearly 9 months after the competition was announced, today is the day we’ve been waiting for! The official release of the first of the Alien: 40th Anniversary Shorts! Up first is Chris Reading‘s Alien: Containment.

Four survivors find themselves stranded aboard a small escape pod in deep space. Trying to piece together the details around the outbreak that led to their ship's destruction, they find themselves unsure to trust whether or not one of them might be infected.

Next week will see the release of Alien: Specimen which was directed by Kelsey Taylor! Be sure to let us know what you thought of Containment down below!

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That was amazing. I loved it, loved the CRT feel, the sfx were well (re)used and I thought the actors - the lead especially - were great. What's not to love about this!

Will be watching as soon as I'm out of work. Can't wait!

That was fun! they did a lot with a little, and it works quite well.

Nicely done, though there were some odd moments. Didn't understand why one of the airlock door opened, how the scientist got trapped by it or why the lead didn't just seal herself in the airlock, itself. The general sense of atmosphere was well done, though and, while the chestburster prop still looked fake (as briefly glimpsed as it ultimately was), the production had great lighting.

That was fun. But the "end" in style of almost all anthologies (if you read bug hunt). Interesting - they all have the same end?

But for a forgotten man - thanks. Just lol. He is the most interesting character.

Meh.

That was fantastic! Great acting, loved the atmosphere.

Quote from: Xenomorphine on Mar 29, 2019, 05:00:26 PM
Didn't understand why one of the airlock door opened, how the scientist got trapped by it or why the lead didn't just seal herself in the airlock, itself.

I don't believe she actually was stuck. It doesn't come across as strong but I think she meant to have just been banged up in the jolting. It opens because she hits in the controls during the same time too.

I would suppose the lead didn't want to risk getting nommed by the burster before she got her message out.

Bravo!

Was pretty good. Dont know if it was the choice of the writer or not but not seeing the chestburtsting happen or seeing the chestburster itself was a bit dissapointing. Really looking forward to what else was done.

Overall I thought it was good. I had to keep reminding myself that this was a $30,000 short and not produced by Hollywood pros with a multimillion dollar budget to accept its shortcomings. The story was pretty generic and nothing innovative or new in terms of the Alien universe but I thought the VFX at the start and end were absolutely stunning considering the budget.

Was slightly distracted by one of the actors (the male lead) using an unconvincing American accent (he is fantastic English actor called Theo Barklem-Biggs who normally has a very strong London/Cockney accent - would have preferred his normal accent!). The only other distraction was the obviously budget-constrained chocie to not show the alien bursting through the chest in detail or showing the alien in any kind of detail.

What I liked:

• The beautiful shots at the start of the storm on the planet, and the shot of the ship being separated and the escape pod emerging. WOW.
• The soundtrack was subtle but spot on and reminiscent of some of the original films.
• The blood/gore effects were good. I liked the shot of the blood splattering on the female lead's face - reminded me of the backburster scene in Covenant.
• The final shot of the film with the bloody writing on the glass, the camera pulling out and the escape pod docking with the rescue ship. Again, fantastic.

What I disliked:

• The script/story was a bit too generic and straightforward for an Alien story. We've seen this play out numerous times in the films/books/comics etc it didn't add anything new to the universe.
• Theo Barklem-Biggs using a weird American accent and not his normal London/Cockney accent.
• The choice (probably forced by budget) not to show the chest burst in any greater detail (e.g. the 'money shot' of the alien emerging from the cavity)

Overall, this was a reasonable start to these shorts but I'm hoping for something new, innovative and more original in the remaining shorts.

Was disappointed that the contest was US only (I'm in the UK). I've written a 9 minute short screenplay for what would have been my submission which I might post later in the fan fiction section.

*Sigh*

Spoiler

I'll explain later.

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Not bad! Bit jumpy in parts ( the cuts) . Had me hooked though.

Keep them coming!!!  Love it!!

Pretty good was left wanting more. By the way the is after credits incase u skipped the end credits.

Basically just Alien karaoke singing the song of Alien Covenant, but it had some the opening and closing shots (not referring to the post-credits) were pretty great and the actors did the best with the material they had. Commendable effort by the crew involved all around.

Quote from: The Old One on Mar 29, 2019, 06:22:46 PM
*Sigh*

Spoiler

I'll explain later.

[close]

Is this the one you were involved with? If so, it's great work! But you seem dissatisfied; what's up?

Opening couple shots were pretty gorgeous. I absolutely loved the way it started.

After that the budget limitations kind of started to show but I dug it conceptually and can definitely see all the work they put into it on screen. Not a bad start to this project at all.

I liked that more than I was expecting to. Nice camera work and decent acting. I don't know if the lack of visible creature was more down to technical restraints than intention, but it worked better not seeing anything.

I understand the criticism of the generic background story, but there wasn't enough time to elaborate on anything more for a 10 minute. It worked as a vehicle for the shorts story.

Overall thumbs up from me. Looking forward to the next one.


Oddly it was very similar to an idea I wrote down for the Tongal Competition (prior to realizing it was US only!). Like survivors on a lifeboat after their ship got destroyed was identical to my story. Except mine had no-one in the crew trusting each other after they awaken and find a dead facehugger on the floor and don't know who it impregnated. Everyone wants to live but no-one wants the unborn beast to come with them.

Finally was the crazy guy the dude from The Inbetweeners Movie? I kept envisaging that character every time I seen him.  ;D
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyo5nhEeH1qb39w1o1_250.gif)

Quote from: irn on Mar 29, 2019, 07:26:08 PM
Except mine had no-one in the crew trusting each other after they awaken and find a dead facehugger on the floor and don't know who it impregnated. Everyone wants to live but no-one wants the unborn beast to come with them.

That is a far better idea than what this first short tried. To add to that idea, would add a further level of excitement if there was some kind of time limitation e.g. the crew only have a certain amount of time to get into cryosleep/stasis (perhaps O2 is running out on the ship) so have to find out which of the crew are infected before they enter stasis. The last thing they would want is for them all to go into cryosleep and a chestburster emerge a few hours later.

Quote from: irn on Mar 29, 2019, 07:26:08 PM
Finally was the crazy guy the dude from The Inbetweeners Movie? I kept envisaging that character every time I seen him.  ;D
https://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyo5nhEeH1qb39w1o1_250.gif

Yes it was. He's been in quite a few things lately...was in Cleaning Up on ITV a few weeks back, think he's also in a new show on Dave soon. He's a very watchable actor, but like I said would have preferred his normal accent to the weird American one he attempted in this short.

