Why are you an Alien fan?

[Biomechanoid]

"Why are you an Alien fan?"

Because Sideshow Collectibles Affiliation program offers a pretty good commission on Alien maquettes and dioramas.

[Voodoo Magic]

Sigourney Weaver. The Xenomorph. The Alien Queen. James Cameron's "Aliens".

Then later in comics and games as a perfect foil to Predators and vice versa. (I'm still waiting for the AvP concept to be truly realized in film.)

[Roby]

"Auteurs blockbusters franchise"
I like that

I'd love to see who else could take an original spin on it while still keeping the heart of the property right. I think Neill could. Who else do you think could take a good run at it?

[The Old One]

List:

Spoiler

Denis Villeneuve
Jonathan Glazer
Pedro Almodovar
Danny Boyle
James Mangold
Bryan Fuller
Jordan Peele
Neil Jordan
Robert Eggers
Ari Aster
Lynne Ramsay
Mary Harron
Debra Granik
Jodie Foster
Julia Ducournau
Coralie Fargeat
Ana Lily Amirpour
Claire Denis
Jennifer Wexler
Anna Biller

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[Elmazalman]

Fell in love with the original creature design in 1982 and haven't looked back.

[The Old One]

2007 myself. 

H.R Giger's masterpiece entrances all!

[SiL]

1997. Brother borrowed the comics from the library. Told me I wasn't allowed to read them.

Big mistake.

[Corporal Hicks]

1997. Brother borrowed the comics from the library. Told me I wasn't allowed to read them.

Big mistake.

Which comic was that?

For me, I would say I became a fan in 2000 when I was 10. But I became obsessed in 1995. My family took me to a theme park the day before my 5th birthday and the park had the Alien 4D cinema ride, Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright. We went on it, Dad says I've got the film that's based on, wanna watch it. We get home, watched it before/during the ad breaks/after the premiere of Star Trek Voyager on TV, made it to the hive sequence and shit my pants and had to turn it off.

Tried again when I was 7. Same result. But I was obsessed but so immensely terrified of any imagery to do with Alien. It was that fear that caused that fascination. When I was 10, I accidentally walked in on my Dad putting it on the TV, turned around, tried to walk out. He shouts me back, makes me watch it and then I became an obsessed fan.

[SiL]

Which comic was that?

All the ones DH was collecting as TPBs back in '96 or so and a few others. The original trilogy, Hives, Genocide, AvP, Rogue, Stronghold, etc.

[Corporal Hicks]

Which comic was that?

All the ones DH was collecting as TPBs back in '96 or so and a few others. The original trilogy, Hives, Genocide, AvP, Rogue, Stronghold, etc.

Ah, not a specific title that did you in but the collection?

All your Dad's fault eh AP?

100%.

[The Old One]

 

[SiL]

Ah, not a specific title that did you in but the collection?

I think we read Book One first. It was -- like most people -- the design of the thing that got me. I didn't realise they were actually movies for another year or so (I didn't actually read the comics, just liked looking at the art. Used to want to be a cartoonist.)

[Kimarhi]

Resurrection myself.

I had suspected you were someone else, now I know better.

[SiL]

I think I know who you mean and I thought the same thing

[Roby]

List:

Spoiler

Denis Villeneuve
Jonathan Glazer
Pedro Almodovar
Danny Boyle
James Mangold
Bryan Fuller
Jordan Peele
Neil Jordan
Robert Eggers
Ari Aster
Lynne Ramsay
Mary Harron
Debra Granik
Jodie Foster
Julia Ducournau
Coralie Fargeat
Ana Lily Amirpour
Claire Denis
Jennifer Wexler
Anna Biller

[close]

Awesome list!