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These types of films fascinate me.
You know the ones...mostly they are Italian films with English dubbing but others are low budget American sci-fi movies.
For the most part, they try to emulate the original movie.

I own three of them on blu-ray and I've made it my life mission to collect all of them once released on blu-ray just for fun. :)

Here are the ones I own :

Alien 2

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Contamination (Also known as Alien Contamination) :

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Galaxy of Terror :

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There is a full list here :

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/the-8-most-blatant-alien-rip-offs


Anyone seen any of these?

Bravo!  You have excellent taste in lurid junk.

I don't have any of these - wish I did.

-Windebieste.

Wasn't the "Alien 2: On Earth" movie just an Italian attempt at "Aliens"? Thought it got canceled, let alone be on Blu-Ray.

I hope this is an appropriate section for this topic. 1979's Alien was a game-changer as we all know. And it didn't take long for filmmakers to start churning out cash-ins inspired by the Alien formula.

James Cameron himself even worked on some of these projects before moving on to his success with The Terminator and of course, Aliens.

Here are some examples that I can think of right off the top of my head.

I'd really like to know of any more, other than the films I have listed here. I enjoy watching them.

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Mutant (aka Forbidden World) - A fun movie. The creature, as you can see in this poster is very much like the one brought onto the Nostromo from LV-426. If you haven't seen it, it's available to watch free on YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go1eQlpyAaI

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Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn - an all-time favorite of mine. This is not so much a 'rip-off' of Alien, but they did attempt to capitalize with the 'Return of the Aliens' nudge. Very good movie, though. I highly recommend it. It also has a sequel called 'Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor' which is very entertaining as well.

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Promoted as Alien 2 in Europe, I believe.

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Inseminoid - I haven't actually seen this one yet, but will. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OyqqWNwfKc

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I haven't seen this one yet, either. Just learned of it, actually. It is apparently an almost blatant rip-off of Aliens, but with a tinge of Terminator, and it was promoted in Europe as 'Terminator 2.' It's primary title now is Shocking Dark. Also on YouTube. Gonna check it out soon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ca1N4hFFQk

Those look really cool. Thank you for sharing!

I always liked Moon 44, which def. has the LV426 feel to it, even tho there are no Aliens of any kind :laugh:

Where did my original post go? The result of merging gone wrong?
At any rate, yeah, I own three of them : Contamination, Alien 2 and Galax of fear on blu-ray.

Hah!  I was wondering the same thing...  I did reply to it.  I Looove this shit.  Not because it's any good.  Rather, I love it because it's bad. 

-Windebieste.

I made an article about alien rip-offs and actually watched . I can recommend Forbidden World a.k.a. Mutant! I really do. I love main hero in it. He is such cool guy. And it contains substential ammount of nude babes ;D

Quote from: hawkangel on Aug 27, 2016, 04:02:38 AM
Where did my original post go? The result of merging gone wrong?
At any rate, yeah, I own three of them : Contamination, Alien 2 and Galax of fear on blu-ray.

I was wondering the same thing, I was gonna ask "didn't we have another thread like this?"

My favourite:

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Quote from: Scorpio on Aug 27, 2016, 02:42:51 PM
My favourite:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Xtro-Poster.jpg/220px-Xtro-Poster.jpg

So good and unique I'd be loathe to call it an Alien rip off.

The first poster almost made me laugh.

Quote from: Kaltes on Aug 27, 2016, 06:24:24 PM
The first poster almost made me laugh.

"HI THERE MATE!"  ;D

Ah, Roger Corman... one of the truly great film makers.  A man who genuinely understands the real value of exploitation cinema.

After all, he did give us 'Sharktopus'. 

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Now, if NECA would care to make an action figure of sharktopus, I would buy it.  Especially if it came with wire core tentacles and a bikini clad accessory.

-Windebieste.

Quote from: Scorpio on Aug 27, 2016, 02:42:51 PM
My favourite:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Xtro-Poster.jpg/220px-Xtro-Poster.jpg

Xtro is very cool. It went pretty crazy with the alien creature's nature and it's amalgamation with the kid's dad and all, but I enjoy it.

Quote from: Master on Aug 27, 2016, 08:24:08 AM
I made an article about alien rip-offs and actually watched . I can recommend Forbidden World a.k.a. Mutant! I really do. I love main hero in it. He is such cool guy. And it contains substential ammount of nude babes ;D

Definitely. Especially Dawn Dunlap  :o

I just remembered this one, also. Circa 1996 or so? Death Machine. It has a total Aliens vibe. Cool movie. It was on Netflix, recently, but not sure if it's still there:

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Also, Forbidden World (Mutant) was remade in 1991, featuring a young Bryan Cranston. It was titled Dead Space. You can watch it on YouTube as well:

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This is the UK release of Alien 2 I own :

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I wish Xtro was out on blu-ray. I own it on DVD and would upgrade in a heartbeat.