That was pretty good. 8)  The burst part definitely has the same vibes as the backburster scene, especially the music.

Quote from: Evanus on Mar 29, 2019, 07:46:03 PM
That was pretty good. 8)  The burst part definitely has the same vibes as the backburster scene, especially the music.

The whole thing, with them in the room with the chestburster begging to be let out, reminded me of Covenant in that sense.

Thought it was pretty good, enjoyed it. One thing I would of done differently would be the after credits scene, there would be a fully grown alien standing over him 😲

Or just a shadow, that way they wouldn't need a prop. Like this all we get from the scene is a giggle because the guy got left behind.

Overall, this was great considering the resources and the time limitation. The acting was good, and the infected dude sold me on his fear of the creatures.
I'm so happy they didn't show the chestburster since they obviously didn't think it'd be good enough. I fully support that kind of smart decision.
The lighting was great.
Now that's how you make an opening scene. Beautiful.
The story was nice, simple, it worked. Liked it, but nothing to make me go WOW.

Old One, by your reaction it seems not all of your suggestions were used?

P.S. I think your story has awesome potential irn. Alien roulette.

A little confused towards the end with Albrecht and the hatch, but otherwise pretty cool.

It was ok. for what it was. Can't  say I like it, especially the part where black girl is eaten by chestburster, but I appreciate the effort.

delicately made, I enjoyed it but not immensely. Possibly because these actors only show a side which we often associate with alien films (about to die right stereotype acting).
I Really want to see the next one though which means this is a  quick win for me!
However I hope they intend to push the style and give it a bit of flare in the next one. Like something that might strike me as Blade runnerish in terms of musical score. Or maybe something that is differnt from the first Alien and bring a edgingly risky mythos change like in Alien Covenant.

Quote from: Master on Mar 29, 2019, 09:48:37 PM
It was ok. for what it was. Can't  say I like it, especially the part where black girl is eaten by chestburster, but I appreciate the effort.

Same here.

Chestbursters now eat people?

Hold on, couldn't she've just pushed Albrecht's body back into the shuttle and resealed the airlock before rescue? Or, like...
(https://i.gyazo.com/87d4852f3ceb48817e3e591e4cd7d4c4.png)
...pull her back in before she gets her face eaten alive and save both of them?

Also, couldn't Albrecht just stand up? It's not like that door was crushing her leg or anything. That thing was less aggressive than an elevator with a motion sensor.

Too similar to the backburster scene in Covenant. They even copied the blood spraying on face, knife and stuck in the door part. I liked the opening and ending shot, but I'm not impressed by this.

Quote from: Vermillion on Mar 29, 2019, 10:23:28 PM
Chestbursters now eat people?

There has been moments in the EU where chestbursters were shown to be quite violent and were able to kill unarmed humans. Similar to the baby neomorph from Covenant.

Was just another version of the backburster scene, even down to pointing the knife at the lil' guy. Liked the ending shot. I've still got my fingers crossed for the remaining shorts. I still like to think of Blomkamp's arctic alien short as a spiritual alien short

I liked the atmosphere. The blatant nod to Covenant was a bit much though.

Edit: More like a rip off of the whole Backburster scene and basically turning the Chestburster into a Neomorph like monster.

Burster dude was way overacting

Quote from: Gutter In Outer Space on Mar 29, 2019, 06:59:32 PM

Quote from: The Old One on Mar 29, 2019, 06:22:46 PM
*Sigh*

Spoiler

I'll explain later.

[close]

Is this the one you were involved with? If so, it's great work! But you seem dissatisfied; what's up?

Alright, here goes;

I didn't sign an NDA, so no don't worry about that. I wasn't credited regarding the project.
When I first worked on the project there was no violence regarding the chestburster, less 2017 Alien, more 1979 Alien.
It more so ended with the implication of the Alien killing people, as a result of growing up- not a feral attack at birth.

Full disclosure, I believe I was not credited because the volume of the work I contributed was most likely minimal, in comparison to whomever replaced me on the project. I first got into the project because I contacted Chris Reading in regards to if they needed or wanted a creature concept artist, Chris Reading responded with no as they would mainly be taking their cues from the first film- as a celebration of the original Alien.

Fair enough, I was contacted later with the offer of reinterpreting and re-rendering several of Chris Reading's genuinely perfectly adequate storyboards. I was enthusiastic to say the least and had a phone call shortly thereafter with the Director, in which it was arranged I would work from home and would scan and send Chris Reading the images. Shortly after I had completed my 10th-12th Storyboard, my mental health was sent into a downward spiral because of some bad news of a medical nature which I received. I tried to render out as many storyboards as possible to occupy my thoughts, but it didn't help matters so- I attempted suicide and I subsequently made an excuse to Chris Reading and left the project.

I knew I couldn't in good faith complete the project and if I did the effort would be subpar at best
because I wasn't at my best form and I couldn't allow myself to handicap the project in that way.
I was in a dark place and I needed to focus on myself and my mental health first and foremost.


So, it certainly didn't go down ideally, far from it but of the work I completed I'm proud of what I could achieve under the conditions.
I apologised and I wished Chris Reading the best with the project, some months later I attempted to contact him out of interest for how the project was proceeding. No response. Fair enough I thought, he's probably quite busy. However I later sent him an email (And a Twitter Message) praising how the short film looked when the trailer first leaked, no response. The last thing I did was @ChrisReading and @AlienAnthology on Twitter saying; "Can't wait to see it. (:" Regarding the trailer for Containment, only to discover I was subsequently blocked by Chris Reading on Twitter.

I have received no explanation, and I'm rather disappointed- as I did enjoy working with the man.

I am sorry I don't share your good reviews. I liked the initial scene where the ship is destroyed while the shuttle is escaping. It looked like a triple A movie. But then what it came later was boring and I expected to see the chest-burster and how it kills both the host and the black girl. Not sure why or how the guy lying in the bed survived. The space suit at 6:14 looked like an Alien in disguise. I would have liked a final scream from the blonde girl to make more impact before the credits.

Sorry to hear that The Old One. Hope you are doing better.

I hope things are going better for you Old One. Nothing is worth taking your own life.

Very Tiny ship for over 20000 souls.

The "ship shakes around and Albrecht randomly opens the door" moment was a joke.

30000$ and they don't take the care to make this thing make a bit of sense?
Word?

I enjoyed it even with the flaws. I say well done. :)

What a waste. Hope the next 5 are actually decent short films

Quote from: Vermillion on Mar 29, 2019, 10:23:28 PM
Chestbursters now eat people?

