Quote from: BLAIN on Aug 23, 2010, 01:12:11 PM
Quote from: Keg on Aug 23, 2010, 01:10:13 PM
My dislike for the predalien goes far beyond that of the newborm. at least the newborn had a genuine excuse and reasoning within the story to be the way it was. the predalien didnt.
Yeah, but at least the predalien wasn't the tipping point of the movie. It didn't really make a shitfest shittier, it kept it along the same path. The newborn was basically the end/downfall of Resurrection. At least the predalien looked somewhat alien...the newborn had no alien features at all, really. But that's just my dislike.
I would agree the Newborn was what ruined the final act of AR. but it was the way it was introduced poorly and how it suddenly became the focal point of the story out of nowhere that i hated. It doesnt look like an alien because its a genetic freak created as a result of the cloning process. It was an accident that occured as a result of the experiments they had conducted to resurrect ripley and the queen. Thats why, even if you dislike it, it still has reason to look like it does and it doesnt mess with canon or established facts about the creature, because its explained rationally in the film, why it looks that way.
With the predalien it isnt explained why suddenly it takes waaaaaaaaaaaaay more traits from the host than weve ever seen before, or why it suddenly has this new utterly riduculous breeding method. it looks utterly stupid, makes no sense with any previously established facts about the alien, including reproduction cycles and taking traits from the host.
At least the newborn made sense within the story, and was explained within the story. nothing about the predaliens random new abilities or overly predator like appearance were explained. im not saying you have to like the design of either creature, or their purpose in their retrospective stories but you cant deny that the newborn made sense in the story, but the predalien didnt. and for that reason i hate he predalien alot more than the newborn. i actually like the design of the newborn, i just hated the way it appeared out of nowhere and then shifted the plot to something else entirely for the last 30 minutes. The film completely loses its way after that. Shame.