Quote from: cyperon on Aug 28, 2016, 12:39:32 AM
I just remembered this one, also. Circa 1996 or so? Death Machine. It has a total Aliens vibe. Cool movie. It was on Netflix, recently, but not sure if it's still there:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51P6VJPXQDL.jpg

Also, Forbidden World (Mutant) was remade in 1991, featuring a young Bryan Cranston. It was titled Dead Space. You can watch it on YouTube as well:

http://pics.filmaffinity.com/dead_space-732308831-large.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrQsbIB3QPc

Wow, they aren't even trying to hide it are they? XD

Awesome thread!

Can't believe Galaxy of Terror isn't on that list.

Watching Dead Space, so tacky. So glorious.

^ It seems like a tacky movie, will add to the list of need to watch. The poster looks cool too.

I take back what I said about glorious. It never picks up and is thoroughly boring. The alien itself looks nothing like the poster beyond the head.

Followed up with Mutant, which had been on the list for a long time. Much better than Dead Space! More gore, more trash, more entertaining.

Quote from: SiL on Aug 29, 2016, 10:22:27 AM
I take back what I said about glorious. It never picks up and is thoroughly boring. The alien itself looks nothing like the poster beyond the head.

Followed up with Mutant, which had been on the list for a long time. Much better than Dead Space! More gore, more trash, more entertaining.

Mutant will be first, then Dead Space :P

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Not a film, though I wasn't sure if I should start a copy of this thread for comics...

Very well written IMO. The Wake has more than a drop of Alien in its' blood from what I've read so far (I've just finished issue #3).

QuoteTHE WAKE. When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won't take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oil rig filled with roughnecks and scientists on the brink of an incredible discovery. But when things go horribly wrong, this scientific safe haven will turn into a house of horrors at the bottom of the ocean!

http://www.vertigocomics.com/characters/the-wake

I watched Inseminoid a few years back in the early hours of the morning. From what I remember it was a terrible yet oh so awesome film.  :laugh:

I vaguely remember a film about space truckers from my youth that ended up fighting some sort of robots that had a kind of Alienish head.

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So it was just called Space Truckers and even had Charles Dance in it. The trailer even used the Red Alert track that Resurrection's did.  :laugh:

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Merged topics.

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Not a film, though I wasn't sure if I should start a copy of this thread for comics...

Very well written IMO. The Wake has more than a drop of Alien in its' blood from what I've read so far (I've just finished issue #3).

QuoteTHE WAKE. When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won't take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oil rig filled with roughnecks and scientists on the brink of an incredible discovery. But when things go horribly wrong, this scientific safe haven will turn into a house of horrors at the bottom of the ocean!

http://www.vertigocomics.com/characters/the-wake

Just bought this TPB, it's been waiting on my counter to read it.

Quote from: hawkangel on Aug 28, 2016, 01:21:34 AM
This is the UK release of Alien 2 I own :

http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/cDYAAOSwbYZXfClz/s-l225.jpg

I wish Xtro was out on blu-ray. I own it on DVD and would upgrade in a heartbeat.

I actually watched this on the big screen in 1980...(much to my shame)...all part of having dragged people to watch 'ALIEN' the year before and was having withdrawal symptoms.

Best bowling-alley climax till 'There Will Be Blood' in 2007.

This was always one of my favorite rip-offs.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 01, 2016, 12:01:55 AM
This was always one of my favorite rip-offs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-M8PbnAiTc

That was the longest 2 minutes ever. Thank you! ;)

I don't recall the movie being as campy as the trailer implied, but I was a stupid teenager when I saw it so maybe I just had lower standards back then.

Movies physically change as they get older.  They grow warts and funny hair styles. They mutate and change while you don't watch them.  They become something else other than what they once were. 

I can testify to this because, your memory - like mine - is infallible... and what's more, how can we both be wrong? 

The truth is, movies mutate over time.  They change while we aren't watching until they emerge, pretending that the viewer has changed; and yet so many people will say "I remember this movie differently."

How can so many people be so wrong?  I tell you, it's the movies that change.  Movies will modify themselves over the years, wear funny clothes and mutate into something ugly.  They shift their content, ambience and political sensibilities while you are not looking. 

It's the only explanation when everyone is wowed by such cinematic spectacles 20 years ago and today these same spectacles have become laughable in everyone's eyes.

Don't trust movies, I tell you.  They will stab you in the back one day.  lol.

-Windebieste.

Despite its numerous flaws, Alien 3 doesn't seem dated to me.  The puppetry effects were always awful, but it's otherwise still a beautiful film to look at and shaved heads never go out of style.

In fact, I think it's aged better than Aliens has.

Of all the movies, 'ALIEN 3' has actually aged the best.  It's got a lot to do with great art direction and very little present in the way of the depiction of technology - which is right up front in all the other movies. 

As for the dodgy lighting on the puppets that don't match the backgrounds they are composited onto, there's nothing there that can't be addressed with today's digital technology.  Which is a kind of irony, actually.

-Windebieste.

I think all 3 films have aged really well compared to other films that came out in those years.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 01, 2016, 12:01:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-M8PbnAiTc

This looks like a real movie. Not like the shit that's out today.

Quote from: 426Buddy on Sep 01, 2016, 12:25:40 PM
I think all 3 films have aged really well compared to other films that came out in those years.

In this regard, yes, that's true. 

-Windebieste.

Alien Resurrection too I guess, as much as I dislike that film, it has some really nice cinematography. The cgi aliens were dated looking upon release though lol.