Never played AvP2?



@the old one:

Glad you felt comfortable enough to go into full detail in the midst of a shitty day for you. As usual hmu if you wanna vent.

Yea what have you done with your life except make toxic posts?  ::)

Why wouldn't a chestburster attack someone?  They did it in the comics a lot.

Quote from: SM on Mar 30, 2019, 01:39:15 AM
Why wouldn't a chestburster attack someone?  They did it in the comics a lot.

It's more of a comic and game thing, I really don't feel it works on film.

Especially since these shorts are meant as a celebration/nod to A L I E N.

Where the Chestburster wasn't an aggressor.

40 years on, it's about time one did then.

It's a small room with few places to hide.  Unlike Alien.

Quote from: SM on Mar 30, 2019, 01:49:15 AM
40 years on, it's about time one did then.

It's a small room with few places to hide.  Unlike Alien.

True. I just don't feel it was executed well here.

Still, didn't you feel once the Chestbursting started, it felt derivative of the Backburster scene in Covenant?

I don't have a problem with a chestburster attacking if it has nowhere else to go.

That was it? I appreciate their effort, but this is mediocre at best, and the ending was rushed.

A good effort until the burst. Then it became a blatant ripoff of covenant. I'm not really sure how a scene that similar was greenlit. My only other complaint is that the end shot serves no purpose really. The guy just wakes up and lays back down. Seemed kind of pointless.

I enjoyed it overall though, very much.

Quote from: The Old One on Mar 29, 2019, 11:37:20 PM

Quote from: Gutter In Outer Space on Mar 29, 2019, 06:59:32 PM

Quote from: The Old One on Mar 29, 2019, 06:22:46 PM
*Sigh*

Spoiler

I'll explain later.

[close]

Is this the one you were involved with? If so, it's great work! But you seem dissatisfied; what's up?

Alright, here goes;

Spoiler

I didn't sign an NDA, so no don't worry about that. I wasn't credited regarding the project.
When I first worked on the project there was no violence regarding the chestburster, less 2017 Alien, more 1979 Alien.
It more so ended with the implication of the Alien killing people, as a result of growing up- not a feral attack at birth.

Full disclosure, I believe I was not credited because the volume of the work I contributed was most likely minimal, in comparison to whomever replaced me on the project. I first got into the project because I contacted Chris Reading in regards to if they needed or wanted a creature concept artist, Chris Reading responded with no as they would mainly be taking their cues from the first film- as a celebration of the original Alien.

Fair enough, I was contacted later with the offer of reinterpreting and re-rendering several of Chris Reading's genuinely perfectly adequate storyboards. I was enthusiastic to say the least and had a phone call shortly thereafter with the Director, in which it was arranged I would work from home and would scan and send Chris Reading the images. Shortly after I had completed my 10th-12th Storyboard, my mental health was sent into a downward spiral because of some bad news of a medical nature which I received. I tried to render out as many storyboards as possible to occupy my thoughts, but it didn't help matters so- I attempted suicide and I subsequently made an excuse to Chris Reading and left the project.

I knew I couldn't in good faith complete the project and if I did the effort would be subpar at best
because I wasn't at my best form and I couldn't allow myself to handicap the project in that way.
I was in a dark place and I needed to focus on myself and my mental health first and foremost.


So, it certainly didn't go down ideally, far from it but of the work I completed I'm proud of what I could achieve under the conditions.
I apologised and I wished Chris Reading the best with the project, some months later I attempted to contact him out of interest for how the project was proceeding. No response. Fair enough I thought, he's probably quite busy. However I later sent him an email (And a Twitter Message) praising how the short film looked when the trailer first leaked, no response. The last thing I did was @ChrisReading and @AlienAnthology on Twitter saying; "Can't wait to see it. (:" Regarding the trailer for Containment, only to discover I was subsequently blocked by Chris Reading on Twitter.

I have received no explanation, and I'm rather disappointed- as I did enjoy working with the man.

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Thank you for answering; you didn't need to, but you did - I appreciate that.

Particularly immature of the director to block you on social media after you had to drop out to a mental health concern like that. I wish all the best to you.

@TheOldOne brave of you to fully disclose something so personal. I'm sure I speak for most on here when we say we all wish you the best and more importantly, we're here for you. Hope things are better for you too.

It's a shame you're not getting the credit or response from those involved - rest assure though that we know you were a part of this. Well done. Take care friend.

BTW I actually enjoyed the short.

Aesthetically I thought the short was pretty good, but as many comments have stated, the mirroring of Alien Covenant was a bit much.

I had an Alien short film all ready to go, but by the time I found out about the Tongal the submission window was already closed!

Ain't it great when life happens and you don't regularly check the interwebs for Alien fan film opportunities. Seeing what they are producing, I don't think they would have picked mine anyway no matter how good it may be.

My script takes its inspiration from Alien 3 (prisoners) and mostly transpires on a desert planet.

These shorts look like they are mostly contained to sets. Oh well. Very nice that these are getting made (a hold over until hopefully Ridley gets to finish his prequel trilogy).

I'm still going to make my short, but these 40th anniversary films will fill the Alien vacuum until we get a new film/series.

It was alright but as pointed out it's a poor man's version of the medbay sequence in Covenant.

When the male lead grabs the female lead and says "You didn't see what I saw" - did anyone else think of that scene in Event Horizon when the young crew member opens the airlock and says "If you could see the things I've seen" in exactly the same tone?

Pretty awesome, especially for fan made / amateur film makers on a low budget. Solid acting and some nice VFX, if the others are on this level, they should be well worth watching.

My rank:
1. Facehugger - extremely very danger!
2. Alien - very danger.
3 Chestbuster - low danger.

I mean - it can bite you, like a dog or a cat, but just grab it and break the neck. Easy. :)

Meh...Nothing original.

Corrupt corporate type? Check
Strong female lead? Check
Panicked male? Check
Fan service graphics and icons? Check

Quote from: Rudiger on Mar 30, 2019, 09:36:26 AM
Strong female lead? Check

Weird isn't it that in all 4 Alien films, as well as Prometheus and Covenant, and now this short, that all of the lead characters are the 'strong independent badass female' types. Almost forgot AvP too.

Saying that, it somehow wouldn't feel right to have a male lead in one of these films just because Ripley is so iconic and linked in with the Xeno.

C'mon now, David's the prequels real lead.

