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Alien Films / Re: Favourite Alien Movie?
Last post by Slutty Badger - Today at 08:43:45 PMQuote from: gold on Today at 07:48:00 PMThis thread (the poll) confirms that almost twice as many people prefer Aliens (the lower picture) as the next best movie (Alien 1) for very well thought out reasons. It was a work of art.
Are you suggesting people mainly like Aliens for the weapons?
Because I can think of a buttload of better reasons.
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Alien 5 / Re: Alien V - Facts and Rumors...
Last post by [cancerblack] - Today at 08:37:13 PMQuote from: TheDerelict on Today at 08:31:13 PMWhen you take into consideration Covenant's early concept art work and the fact it bares almost zero similarity to the final product, I wonder how much what we have seen would have been in Alien 5 anyway.
Seems like a refusal to accept notes/collaborate might have been the key issue here so...
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Alien 5 / Re: Alien V - Facts and Rumors...
Last post by TheDerelict - Today at 08:31:13 PMJust playing devils advocate here, and I could be wrong, but the Blomkamp concept art was very early days. It never even had a full script, only a 10 page treatment.
When you take into consideration Covenant's early concept art work and the fact it bares almost zero similarity to the final product, I wonder how much what we have seen would have been in Alien 5 anyway.
I always wanted Blomkamp to do an alien film after I saw Elysium, which I really like and was hyped when I heard he was doing it. Then I found out about him bringing back ripley, hicks and newt and I mentally checked out.
All hail Alien 3.
When you take into consideration Covenant's early concept art work and the fact it bares almost zero similarity to the final product, I wonder how much what we have seen would have been in Alien 5 anyway.
I always wanted Blomkamp to do an alien film after I saw Elysium, which I really like and was hyped when I heard he was doing it. Then I found out about him bringing back ripley, hicks and newt and I mentally checked out.
All hail Alien 3.
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Alien Films / Re: Favourite Alien Movie?
Last post by BigDaddyJohn - Today at 08:09:12 PMI like the pulse rifle more, but I really like both.
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Alien: Romulus / Re: Alien: Romulus Catch-All T...
Last post by BigDaddyJohn - Today at 08:07:20 PMBackburster shouldn't have been showed in a trailer, that was something new and nasty that I would have prefered discovering in theaters.
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General Film/TV Discussion / Re: Interview with the Vampire...
Last post by Immortan Jonesy - Today at 08:02:31 PM #7
Alien Films / Re: Favourite Alien Movie?
Last post by [cancerblack] - Today at 08:02:00 PMQuote from: gold on Today at 07:48:00 PMMore than this?
Nobody said that you mong, he said he liked them well enough.
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General Film/TV Discussion / Re: General Film Thread
Last post by Immortan Jonesy - Today at 07:55:02 PM #9
Recreational Area / Re: The Alien Dialogue Thread ...
Last post by Immortan Jonesy - Today at 07:51:22 PMThis is Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council. As you will no doubt be aware, the plans for development of the outlying regions of the Galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes. Thank you.
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Alien Films / Re: Favourite Alien Movie?
Last post by gold - Today at 07:48:00 PMQuote from: BigDaddyJohn on Today at 06:48:23 PMI always loved Resurrection's weapons. I would have loved fot the movie to developped it a bit more.
Do you like this:
More than this?:
There is a reason the M41A (lower picture) is an icon of SciFi history and the upper picture from Resurrection was forgotten.
In terms of aesthetics the M41's design is based on phi or the Golden Ratio, 0.618. The horizontal position of the mag in relation to the shroud (Golden Ratio), the 60 degree angles of the shroud and mag, the vertical height of the mag in relation to the upper receiver and shroud handle (Golden Ratio), the length of the carry handle shroud in relation to the overall length of the whole weapon (Golden Ratio). How the front of the shroud ends at the rear of the pump handle. How the metal "tab" holding the shrouds together is at 2/3ds of the triangular area it lies in (above and forward of the magazine). Many more examples.
It was a literal work of art. The bright red digital display being icing on the cake adding a third dimension to the weapon. I appreciate these things because design and ratios is my work.
People gravitated towards the M41-A because of this natural aesthetic. There is a reason it has been manufactured in mass produced items you can buy (HCG, Snow Wolf, Matrix Airsoft, NERF), while bar you me and a handful of others people have never even heard of the gun in the upper picture, which doesn't even look like it has a usable handle. It looks (artistically and aesthetically like it was thrown together) like a crowbar. Sure it might be functional in universe like a crowbar or screw driver is, but as a viewer appreciating aesthetics, there is nothing to appreciate.
We can't deny that there is a natural very very well thought out aesthetic to the M41-A and the other weapons are forgotten. Certainly not adored enough to be mass produced by third party companies.
This thread (the poll) confirms that almost twice as many people prefer Aliens (the lower picture) as the next best movie (Alien 1) for very well thought out reasons. It was a work of art.