...also known as 'Deadly Spawn 2'...

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"Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor is the unofficial sequel to the obscure low budget 80's gore fest known as The Deadly Spawn. The Deadly Spawn was an extremely low budget indie horror film that was made by a bunch of very talented creative people who one day decided to get together and do a horror movie on their own; with their friends and collegues as actors. They shot the film with their own money, during the weekends. Basically, The Deadly Spawn is what happens when a bunch of sci-fi/horror fans get together to do a  film about what they love, monsters! To its credit, I will say that even though The Deadly Spawn was a low budget affair, and technically it does have its faults, it's a very creative film, and I applaud those guys for having made such a cool little film with so little. Ted A. Bohus was the producer of that project, which I consider a gem of indie horror, I mean, this film is indy horror in the truest sense. After their first film venture (which surfaced on VHS during the 80s) they decided to try and do the sequel. Thing is that even though this "sequel" plays with the same premise of aliens coming down to earth to munch on humans,  this second film is completely unrelated to the first one story wise. Ted A. Bohus originally intended to do a straight sequel, but ended up doing this slightly more ambitious (but still well within b-movie territory) sequel. It was made with a bit more money then their first film. What was the result? "

Man...all these 80's and 90's movies are depressing me..I beg you to stop them please  :-\

Are you kidding??? Keep em coming folks! :D

Thank you for the info on Metamorphosis, that film scared the sheet out of me when I was a lil kid. I would love to see it again, wonder if its on DVD.

Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 01, 2016, 02:16:39 PM
Are you kidding??? Keep em coming folks! :D

No more G-D Dammit  ;D  ;D But yea, you guys are really pros at finding these obsucre Alien movies, I thought I had scratced the bottom of the barrel looking for Sci-Fi horrors, you guys are at another level lol.

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PS> Anyone know where or what the heck this Panda is from? I just fkin find it too damn hilarious.

Quote from: Nostromo on Sep 01, 2016, 02:28:05 PM
PS> Anyone know where or what the heck this Panda is from? I just fkin find it too damn hilarious. Can you image working and this thing comes up to you knocking down your flour like that. lol.

Never say no to Panda:

I`ll continue. Another one with lots of nudity (main antagonist is wandering naked all the time :P )

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@Hicks
Could you make this an important topic?

@hawkangel
I suggest you Edit first post and make an actual list of movies we post here.

Quote from: 426Buddy on Sep 01, 2016, 02:16:46 PM
I would love to see it again, wonder if its on DVD.

You bet your sweet bippy!

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Quote from: Master on Sep 01, 2016, 03:13:45 PM
I`ll continue. Another one with lots of nudity (main antagonist is wandering naked all the time :P )

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@Hicks
Could you make this an important topic?

@hawkangel
I suggest you Edit first post and make an actual list of movies we post here.

That film should of come with a health warning...'Mathilda May Cause Swelling...'

Quote from: Master on Sep 01, 2016, 03:13:45 PM
I`ll continue. Another one with lots of nudity (main antagonist is wandering naked all the time :P )

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Isn't that the space vampire one that O'Bannon actually had something to do with?

Yes it is! Thanks for sticking the subject. Could you do thesame for predator rips!

@Glaive

I was swelling, cheering and falling in love all the way through. Oh, and dreaming whole night after.

Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2016, 08:47:27 AM
Yes it is! Thanks for sticking the subject. Could you do thesame for predator rips!

@Glaive

I was swelling, cheering and falling in love all the way through. Oh, and dreaming whole night after.

My work here is done. :)

That's true. Alien 3 has aged the least of all the alien movies in my opinion. Has there been a thread about which alien movies aged the least?

Quote from: Master on Sep 01, 2016, 03:13:45 PM

@hawkangel
I suggest you Edit first post and make an actual list of movies we post here.

Only just seeing this now. Thanks for the suggestion. Will do. Give me a day or two.

Thanks mate. I do appreciate that   ;)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the two competing "It's Alien, but in the ocean!" movies, both released in 1989 (which, incidentally, is the same year Cameron released The Abyss).  Or maybe they're not considered obscure enough.

Watched Galaxy of Terror. This isn't an Alien rip off, it's Forbidden Planet with Alien set dressing!

Wanted to watch it for a long time and glad I did. Bizarre but entertaining movie.

True. I really enjoyed maggot rape scene, but the names of characters and planets are more then terrible.

Shocking Dark Terminator 2 Alienators is quite possibly one of the worst films I've ever seen, with sequences lifted shit for shoot from Aliens but with none of the talent.

'My mother said monsters don't exist. But it's not true.'
'Well, honey, the truth is sometimes bad things happen.'

Glorious.

Leviathan is a great alien ripoff, I've always liked that one.

Deep Star 6 is a guilty pleasure for me, but its pretty terrible.

Quote from: 426Buddy on Sep 06, 2016, 02:40:54 PM
Leviathan is a great alien ripoff, I've always liked that one.

Deep Star 6 is a guilty pleasure for me, but its pretty terrible.

The funny thing is that James Cameron released The Abyss later that same year and even though it wasn't a monster movie, I was already tired of the general premise by then thanks to DeepStar Six and Leviathan.