Quote from: Drukathi on Mar 30, 2019, 08:53:57 AM
I mean - it can bite you, like a dog or a cat, but just grab it and break the neck. Easy. :)

It'd be like trying to grab an aggro snake of sorts. I'm sure it's possible, but would you really take the chance? Where's a gif of the idiot from Prometheus when I need it?

I actually enjoyed it, though. A bit generic, but it's a tremendous effort. It kinda felt like I just started watching a movie right towards the end but missed the first half of it.

QuoteStill, didn't you feel once the Chestbursting started, it felt derivative of the Backburster scene in Covenant?

Only really when the girl was holding the knife in the exact pose Karine did.

People on facebook are claiming this is better than Prometheus and Covenant. Oh dear.

Quote from: bacchus on Mar 30, 2019, 09:53:45 AM
Weird isn't it that in all 4 Alien films, as well as Prometheus and Covenant, and now this short, that all of the lead characters are the 'strong independent badass female' types. Almost forgot AvP too.

Do you find it weird that countless other series have interchangeable male leads ... ?

Quote from: SiL on Mar 30, 2019, 11:49:31 AM

Quote from: bacchus on Mar 30, 2019, 09:53:45 AM
Weird isn't it that in all 4 Alien films, as well as Prometheus and Covenant, and now this short, that all of the lead characters are the 'strong independent badass female' types. Almost forgot AvP too.

Do you find it weird that countless other series have interchangeable male leads ... ?

You can't replace John McClane!

Quote from: Yautja_Warrior on Mar 30, 2019, 08:47:57 AM
Pretty awesome, especially for fan made / amateur film makers on a low budget.
...

Awesome (yeah I enjoyed it, too), fan made and low budget. But not amateur.

Type any of the 1st ten names in the credits into Google or IMDB and I think you'll find that all these people have careers in the film industry.

TC

Liked it. Simple, powerful, efficient. <3

Despite its source material only being Alien, it seemed more like a neomorph from Covenant that burst out.

$30,000 and they couldn't get a chestburster?

I have a lot of respect for the challenges of filming even a 10 minute short. But I really hope that not showing anything was an unfortunate compromise driven by practical considerations and not a deliberate decision. As a side effect of the limitations of filming, it's forgivable; as an artistic choice, it's ... well, best explored in a short film, I guess.

Yeah. It would be interesting to know if it was filmed and left out because it didn't look good, or if it was always their intention not to show it. On the one hand, we've seen it before; on the other, it is the 'money' shot.

TC

Quote from: SiL on Mar 30, 2019, 11:49:31 AM

Quote from: bacchus on Mar 30, 2019, 09:53:45 AM
Weird isn't it that in all 4 Alien films, as well as Prometheus and Covenant, and now this short, that all of the lead characters are the 'strong independent badass female' types. Almost forgot AvP too.

Do you find it weird that countless other series have interchangeable male leads ... ?

No I don't find that weird, and I have nothing against female leads (indeed the short screenplay I wrote for the Tongal competition has a female lead).

To explain - I think Ripley is absolutely perfect as the least for the original 4 films. It wouldn't be the same without her. However Shaw in Prometheus and especially Daniels in Covenant are just attempts at capturing that same quality. The two prequels + Alien, aside from the Engineer/David/Walter stuff are essentially the same film (crew find a new planet, one of them gets infected, hell breaks out).

All I'm saying is I'm surprised the writers of Covenant didn't swap Daniels for a male character just for a bit of originality in this series as it would have been one of the easier changes. I would say the same for any new Predator film - they should go for a female lead next time.

I asked if you thought having endless male leads was weird and you said no. So series with male leads can have endless male leads and it's fine, but have a series with consistent female leads and it's "weird" and needs mixing up?

Why are multiple female leads problematic to you, but male leads aren't? Or, more specifically, why is Ripley "enough" in terms of female lead, while a single strong male lead isn't "enough" in other franchises to warrant switching genders for the lead?

Good job but:
1) ending should have been better in details like - the docking ship could be seen as weyland, bc company wants the alien (as always..)
2) post credit scene - i didnt understand the purpose
3) logic: the main character wants to escape and sees the black doctor as a enemy but she runs to the corridor but leave black doctor in the doors. i know that in danger and stresfull situation people always act / react mainly irrational but you know... if i am running aways i want to leave enemies behind + idk what ship is docking (friendly, unfriendly) so i would want to get there , so my final critical point is that she writes "do not open" - but she doesnt know what she is dealing with ergo she doesnt know what time she has to leave..   black doctor shortly explained alien´s cycle but not fully so others dont know what are they dealing with.. my point is that main character sacrificing herself upon very limited informations.

PROs:
Sound effects from Covenant
Main character actress is very good/charismatic and in perfect balance of beauty/pragmatic side.
Intro view on destroying ship - as opposed as we always see ship moving, here we see ship breaking-
Male character played chestbursting very well.

Nice effort.

Well I quite enjoyed that!

And the lead actress, her name escapes me, she sure has an on-screen presense! Ten times more gravitas than Katherine Waterston. How can a short film cast such a strong lead, while a mutli-million big budget picture with a legendary director miss so miserably in casting, in comparison? (imo)

Looking forward to the next one!

Quote from: irn on Mar 29, 2019, 07:26:08 PM
Oddly it was very similar to an idea I wrote down for the Tongal Competition (prior to realizing it was US only!). Like survivors on a lifeboat after their ship got destroyed was identical to my story. Except mine had no-one in the crew trusting each other after they awaken and find a dead facehugger on the floor and don't know who it impregnated. Everyone wants to live but no-one wants the unborn beast to come with them.

I love this idea!

Sorry, but I'm not going to watch that. It's in MONO. Jesus, these IGN idiots can't even get the sound mix right.

Quote from: SiL on Mar 30, 2019, 02:42:16 PM
I asked if you thought having endless male leads was weird and you said no. So series with male leads can have endless male leads and it's fine, but have a series with consistent female leads and it's "weird" and needs mixing up?

Why are multiple female leads problematic to you, but male leads aren't? Or, more specifically, why is Ripley "enough" in terms of female lead, while a single strong male lead isn't "enough" in other franchises to warrant switching genders for the lead?

Did you not read my last post? I mentioned specifically that other franchises which have just employed male leads should switch it up and have a female lead. I even gave an example - Predator has had just male leads for all of the films in that series and could freshen it up by having a female lead in the next installment. I also find it weird that Predator has just had male leads across 4 films.

Think you're being a little defensive, or maybe I've touched a nerve..

