Total Film (http://www.totalfilm.com/features/12-potential-plots-for-alien-5) have apparentely started to get into the spirit of a prequel, by coming up with twelve possible plot lines they would like to see. I like the first idea, but the rest seem like piss takes to be honest.
Quote from: Vulhala on Nov 30, 2009, 12:41:05 PM
Total Film (http://www.totalfilm.com/features/12-potential-plots-for-alien-5) have apparentely started to get into the spirit of a prequel, by coming up with twelve possible plot lines they would like to see. I like the first idea, but the rest seem like piss takes to be honest.
Personally I think they ALL take the piss... the prequal should be set on or around LV-426 where it all started and (as I've always said) it doesn't even have to involve Space Jockeys.
Quote from: Vulhala on Nov 30, 2009, 12:41:05 PMI like the first idea, but the rest seem like piss takes to be honest.
I'm pretty sure they all were.
Only the first one sounded like a genuine idea. The rest were definitely piss takes.
QuoteTitle: Alien Zero
The Plot: Literally-titled arthouse debunking of Alien, showing that the original Nostromo crew were merely suffering the effects of an experimental slow-release hallucinogen slipped into their water cooler.
The Xenomorphs didn't exist as yet - the deranged crew actually slaughtered each other - but Ripley's in situ imaginings inspired the race of genetically engineered bio-weapons later created while she drifted in hypersleep.
Most Awesome Scene: An weirdly bathetic recreation of the climactic airlock sequence, in which it proves to have been Jones, the ship's cat, that Ripley blasted into oblivion. What she imagined to be Jones leaving with her in the escape pod was actually a set of bagpipes Parker had been trying to learn.
Starring: The (very) old team, and lots of wrinkle-smoothing latex.
:D
I love this one. It would truly be an incredible movie.
QuoteTitle: Alien Zero
The Plot: Literally-titled arthouse debunking of Alien, showing that the original Nostromo crew were merely suffering the effects of an experimental slow-release hallucinogen slipped into their water cooler.
The Xenomorphs didn't exist as yet - the deranged crew actually slaughtered each other - but Ripley's in situ imaginings inspired the race of genetically engineered bio-weapons later created while she drifted in hypersleep.
Most Awesome Scene: An weirdly bathetic recreation of the climactic airlock sequence, in which it proves to have been Jones, the ship's cat, that Ripley blasted into oblivion. What she imagined to be Jones leaving with her in the escape pod was actually a set of bagpipes Parker had been trying to learn.
Starring: The (very) old team, and lots of wrinkle-smoothing latex.
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No Ellen, you are the Aliens.
I think we should get together and make that sketch for you tube, thats fkn great! :D
Some very entertaining ideas there. :D Don't think any would fly - even the one man vs. one Alien would be boring once you scratch the surface.
Quote from: Spaghetti on Nov 30, 2009, 06:17:54 PM
No Ellen, you are the Aliens.
Where does that originate from? :D
EDIT: Never mind... I just found out! Hilarious! *cries tears of laughter*
About two or three of them sounded ok to think about, but the rest of them sounded like parody attempts. I mean come on, a Global Warming themed prequel, that even has an Al Gore cameo in it?
This reminds me of the whole "what actors would you like to see in the prequel" thread. Most of the guys on that thread just like to throw in big names like that, which wouldn't fit in such a movie. Kinda like this:
Paris Hilton
John Cena
Jason Voorhees cameo in the intro
George Bush as a synthetic
A posthumous Michael Jackson role (probably as a Predator) (presumably CGI)
John Hurt as Kane's twin brother (also named Kane)
Danny Glover as a descendant of Harrigan (Mike Harrigan Jr. Jr. Jr.)
I really like lists like these, they're really goofy and funny to think about.
Are those guys on that Total Film site for real? They'd really pay to see any of those retarded-idea inspired movies, like they said in the beginning? Wow.
Well, at least they were original on some of those, as in the debunkig idea (though really unpractical and really dissapointing continuity-wise).
Quote from: RomanianGuy on Dec 01, 2009, 10:18:44 PM
Paris Hilton
John Cena
Jason Voorhees cameo in the intro
George Bush as a synthetic
A posthumous Michael Jackson role (probably as a Predator) (presumably CGI)
John Hurt as Kane's twin brother (also named Kane)
Danny Glover as a descendant of Harrigan (Mike Harrigan Jr. Jr. Jr.)
Lmao.
I don't think I've ever read a more childish and down right ridiculous set of ideas EVER! These ideas are clearly intended to be a stupid play on the franchise and not real ideas. Whoever runs that site should be spanked harshly by strict catholic nuns with hole-ridden paddles.
Wot? People round here don't have no sense of humour? Well, I never!
Quote from: TJ Doc on Dec 01, 2009, 09:20:16 PM
Quote from: Spaghetti on Nov 30, 2009, 06:17:54 PM
No Ellen, you are the Aliens.
Where does that originate from? :D
EDIT: Never mind... I just found out! Hilarious! *cries tears of laughter*
And then Ellen was the Aliens.
Probably on my favorite motivators of all time, also it's posted in every Dark Horse Writer's Guide as commandment #1.
Good find mate. I kinda hoped they were all genuine and well thought out idea's. Then i remembered that it was TotalFilm.
(Hope everyone is well, don't have as much time to check forums nowadays due to a new job.)
"No Ripley, you are the Bitch."
Alien asteroid is a pretty good idea although not original, reminds me of Enemy Mine.
It would make a great short film, around 30min.