Got a brand new one for you dogs, tell me this doesn't have some similarities to ALIEN. I can find several off one look so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeLsJfGmY_Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeLsJfGmY_Y)

I knew it was going to be this one.  :P

I'll be especially surprised if they can one-up anything ALIEN did in 1979.

Definitely looks influenced by - might be a bit too early to say its a rip off though.

Quote from: Master on Sep 01, 2016, 03:13:45 PM
I`ll continue. Another one with lots of nudity (main antagonist is wandering naked all the time :P )

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@Hicks
Could you make this an important topic?

@hawkangel
I suggest you Edit first post and make an actual list of movies we post here.

I have this on dvd, back when best buy had everything. Only parts when their in the ship at the beging and not that much. it was a strange movie, but Patrick Stewart is in it.

Anyone seen this classic?  ;D



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Out of all the ones mentioned in this thread, I've only seen Leviathan and DeepStar Six. Can't remember being especially enthralled by either, although, "Say 'ah', motherf**ker!" is a gloriously naff one-liner. Of the two Leviathan was definitely better, I can't really remember anything about DeepStar Six except that Miguel Ferrer explodes.

I also saw a bit of Inseminoid years ago, but I thought it was kinda crap so I turned it off. If I'd realised it's Alien tendencies at the time I might've stuck with it.

I've been wanting to see Lifeforce for a while, mainly because of O'Boobies. I mean O'Bannon. O'Bannon.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 31, 2016, 07:30:40 AMI vaguely remember a film about space truckers from my youth that ended up fighting some sort of robots that had a kind of Alienish head.

So it was just called Space Truckers and even had Charles Dance in it. The trailer even used the Red Alert track that Resurrection's did.  :laugh:

Fun fact - that film's supposed to have the sentry gun props from Aliens in it somewhere.

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I actually saw that one. They had motion trackers and everything.

Quote from: SiL on Nov 18, 2016, 12:56:29 PM
I actually saw that one. They had motion trackers and everything.

I found it when trying to find that picture of Grid again, I had looked up "Alien 2004" and found this.
Is it bad i find this design better than the Predalien design in Requim?

Quote from: SrSpinelli on Nov 18, 2016, 01:07:18 PMRequim?

;D

CREEPOZOIDS

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Quote from: Kimo on Nov 21, 2016, 02:25:16 PM
CREEPOZOIDS

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N E O M O R P H S

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Parasite -Recently traded for an old VHS of this. I knew it would be right up my alley. It is a very early Charles Band production, and also stars a very young Demi Moore. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic landscape where a scientist is on the run from a corporation, as he is the creator of a parasitic weapon. One of those parasites happen to be growing in his stomach, and there is a a head-bursting sequence.

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Bio hazard - I don't much about this one. Saw a pic a collector posted of his copy of this. It looks interesting for sure.

Quote from: g2vd on Nov 21, 2016, 02:28:12 PM

Quote from: Kimo on Nov 21, 2016, 02:25:16 PM
CREEPOZOIDS

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N E O M O R P H S

"move over Aliens, here comes the CREEPOZOIDS"

Also came across this stinker -

http://anythinghorror.com/2011/12/01/aliens-vs-avatars-2011/


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:laugh:

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They even used the old AvP Aliens from MovieManiacs on the cover lol

Carnosaur 2 is almost an exact copy aliens

QuoteCarnosaur 2 is almost an exact copy of aliens

"Aliens meets Jurassic Park" is on the cover after all ;)

If we're talking "Aliens meets..." taglines, my favourite by far is from Deep Rising:

"A head-on collision between Aliens and Titanic!"

Why would you not watch that f*cking movie?!

Can I post this here?  :laugh:

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DBZ's Frieza's third form was an Alien ripoff and I just saw this.  ;D

Quote from: Kurai on Dec 03, 2016, 07:17:42 PM
Can I post this here?  :laugh:

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DBZ's Frieza's third form was an Alien ripoff and I just saw this.  ;D

DbMV is horrible.

Quote from: SiL on Sep 05, 2016, 05:31:20 AM
Watched Galaxy of Terror. This isn't an Alien rip off, it's Forbidden Planet with Alien set dressing!

Wanted to watch it for a long time and glad I did. Bizarre but entertaining movie.

Funny, I also watched it recently for the first time. Some shots are really cool, especially in the beginning, but the movie...eh

Recall seeing Alien vs Hunter or something on sci-fi channel years ago; complete trash.

Looks like Xtro is getting a special edition blu-ray release in Germany (limited edition of 500) -

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I really liked this film, but I doubt I'd splash out for the deluxe edition. I'll just get one of the limited edition of 1000.

Are there any somewhat decent Alien rip offs or are they all just straight up shit?

Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Jan 22, 2017, 04:21:24 PM
Are there any somewhat decent Alien rip offs or are they all just straight up shit?

I personally really like Leviathan, I think its The Thing underwater, with Alien-like way of getting the thing on the ship (discovering a derelict ship, crew member infected etc), and its really good up until the very end

Quote from: StrangeShape on Jan 22, 2017, 05:48:30 PM

Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Jan 22, 2017, 04:21:24 PM
Are there any somewhat decent Alien rip offs or are they all just straight up shit?