I mean it's a good short, it's nothing to celebrate over but it's interesting and has a good amount of suspense and tension for just a 10 minute video, well done I must say.

It was OK. Not a bad short, though the constraints of the budget were fairly obvious, but it didn't really grab me.

Alice Braga is strong female in Predators , Irina is strong female in P2 as well as both chicks in AVPs , so idk why some liberals calling for female leads are crying.

No one is crying?

What do you think this is, Frozen?

lol

Agreed.

'You have one woman in your movie!  She even talks in some scenes!  What more do you want?'

I want her to repeat everything the computer says.

Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 30, 2019, 09:10:20 PM
What do you think this is, Frozen?

Disney: Hold my beer.

Quote from: bacchus on Mar 30, 2019, 05:45:22 PM
I also find it weird that Predator has just had male leads across 4 films.

Then why did you start the post saying you don't find it weird that other series have endless male leads? That's what I was responding to.

QuoteThink you're being a little defensive, or maybe I've touched a nerve..

Neither; there are many people who think that endless male characters are fine, but having a series with consistent female characters needs to be "changed up" and I like seeing what their reasoning for the double standard is. Turns out you don't share the double standard so no biggie.

Quote from: bacchus on Mar 30, 2019, 02:24:25 PM

Quote from: SiL on Mar 30, 2019, 11:49:31 AM

Quote from: bacchus on Mar 30, 2019, 09:53:45 AM
Weird isn't it that in all 4 Alien films, as well as Prometheus and Covenant, and now this short, that all of the lead characters are the 'strong independent badass female' types. Almost forgot AvP too.

Do you find it weird that countless other series have interchangeable male leads ... ?

No I don't find that weird, and I have nothing against female leads (indeed the short screenplay I wrote for the Tongal competition has a female lead).

To explain - I think Ripley is absolutely perfect as the least for the original 4 films. It wouldn't be the same without her. However Shaw in Prometheus and especially Daniels in Covenant are just attempts at capturing that same quality. The two prequels + Alien, aside from the Engineer/David/Walter stuff are essentially the same film (crew find a new planet, one of them gets infected, hell breaks out).

All I'm saying is I'm surprised the writers of Covenant didn't swap Daniels for a male character just for a bit of originality in this series as it would have been one of the easier changes. I would say the same for any new Predator film - they should go for a female lead next time.

I just want to say they did switch it up in Alien: Covenant, David is the Antagonist male lead playing the counterbalance to Ripley as the female lead in 4 films. Which is why Ridley Scott said he wanted to make more prequel movies and move away from the Alien to develop his character of the prequels. Which no one liked the idea of.

Predators had both a male and female lead?

Spoiler

No.

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Quote from: P-Rock on Mar 30, 2019, 10:45:46 PM
Predators had both a male and female lead?

More or less. The story focused more on Isabele than the other secondary characters but Royce was still the "hero". She was like a secondary lead.

I feel Tennessee on Covenant was a little undersused and should have taken a similar role.

Quote from: Samhain13 on Mar 30, 2019, 10:56:05 PM

Quote from: P-Rock on Mar 30, 2019, 10:45:46 PM
Predators had both a male and female lead?

More or less. The story focused more on Isabele than the other secondary characters but Royce was still the "hero". She was like a secondary lead.

I feel Tennessee on Covenant was a little undersused and should have taken a similar role.

Had he been a real Tennessean, David would be expired, Daniels' breasts would grow bigger, and Origae 6 would be renamed New Tennessee by unanimous vote.

The Alien franchise is dead due lack of innovation. The final pathway towards something original would have been giant pachyderm like engineers, but that's been squandered due to budget.  All the elements in the movie have become tropes. ie blood splash on the face, scientists calling the beast beautiful, strong female etc etc. Ridley was right in the beginning. "Its baked with an orange in its mouth".

Again, like Vampires, Werewolves or Zombies it's all about the execution.

I enjoyed this short! However I wished that everyone was infected and they had jettisoned to save the crew from themselves. I loved the ship with all the blinking lights and dials. Very tactile. I agree with Meathavester however that it was tropey! I look forward to the next installments.

I thought that the way the alien was off screen most of the time due to the camera just being that much out of the way was a bit much, but I liked how they had the comatose guy wake up at the end and go back to sleep. He's infected too, if I made out what the black lady was saying correctly. Couldn't hear what most of them were saying clearly.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that the use of tropes and stereotypes are necessarily bad in works of fiction (which is what your high school english teacher probably taught you). When they are used properly they are a valid storytelling tool.

Often background characters need to be immediately familiar to the audience and not stand out as unique. Why would you not want unique background characters? Because they'll soak up extra running time and attract attention away from where you really want the audience's attention - namely, with your main characters. This is especially so in a short story or short film.

https://myliteraryquest.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/using-stereotypes-to-your-advantage/

https://veronicasicoe.com/2013/02/07/how-to-use-stereotypes-in-writing-fiction/

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/why-character-stereotypes-are-good/

http://jamesosiris.com/why-you-should-use-stereotypes-in-your-writing/

Containment had only 9 minutes to present us with its cast of characters. Ward (played by Weiss) was clearly the main protagonist; she had the most lines, had the key decision-making role, was highly wilful, etc., She was clearly the focus of the story. Therefore, it's appropriate that, in the limited running time of 9 minutes, the other characters utilised the genre's stereotypes in order to convey those secondary characters' roles in the story.

Many of the other tropes in the film have a similar utility.

I'm not saying, however, that I was greatly impressed by the story. I'm merely pointing out some of the exigencies of the short-storytelling form and storytelling in general.

TC

Quote from: The Old One on Mar 31, 2019, 02:29:30 AM
Again, like Vampires, Werewolves or Zombies it's all about the execution.

Hammer. Nail. Head.

Quote from: The Old One on Mar 31, 2019, 02:29:30 AM
Again, like Vampires, Werewolves or Zombies it's all about the execution.

You want to execute vampires, werewolves and zombies?

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Quote from: P-Rock on Mar 29, 2019, 10:29:16 PM
Too similar to the backburster scene in Covenant. They even copied the blood spraying on face, knife and stuck in the door part. I liked the opening and ending shot, but I'm not impressed by this.

Blood spraying on the chick's face would go a lot further back in the Alien franchise, think Lambert.

The short was okay for mine, loved the female lead, the CGI at the end was a bit naft but budget limitations I would imagine.

Surprisingly the don't open message reminded me of a scene way early in The Walking Dead.