I personally really like Leviathan, I think its The Thing underwater, with Alien-like way of getting the thing on the ship (discovering a derelict ship, crew member infected etc), and its really good up until the very end

Thanks, I'll have to give it a try. Are there any others that you'd suggest?

No, the rest is what youd think it is. See Leviathan - Jerry Goldsmith scores, Winston designs, Ron Cobb does interiors

Quote from: hawkangel on Jan 22, 2017, 10:15:11 AM
Looks like Xtro is getting a special edition blu-ray release in Germany (limited edition of 500) -

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I really liked this film, but I doubt I'd splash out for the deluxe edition. I'll just get one of the limited edition of 1000.

D A M N

Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Jan 22, 2017, 07:29:06 PM
Thanks, I'll have to give it a try. Are there any others that you'd suggest?

Titan Find, Xtro and Galaxy of Terror are all pretty cool, if you're into that kind of kitsch 80s film

Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Jan 22, 2017, 04:21:24 PM
Are there any somewhat decent Alien rip offs or are they all just straight up shit?

Some are good, most of them straight up terrible. I recommend Xtro, Galaxy of Terror and my personal favourite is Contamination.
As this thread is pinned, as suggested by someone here, I really need to sit down one day and edit the first post so that it lists them properly.

Quote from: StrangeShape on Jan 22, 2017, 05:48:30 PMI personally really like Leviathan, I think its The Thing underwater, with Alien-like way of getting the thing on the ship (discovering a derelict ship, crew member infected etc), and its really good up until the very end

"Say, ah, motherf*cker!" :laugh:

Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Jan 22, 2017, 04:21:24 PMAre there any somewhat decent Alien rip offs or are they all just straight up shit?

It's not really an Alien rip-off, but you should check out Outland because visually it looks exactly like Alien (a lot of the same production crew worked on it). I mean it could literally be taking place at the same time in a different part of space. Not a bad movie either, although it's not horror.

Thanks for all of the suggestions everyone, I'll have to give some of them a try.

Forbidden World aka. Mutant is one of my favorite (and guilty pleasure as it is). It has absolutely great lead character and babes. Some scenes are decent too.

In Galaxy of Terrors the crew are bunch of halfwits, on pair with Prometheus.  It has biggest production value ( and Lifeforce), wih really stunning sets,  but that's all I can say about it being good. Well actually gigant maggot rape scene is good too.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 23, 2017, 11:20:10 AM
It's not really an Alien rip-off, but you should check out Outland because visually it looks exactly like Alien (a lot of the same production crew worked on it). I mean it could literally be taking place at the same time in a different part of space. Not a bad movie either, although it's not horror.

Indeed.  They could literally transplant Sean Connery's character into an Aliens prequel about the infestation of the colony and he wouldn't seem even slightly out of place.

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Quote from: Master on Jan 23, 2017, 05:36:45 PM
Forbidden World aka. Mutant is one of my favorite (and guilty pleasure as it is). It has absolutely great lead character and babes. Some scenes are decent too.

In Galaxy of Terrors the crew are bunch of halfwits, on pair with Prometheus.  It has biggest production value ( and Lifeforce), wih really stunning sets,  but that's all I can say about it being good. Well actually gigant maggot rape scene is good too.

Well, I know which one is at the top of my list now. ;)

Quote from: Master on Jan 23, 2017, 05:36:45 PM


In Galaxy of Terrors the crew are bunch of halfwits, on pair with Prometheus.  It has biggest production value ( and Lifeforce), wih really stunning sets,  but that's all I can say about it being good. Well actually gigant maggot rape scene is good too.

Yeah, Galaxy of Terror really does look nice, but the movie is so awful I could never even reach the half of it

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 23, 2017, 11:20:10 AM
It's not really an Alien rip-off, but you should check out Outland because visually it looks exactly like Alien (a lot of the same production crew worked on it). I mean it could literally be taking place at the same time in a different part of space. Not a bad movie either, although it's not horror.

Though, someone should have let Jerry Goldsmith know that, because his score sounds like a continuation of some of the stuff he did in Alien. Creepy, unsettling. There's even bits and pieces of his motifs from Alien in there. The one that sticks out is you can hear bits that sound like they come right out of the EGG chamber sequence.




Also, I do love Leviathan. I just wish the ending wasn't so by-the-number and silly... And

Spoiler

Ernie Hudson shoulda lived!

[close]

Love Outland, I might pick up the blu ray at some point.

Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Jan 22, 2017, 04:21:24 PM
Are there any somewhat decent Alien rip offs or are they all just straight up shit?

Galaxy of Terror



Make up your own mind, there's this scene involving a giant maggot that has some cult following.

Not an Alien film, but check out the first Pumpkin Head movie. It's made by Stan Winston and the creature FX looks fantastic for a B movie. Pumpkin Head basically has a Xenomorphs body with a pumpkin shaped head. Like I said it's not a space monster but a demon from hell out for revenge, that looks very xenomorph ish. Also has Lance henriksen in it and the plot is decent.
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After ALIEN(Ridley Scott), THE THING(John Carpenter) is the greatest movie of all time.