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Quote from: P-Rock on Mar 29, 2019, 10:29:16 PM
Too similar to the backburster scene in Covenant. They even copied the blood spraying on face, knife and stuck in the door part. I liked the opening and ending shot, but I'm not impressed by this.

Blood spraying on the chick's face would go a lot further back in the Alien franchise, think Lambert.

The short was okay for mine, loved the female lead, the CGI at the end was a bit naft but budget limitations I would imagine.

Surprisingly the don't open message reminded me of a scene way early in The Walking Dead.

Yeah, but the way it sprayed on her face was very similar to Covenant.

It's just a rip-off of the med-bay sequence! Pretty bad..
Get away from this mess, already seen thirty times in the franchise. Stop the fan-fic, stop doing the same thing.

Ridley save us. Give me a bloody David odyssey!

Everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

So I'll throw my two-cents into the ring.

The story is very simple but it works.
Following an outbreak on the main ship the rest of the crew escape for someone to be infected and we don't know who. Shortly thereafter the Alien does make its appearance and with nowhere to go the crew is lost and make one final plea to not to even open the ship up. It's not even worth the rescue.

All things considered that's pretty dark of an Alien story where there is absolutely no hope. We have no idea who is playing host to the creature and we see that even the larval form is a threat that can get away pretty easily and start this whole mess over quickly.

The FX aren't great
We hardly see the Alien, and we in this case don't need to see it all. What little we do is fine for the short because I can't imagine they have the largest budget in the world. The issue at hand for me is that the compositing of the actors to the CGI elements doesn't really work as well as they should. It's fine for what it is but something a little more seamless would've worked better.

The acting is alright but not incredible.
Some of the line reads aren't great like when the lady locks herself behind the door, but otherwise these are actors who are trying to use what they have with the camera angles they got. It doesn't help we don't really have a "lead" character so to speak so we have wider shots with actors knowing that they have to make it work from all angles and playing up that an Alien is in the room when it really is a low end puppet.

Otherwise as nervous as I was about these shorts, Containment gets a B+.
It has its share of issues but most of that is budgetary and it does well with what its got. I give it props for doing what it did in the short amount of time it had and it's fairly entertaining. I don't know if I would seek it out if this was specifically on a DVD or Blu-ray, but I feel like this is potential for a full film where this "infection" jumps ship to ship and risks jumping to an active population center. I'd be willing to see a followup to this.

Anyone else call who was infected right off the bat?

Yeah, twas a bit predictable to moi.

Did I mention how much I loved the lead actress? I loved the lead actress.

Yeah i hope we see more of her in future.

Quote from: XenoHunter99 on Mar 31, 2019, 07:52:38 PM
Everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

I swear I read this post somewhere before.  Freakin' deja vu.

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Quote from: XenoHunter99 on Mar 31, 2019, 07:52:38 PM
Everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

I swear I read this post somewhere before.  Freakin' deja vu.

Just keep in mind that everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

It was okay... but I didn't like the end.

I get what they were going for with her self-sacrifice, but she seemed to give up so quickly.  The alien is so tiny and she doesn't even try to get the airlock shut.

And then the stinger?  What the hell was that?  Annoyingly pointless.  They shouldn't have included that at all.

5/10

This was well shot and acted, but I hope the rest are a little more solid... and I hope you're doing better, Old One.

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What do you think this is, Frozen?

Disney: Hold my beer.

Lol

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Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 31, 2019, 10:16:02 PM

Quote from: XenoHunter99 on Mar 31, 2019, 07:52:38 PM
Everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

I swear I read this post somewhere before.  Freakin' deja vu.

Just keep in mind that everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

Right! And the outcome will depend on the execution of vampires, werewolves and zombies.

Is this where the sulaco egg copypasta goes?

I enjoyed it. Simple but effective. The twitching hand reference to Kane was a nice touch.

I got an unintentional laugh when I realised the actor playing the nervous guy was the same one who played the weirdo in the first Inbetweeners movie lol.

Quote from: XenoHunter99 on Apr 01, 2019, 05:46:23 AM

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 31, 2019, 10:20:02 PM

Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 31, 2019, 10:16:02 PM

Quote from: XenoHunter99 on Mar 31, 2019, 07:52:38 PM
Everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

I swear I read this post somewhere before.  Freakin' deja vu.

Just keep in mind that everything will remind you of something. It's a conundrum of living in a world where seemingly everything has been done before.

Right! And the outcome will depend on the execution of vampires, werewolves and zombies.

Wait! You want to execute vampires, werewolves and zombies?

(https://media.giphy.com/media/l4Jz0Hhk3ECqnH6ve/giphy.gif)

;D

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 01, 2019, 02:39:20 PM
Wait! You want to execute vampires, werewolves and zombies?

https://media.giphy.com/media/l4Jz0Hhk3ECqnH6ve/giphy.gif

;D

Quick, easy and painless.

Well done , I've enjoyed this short movie more than last few of an Alien /AvPmovies and that tells a lot) .

Story reminds me on a "heaven&hell" comics episode. 

Only remark would be about "little alien" pulling that doctor back into room - they should done something else instead that shoot , but otherwise almost perfect short movie/story.

Can't wait for next one.   

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvsPSlsAUHZ/

More shuttle images here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvopH61FjLi/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=4hk0iobz1s4g

Nice, Matthew Savage did some design work on Prometheus and The Martian as well. The 79 is probably a reference to Alien's release date. Wrong WY logo though if this is supposed to be in the same era as Alien.

Anyone guess the significance of the registry number 29984 on the mission patch yet?

I thought the same about the WY logo, but I guess it is ok since there is no year specified as to when this short takes place. Also, unless I'm mistaken, the WY logo never made it past the concept stage (I don't recall seeing it in the short).

The director confirmed in the comments on the Instagram post that the 29984 is his birthday. September 29, 1984.

Alien: Containment was created by a team inspired by Ridley Scott's groundbreaking original. Watch the short in all its blood-soaked glory now! https://t.co/BnjgnUl0P5#BehindTheScenes #BTS pic.twitter.com/yjqBuMKrWl

— Alien (@AlienAnthology) April 1, 2019

I didn't really vibe with it, it felt pretty stiff and formulaic. I really didn't like the characters. The Ripley type who somehow has the presence of mind to arm herself while something intensely shocking is happening, the Ash reaction of the medical officer and the ridiculously over the top knife guy. I felt like a clumsily handles "highlights" of Alien without the subtlety. I really did like the the opening and ending -the ship breaking up,  do not open, and the wide shot of the escape ship getting taken in, pointed to a disaster waiting to happen.