What does that have to do with anything?

In his defense, I don't think it can ever be overstated how great The Thing is.

I concur with Local as well.

Sure, but it's neither an Alien rip-off nor an Alien requel.

When "The Thing" was on FirstChoice and Superchannel in Canada  during the 80s, it came with a warning of Extreme Graphic Violence prior to it airing.
Awesome movie.

Did it induce paranoia?

Hybrid (1997) - probably only worth watching for the lesbian shower scene.  It has a creature attacking a combat unit in an abandoned base on a post-apocalyptic Earth. 

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Directed by Fred Olen Ray, probably most known for Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers.

https://vimeo.com/245245857

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https://vimeo.com/74643970

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Wow.

Quote from: SiL on Sep 05, 2016, 11:31:22 AM
Shocking Dark Terminator 2 Alienators

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Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jan 20, 2018, 05:12:34 PM
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That's the one timed with Covie? How was it? I finally picked up Alien vs. Hunter recently.

Geez don't encourage them!

I don't think Asylum needs any encouragement.  :laugh:

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That's the one timed with Covie? How was it? I finally picked up Alien vs. Hunter recently.

It's not my photo Corpo. Wouldn't watch something like that anyway, I've got standards you know. [points nose in the air]  :P

He're's the trailer for anyone interested:



Sort of reminds me of Xtro 2.

Blood Predator (2007)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1zjhzn


Alien Predators (1985)

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The Asylum? Those guys make me laugh and rage all at the same time :laugh:

Myself, I watched Galaxy of Terror the other day because it's on YouTube. Absolutely mental and terrible, but you kinda gotta love Corman.

Watched The Rig from 2010 about a creature running amok on an oil rig. Not sure how they were able to do this without getting noticed...

(https://www.predatorium.com/forums/attachments/weyland01-jpg.49701/)

Probably impossible the copyright the name Weyland :)

The logo on the other-hand?

Well it's just a plain W, so likewise I imagine it'd be hard to claim copyright.

It's styled and colored exactly the same as the W in the Weyland-Yutani logo though.

Yeah, but it's still just a letter W.

More to the point, I've seen The Rig, and I doubt Fox cared lol.

Wouldn't you care if your intellectual property was used without permission in someone else's blockbuster film?

I guess it depends where you draw the line between rip-off and homage.

Quote from: TheBATMAN on Mar 25, 2018, 02:13:27 PM
Watched The Rig from 2010 about a creature running amok on an oil rig. Not sure how they were able to do this without getting noticed...

https://www.predatorium.com/forums/attachments/weyland01-jpg.49701/

I like they put this on the wall of the restroom. Employee choice no doubt. :laugh:

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2018, 06:46:54 PM
The Asylum? Those guys make me laugh and rage all at the same time :laugh:

Myself, I watched Galaxy of Terror the other day because it's on YouTube. Absolutely mental and terrible, but you kinda gotta love Corman.

I hate Asylum, those gits have no respect for others or any standards. They should be arrested for deception and conning, because that is how they get their money. They make the product's name and image as similar as possible in order to trick people into buying their crap. They are parasites.

Yeah, the laughter comes from not being able to believe they get away with something so blatant.

The rage comes from how utterly devoid of merit the shit they make is.

I hear that they are actually from an established studio, Village I think.
There needs to more powers given to certain studios to permanently stop Asylumm ripping them off. One studio/director managed to stop them but it was temporary if I recall.

Gold. Total Gold thread.

Salutations! :)  "Scared to Death" the 1980 film from Lone Star Films. 

This sample page and photo was published in the December 1980 issue  of "Questar". The article was written by Steve Rubin with the pictures copyright Lone Star Films. I would check out the review of this movie on DvD on Amazon by A.Snyder. This is the first of 2 films with the  Syngenor. This movie is free to Amazon Prime Members.

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I see that 'Lifeforce' got mentioned, but I wouldn't want to call that an Alien rip-off. It's a batshit crazy movie about space vampires. Well, maybe the beginning in space where they enter the abandoned alien ship.

'Life' on the other hand is a total (but pretty decent) rip-off of Alien and 'Pitch Black' borrows a lot from Aliens as well.

The first act of Lifeforce definitely has an Alien-vibe, but once they get to Earth it's hard to label it a rip-off.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 08, 2019, 08:41:14 AM
The first act of Lifeforce definitely has an Alien-vibe, but once they get to Earth it's hard to label it a rip-off.

It's more akin to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but with space vampires.

When I was a little kid, I watched Alien from the Deep (original Italian title: "Aliens del Abismo", French title: "Alien : La Créature des Abysses") and the French title was even more misleading than the other ones, meaning literally Alien : The creature from the abysses".

So I honestly thought this terrible, terrible movie was somehow PART OF THE ALIEN SERIES. I was convinced of it for YEARS. Until I was 16 or something I was still trying to reconcile it with the Alien lore and timeline.

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Full movie:

 RLM are such treasures  :)

I love this thread.

A trashfire celebration.

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"Requiem" -a horrendous rip-off.

There is a game called Event 0. You are the only human alive inside a spaceship and you have to find out what happened with the rest of the crew. Your only company is, as you might suspect, an artificial intelligence called Kaizen. So yeah, the Alien side of the force is strong with this one...

Watching Life again yesterday got me thinking - are there any other genuinely decent Alien rip-offs?

I don't mean movies that are "good" in the way Galaxy of Terror is good, but genuinely competent movies that obviously riff on Alien.

Maybe not 💯 % rip-off, but with a similar atmosphere...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbw9hlBnG74

Alien + The Thing = Lily Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AgmJP_j2Lg

And speaking of rip offs, this Star Trek scene reminds me of Brett's extended death...

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

Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 14, 2019, 02:35:02 PM
Watching Life again yesterday got me thinking - are there any other genuinely decent Alien rip-offs?

I don't mean movies that are "good" in the way Galaxy of Terror is good, but genuinely competent movies that obviously riff on Alien.

I remember really liking Deep Rising but it's been years since I've seen it. I wonder if it holds up?

I'd completely forgotten about that one! One of my favourites :)

Quote from: Russ on May 14, 2019, 03:49:38 PM

Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 14, 2019, 02:35:02 PM
Watching Life again yesterday got me thinking - are there any other genuinely decent Alien rip-offs?

I don't mean movies that are "good" in the way Galaxy of Terror is good, but genuinely competent movies that obviously riff on Alien.

I remember really liking Deep Rising but it's been years since I've seen it. I wonder if it holds up?

It's incredibly dumb and cheesy but good fun nonetheless.

As SM would say, "Quite".

Watchlist... *lol*

Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 14, 2019, 05:38:25 PM
I'd completely forgotten about that one! One of my favourites :)

...NOW WHAT?!?...

So just Life then.

There is the alien universe:

That is Alien, Aliens, Alien³, Alien Resurrection

There is the Engineer universe: Prometheus, Alien Covenant 

Don't forget the Strauseverse:

Predator 2, AVP, AVPR, The Predator

Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jun 28, 2019, 01:50:48 AM
Don't forget the Strauseverse:

Predator 2, AVP, AVPR, The Predator

I independently verified this, but I didn't name it.

The AVP bargain-bin cinematic universe:
AVP, AVPR, The Predator.

You're being unfair for AvP :D

Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jun 28, 2019, 01:50:48 AM
Don't forget the Strauseverse:

Predator 2, AVP, AVPR, The Predator

How dare you? >:(

I know it's not really in the vein of this thread, but you could argue Aliens is an Alien rip-off, given that the entire final act is virtually a beat-for-beat remake of the end of the first film.

The majority of it, really.

Cameron always borrows from the best.

Dances with...

Indeed.

Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on Jul 04, 2019, 09:47:22 PM
Dances with...

Smurfs

Quote from: Huggs on Jul 04, 2019, 08:52:14 PM
Cameron always borrows from the best.

Harlan Ellison would agree.

OT, but correct.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Universe-Blake-Pickett-Unrated/dp/B000VQDNFW#immersive-view_1591154871821

An Italian horror flick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6bMP8sF1GA&feature=emb_title

Available free on Tubi TV. Some actually good bits in it, if overall a cheese fest. The final monster design is fun.

Quote from: SiL on Nov 12, 2020, 02:05:58 AM
Available free on Tubi TV. Some actually good bits in it, if overall a cheese fest. The final monster design is fun.

I'll give it a look.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sDWjXk335s

Inseminoid (1981)
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Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 13, 2020, 08:57:05 PM
Inseminoid (1981)

That was hilarious.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 15, 2020, 07:52:47 AMThat was hilarious.

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Man that thing was atrocious. I remember finally getting to watch that.  :laugh: I wasn't expecting it to be as bad as it was.

I saw it once, ages ago, and all I remember is the guy sawing his own arm off with the rock saw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pouTM3jqZCM

Outland (1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYc2GQyrAlw

The big budget 90s ones

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Cool posters

Quote from: Pearlhead on Jan 25, 2021, 11:42:39 AM
The big budget 90s ones

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Really liked all those movies from the 90's. They are flawed clearly, but nontheless really enjoyable in their own way.

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Feb 02, 2021, 05:32:59 PM

Quote from: Pearlhead on Jan 25, 2021, 11:42:39 AM
The big budget 90s ones

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Really liked all those movies from the 90's. They are flawed clearly, but nontheless really enjoyable in their own way.

Absolutely! I'd have to say tho, I probably enjoyed Mimic the most out of all of them, especially the Director's Cut

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Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Feb 02, 2021, 05:32:59 PM

Quote from: Pearlhead on Jan 25, 2021, 11:42:39 AM
The big budget 90s ones

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Really liked all those movies from the 90's. They are flawed clearly, but nontheless really enjoyable in their own way.

Absolutely! I'd have to say tho, I probably enjoyed Mimic the most out of all of them, especially the Director's Cut

I agree, I actually think it's the best of the bunch.

"Best", quite possibly.

"Favourite", by a country mile, is Deep Rising :P

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 04, 2021, 07:57:45 PM
"Best", quite possibly.

"Favourite", by a country mile, is Deep Rising :P

Haha, yeah, fair enough  ;D
Can't go wrong with Treat Williams constantly saying "Now what?" when things go awry

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 04, 2021, 07:57:45 PM
"Best", quite possibly.