Given it was a 9 minute feature, I think they wasted some of the run time and did a sloppy job of setting the event that had led up to it

Honestly, for what it was? I loved it.

The effects were extraordinary for a project of this size, and the characters were well-realized given how little time they had. I feel like I'm the only person who actually liked not seeing the alien; it brings back some of the mystique. My only problem was the blatant quoting of Covenant with the knife, but that's small potatoes; the ending - I took it as the guy waking up, realizing what's in there with him, and trying to huff as much oxygen as he could before 'it' got to him - more than made up for it.

I dug it.

And the more I watch it, the more I like it.

That shuttle design has old school Battlestar Galactica vibe. And logo or not, the windows sure look like a Weiland logo.

I wonder if that shuttle had cryotubes.  And who the hell was around to rescue them so quickly after the Barrowdale was scuttled?  Were they part of a convoy?

Must've gotten lost.

It was a great big convoy, trucking through the night.

My main issue, besides not seeing the Alien itself, is that it just lacks any real drama or tension. They're there, they're arguing, the guy pops, one person falls over and gets their face eaten and the other stumbled to the end of the corridor.

People say "it's only 9 minutes", but that's more than enough time.

Quote from: Naginata on Apr 02, 2019, 02:47:07 AMI took it as the guy waking up, realizing what's in there with him, and trying to huff as much oxygen as he could before 'it' got to him.

I figured his plan was to pretend to still be asleep and pray lol.

Felt like they were just copying that backburster scenario from Covenant. Nothing fresh or creative here. Well executed though!

Considering that it is is a fanfilm, it is not bad. There was some interesting elements in there such as the idea of four people being trapped and one of them being a ticking time bomb, I think there should have been more tension and more red herrings on who was infected though.

Not bad,  better than expected.  Although a bit too much Covenant shuttle burster scene,

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 02, 2019, 09:43:52 AM

Quote from: Naginata on Apr 02, 2019, 02:47:07 AMI took it as the guy waking up, realizing what's in there with him, and trying to huff as much oxygen as he could before 'it' got to him.

I figured his plan was to pretend to still be asleep and pray lol.

I thought that, too. At least that's how it looked.  ;D

Ok, not great, bit disappointing. Acting was very good overall, but it felt rushed and not a very good world building for in media res.

First post for me. Long time lurker.

For what it was, I liked it. Mostly, I liked it because the chestburster scene had more suspense than the one in Covenant - which says a lot about Covenant.

It is nice to join the community!

Quote from: U-96 on Apr 03, 2019, 02:13:56 AM
First post for me. Long time lurker.

For what it was, I liked it. Mostly, I liked it because the chestburster scene had more suspense than the one in Covenant - which says a lot about Covenant.

What does it say exactly?

I like the fact that it is given little to no explanation, it is just a situation and then we see the ship being rescued.  I like the feeling of doom as she writes in blood on the glass. 

One of my biggest problems with Covenant was the rushed chestburster scene. In this short film, it made me feel a bit more suspense and emotion. And they only had 9 minutes.

Cinematography 4/5
I like that they went the extra mile for that Alien '79 look. Smoking up the set worked well (except the opening wide shot of the interior - someone forgot to give the smoke machine a quick squirt). I also like the true anamorphic instead of a simple crop to get the widescreen aspect ratio. The oval bokeh added that extra touch, although the picture is missing the blue horizontal lens flares that are characteristic of anamorphic. There are lots of plug-ins readily available to add flares in post, a shame they didn't have one.

Acting 5/5
Excellent performances all round., especially the actress playing Albrecht. She had the best opportunities to play some different sides to her character (nervousness and shame, defensiveness, a touch of pride, fascination with the creature), and she made some good choices there.

Production Design 4/5
Wardrobe; excellent. Set design was generally good, but I thought the bulkhead cross sections weren't industrial-looking enough. Also, too many blank spaces on the walls; set dressing needed to really pack them with industrial clutter to create lots of deeply shadowed crevices for that creepy, what's-hiding-in-the-dark effect.

Direction 2/5
The bit where Ward climbs on to the seats and steps across the patient to avoid the chestburster running around the floor was silly. She's already spent so long sitting on the floor, it would have made more sense to take 3 quick steps to the airlock door. My guess is that the script explicitly describes her climbing across the seats, but tunnel-vision on the part of the director meant he was unable to see for himself, once on set, that it wouldn't play very well. The same with the contrived action of having Albrecht fall against the door control, accidentally opening it and falling outside. A lacklustre idea, clumsily portrayed, and confusingly shot. I had to watch it again to figure out what happened.

Screenplay 2/5
It's hard to take the audience on much of a journey in 9 minutes, so you're never going to get that epic feel you experience from the movies. 9 minutes is, in essence, a one act play. That being said, the exposition of the opening distruction scene is brilliant, very efficiently establishing the premise and setting in the minimum amount of time, and without elaborate and detailed visual effects.

I suspect that the logline that would have sold the story probably emphasised the mystery of: Who amongst the survivors is a carrier? (Albrecht voices this question outright). But no sooner is this raised than it is immediately answered, dispelling the promise of any tension.

Overall 3/5
Most fan films that you see on the internet are basically recreations of the filmmaker's favourite scene from the movies. This short suffers from a bit of that.

Entertaining but uninspired.

TC

The weird thing about Containment is that is that it's the opposite of what a low-budget short film should be. It looks really high-end but it doesn't have an interesting story or any new ideas, whereas by rights it should look awful but be brimming with originality and fresh perspectives.   

The opening is the best part, visually.

Yeah, that shot of the ship silently breaking up was fantastic.

Yup yup. Those opening couple shots were definitely the big highlights in this one.

Quote from: jhudson on Apr 05, 2019, 03:56:50 PM
The weird thing about Containment is that is that it's the opposite of what a low-budget short film should be. It looks really high-end but it doesn't have an interesting story or any new ideas, whereas by rights it should look awful but be brimming with originality and fresh perspectives.

Yes.

Like a great pair of shoes that you just wear to the dinner table and that's it.

It had everything it needed to run, yet it went nowhere.

Burn. lol

Fair enough CR the world-building is important,
although I agree to disagree regarding the rest. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSAt9oO_1is

Kelsey Taylor though, is 100% right.

I'm quite looking forward to this behind the scenes stuff we've been promised. Wonder if that'll be on the Blu-ray as well as the films.