"Favourite", by a country mile, is Deep Rising :P

And what a load of fun this movie is indeed ! I love them all honestly.

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Feb 04, 2021, 09:04:39 PM

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 04, 2021, 07:57:45 PM
"Best", quite possibly.

"Favourite", by a country mile, is Deep Rising :P

And what a load of fun this movie is indeed ! I love them all honestly.

Indeed. The Relic is the most underrated imo. Particularly because the monster in that film is the most badass creature design I'd seen in a film at the time

Quote from: Pearlhead on Feb 05, 2021, 01:10:11 AM

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Feb 04, 2021, 09:04:39 PM

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 04, 2021, 07:57:45 PM
"Best", quite possibly.

"Favourite", by a country mile, is Deep Rising :P

And what a load of fun this movie is indeed ! I love them all honestly.

Indeed. The Relic is the most underrated imo. Particularly because the monster in that film is the most badass creature design I'd seen in a film at the time

Stan Winston's craft smith's skills right there !

Never got the love for The Relic monster. The design is just... meh.

Yeah, the face is cool, but overall it doesn't blow me away.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 06, 2021, 11:02:58 AM
Yeah, the face is cool, but overall it doesn't blow me away.

That cause it got blown away itself? lol :laugh:

Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 06, 2021, 11:30:13 AM

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 06, 2021, 11:02:58 AM
Yeah, the face is cool, but overall it doesn't blow me away.

That cause it got blown away itself? lol :laugh:

(https://media.tenor.com/images/ca484193510bf24a28ed7797da4d16aa/tenor.gif)

Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 06, 2021, 11:30:13 AMThat cause it got blown away itself? lol :laugh:

BURNT.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HfubtQsycf4

From about 2:30 to 4:00. Bit of an obscure one (to say the least)!

I always thought the design of the kothoga from The Relic would have made for a better predator hound than either of the ones we've actually gotten so far. The mouth is similar enough to suggest it might have resulted from the same evolutionary advantage that gave the predators their distinctive mandibles, but different enough to avoid looking like someone just grafted their own face onto their dog.

I quite liked the hunting hounds in Predators. The ones in The Predator, not so much.

Yep, the dreads were... Dreadful  ;D

Don't get much more ripoff than this.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfvMi-bhuv0

I hate it when they reveal the whole movie in a trailer, not that I'm gonna be watching that.

 :laugh:

Any films remind you of Alien for no apparent reason?

This trailer always played when I wanted to watch one of the films on the Quadrilogy DVD in the UK:
https://youtu.be/EXiNVFmv0UU

So the phrase "God only knows where I'd be without you." Always reminds me of Alien.

Does Queen Slug For A Butt counts as rip-off of Alien Queen ?

(https://www.axn.ro/sites/ro.fern.axn/files/ct_gallery_f_images/axn-misunderstood-villains-15.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DU1tBccUQAAdGjL.jpg)

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/e6/c1/83e6c1e9cdc6e2584f5eddab595ada24.jpg)

(https://files.spieletipps.de/07/31/02/073102_57e2933587229.jpg)

Maybe, but to be fair Queen Slug for a Butt was just a ripoff of termites.

You can say that about Alien Queen herself

Oh I LOVE this thread!  I'm gonna start watching some of these now!   :D  Found some active links on YouTube haha!

"That was awful, I loved it." -Coco on Alien Resurrection

Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Aug 08, 2022, 05:44:08 AM"That was awful, I loved it." -Coco on Alien Resurrection

BABBY

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(https://i.imgur.com/tCBPFjo.png)

I'll never forget when me and my dad were watchimg Resurrection and when we got to Newborn I said "Aaaw, it's so cute" and he gave me a look like there's something wrong with me

Quote from: The Necronoir on Apr 20, 2021, 03:24:15 PMI always thought the design of the kothoga from The Relic would have made for a better predator hound than either of the ones we've actually gotten so far. The mouth is similar enough to suggest it might have resulted from the same evolutionary advantage that gave the predators their distinctive mandibles, but different enough to avoid looking like someone just grafted their own face onto their dog.

The Relic is an underrated film. Glad it came up.

Quote from: Kradan on Aug 15, 2022, 09:34:12 PMI'll never remember when me and my dad were watchimg Resurrection and when we got to Newborn I said "Aaaw, it's so cute" and he gave me a look like there's something wrong with me

There's not, empathy's an underrated quality.

Quote from: Kradan on Aug 15, 2022, 09:34:12 PMI'll never remember when me and my dad were watchimg Resurrection and when we got to Newborn I said "Aaaw, it's so cute" and he gave me a look like there's something wrong with me

Giger liked the Newborn design. So you have something in common with The Father of the Xenomorph.

Just not the regular boyos.

Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Aug 16, 2022, 12:48:31 AM

Quote from: Kradan on Aug 15, 2022, 09:34:12 PMI'll never remember when me and my dad were watchimg Resurrection and when we got to Newborn I said "Aaaw, it's so cute" and he gave me a look like there's something wrong with me

Giger liked the Newborn design. So you have something in common with The Father of the Xenomorph.

(https://i.imgur.com/jdVsr2Y.jpg)