As do I.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 09, 2019, 08:24:26 PM
I'm quite looking forward to this behind the scenes stuff we've been promised. Wonder if that'll be on the Blu-ray as well as the films.

To what are you referring Huda?

Is there some new anthology coming out or something?

At a screening and Q&A, the filmmakers of these shorts claimed that they'll be included on the 40th anniversary blu-ray of Alien, but I can't find any other source confirming it for sure.

Quote from: David's Creation on Apr 10, 2019, 12:13:07 AM
At a screening and Q&A, the filmmakers of these shorts claimed that they'll be included on the 40th anniversary blu-ray of Alien, but I can't find any other source confirming it for sure.

Aw hell.

Now I got something else I gotta buy.  ;D

I hope it's not just the 4k, or I'm s.o.l.

"Give them a Blu-ray release guys!"

It'll come packaged with a standard blu-ray.

Best Buy has the steelbook if you want to avoid the ugly cover.  :D

Sweet!

Quote from: David's Creation on Apr 10, 2019, 12:25:50 AM
It'll come packaged with a standard blu-ray.

Best Buy has the steelbook if you want to avoid the ugly cover.  :D

It's all good. Discs go in a wallet. Cases get recycled, paperwork goes in "da gahbidge".

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 09, 2019, 08:24:26 PM
I'm quite looking forward to this behind the scenes stuff we've been promised. Wonder if that'll be on the Blu-ray as well as the films.

There going to be a blu? That's awesome.

Disc binder utilisation is for a heathen.

Quote from: The Old One on Apr 10, 2019, 03:52:02 AM
Disc binder utilisation is for a heathen.

I'm a card carrying master heathen.

I hate the dust, clutter and lost space that comes with cases.

A couple of these babies and all my stuff is safe, contained and out of sight.

It's just the right thing to do.

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Yeah, trying to fit 1000+ cases in my apartment would be a God-damn nightmare.

I even have a dedicated Alien/Predator binder.

Quote from: Huggs on Apr 10, 2019, 12:22:39 AMI hope it's not just the 4k, or I'm s.o.l.

As David's Creation says, the 4K includes a regular Blu-ray as well, and experience suggests the bonus stuff will be on the regular Blu disc.

Quote from: Highland on Apr 10, 2019, 12:35:40 AMThere going to be a blu? That's awesome.

According to the makers, they're going to be included as extras on the upcoming Alien 4K release.

I wonder if the Blu-ray will be an updated transfer or just a repackaged version of the anthology release?

Quote from: The Old One on Apr 10, 2019, 03:52:02 AM
Disc binder utilisation is for a heathen.

Do you have bookshelves full of physical media?

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 10, 2019, 08:10:51 AM

Quote from: Huggs on Apr 10, 2019, 12:22:39 AMI hope it's not just the 4k, or I'm s.o.l.

As David's Creation says, the 4K includes a regular Blu-ray as well, and experience suggests the bonus stuff will be on the regular Blu disc.

Quote from: Highland on Apr 10, 2019, 12:35:40 AMThere going to be a blu? That's awesome.

According to the makers, they're going to be included as extras on the upcoming Alien 4K release.

Dad, why do you have 3 different versions of all these movies.

...I don't know son, I don't know.

Quote from: Highland on Apr 11, 2019, 12:43:18 AM

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 10, 2019, 08:10:51 AM

Quote from: Huggs on Apr 10, 2019, 12:22:39 AMI hope it's not just the 4k, or I'm s.o.l.

As David's Creation says, the 4K includes a regular Blu-ray as well, and experience suggests the bonus stuff will be on the regular Blu disc.

Quote from: Highland on Apr 10, 2019, 12:35:40 AMThere going to be a blu? That's awesome.

According to the makers, they're going to be included as extras on the upcoming Alien 4K release.

"Dad, why do you have 3 different versions of all these movies?"

..."Because it's my money, now shut up".

There. I gave it a little down home flair for ya.  ;)

I do have bookshelves full of physical media.  If I was okay with ditching the pretty cover art and boxed sets, I'd go digital and save myself the hassle every time I move.

Quote from: Highland on Apr 11, 2019, 12:43:18 AM
Dad, why do you have 3 different versions of all these movies.

...I don't know son, I don't know.

:'( I'm already up to 4 editions of Alien -- 20th Anniversary VHS, 20th Anniversary DVD, Quadrilogy, Blu Ray.

... 5 if you include the DVD I have of the Virtual Workprint.

Quote from: SiL on Apr 11, 2019, 01:34:02 AM

Quote from: Highland on Apr 11, 2019, 12:43:18 AM
Dad, why do you have 3 different versions of all these movies.

...I don't know son, I don't know.

:'( I'm already up to 4 editions of Alien -- 20th Anniversary VHS, 20th Anniversary DVD, Quadrilogy, Blu Ray.

... 5 if you include the DVD I have of the Virtual Workprint.

I would have forked out the cash just for a Blu of the shorts. Seems annoying having to pay when I have the Blu and no 4K ( although that's something I may change).

Quote from: Highland on Apr 11, 2019, 12:43:18 AMDad, why do you have 3 different versions of all these movies.

...I don't know son, I don't know.

The struggle is real.

The biggest joke is that I shelled out for one of the fancy Facehugger trilogy sets a few years ago despite not having a VCR to watch them on :laugh:

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 11, 2019, 08:51:44 AM
The biggest joke is that I shelled out for one of the fancy Facehugger trilogy sets a few years ago despite not having a VCR to watch them on :laugh:

Shhhh. That's not a joke. That's appreciation.

*looks at his own Facehugger box*

HuDaFuK or Hicks? Who's gonna win?  ;D

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Joke's on y'all when Alien War returns and Hicks and I can use our queue jump passes while wearing our trilogy T-shirts with our button badges that we got in the box set...

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 11, 2019, 11:55:23 AM
HuDaFuK or Hicks? Who's gonna win?  ;D

https://media.giphy.com/media/Kerg053G7ZJUQ/giphy.gif

Hicks.

HuDa's breasts are slowing him down and resulting in money slippage.

See?

Impressive! You should be working in forensics brother.

https://tongal.com/blog/community-interview/creator-interview-director-chris-reading-on-the-making-of-alien-containment

Nice! Official?

Yeah, concept artist for the short.

Indeed. Look at his Power Loader-like machine  8)

I believe this film ultimately represents: The Chestburster

Regardless of my involvement, not a great experience, I think this one ranks fourth place, it's considerably superior to Night Shift and Harvest anyway, good direction.