Alien Anthology Discussion

[Corporal Hicks]

Hmmm. That is cool. I know I'd be happy with that or the fancy egg one now.

[MrBrokenTusks.]

I'd be happy with just normal blu-ray boxing without any extra's so all this extra stuff is just awesome.

[DoomRulz]

A minor update on the packaging. Apparently, the black version has a 3d Facehugger on the surface:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/avpgalaxy/avpg/forum/7428b1eb.jpg

I love it! Looks more practical than the egg, that's for sure.

[Lt. Mike Harrigan]

A minor update on the packaging. Apparently, the black version has a 3d Facehugger on the surface:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/avpgalaxy/avpg/forum/7428b1eb.jpg

[Valaquen]

I think I'll still wait for individual releases. Probably just get the first two, though I might, might consider Alien3, considering how much the assembly cut is growing on me. I want nothing to do with A:R.

[cvetan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/avpgalaxy/avpg/forum/7428b1eb.jpg

I'm not too sure about this image, the sacs on the facehugger seem out of proportion.

[OmegaZilla]

Not really.

[xeno_alpha_07]

The facehugger design reminds me of the old Facehugger VHS boxset, love it.

[Vulhala]

A minor update on the packaging. Apparently, the black version has a 3d Facehugger on the surface:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/avpgalaxy/avpg/forum/7428b1eb.jpg

I think that may be the coolest thing I've ever seen!

[bleau]

French site Planete HD is reporting that the local branch of of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that one of the most eagerly awaited catalog releases of this fall, the Alien Anthology, will be released there on Blu-ray on October 6. Note that the release date in other territories may differ.

Update

Two editions will be released: a collector's box set, with six BDs, and an Ultra Collector's Limited Edition with 6 BDs and 4 DVDs in alien-egg packaging (for a sneak peek, see blu-ray.com, April 6). List price is €59.98 and €129.99, respectively.

Additionally, some extra content has been listed at local certification agencies. The most complete list of new material was published by German site DVD Duell, based on information from the FSK, the German film rating authority. Other features came from the BBFC.

A prominent addition is the The Alien Saga, a feature-length documentary first aired on AMC and previously available separately on DVD.

Note that all the bonus features below are unofficial until formally listed by the studio, and that some of the listings may contain spoilers:

Alien
Director's audio commentary, plus cast and technical crew
Display Graphics (5'36")
Display Graphics (4'05")
Isolated score (composer's original)
Isolated score (final theatrical)
Multi-angle sequence: Chestburster (with optional commentary by Ridley Scott)
Shock & Awe: The Return of Alien with Danny Boyle (25'01")
Sigourney Weaver Screen Test: Cockpit Scene, Take 1 (2'48")
Sigourney Weaver Screen Test: Planning Scene, Take 2 (1'50")
Spaceballs Clip (1'45")
Aliens
Becoming Vasquez (1'07")
Building Hadley's Hope (3'28")
Cameron's Cutting Edge (1'32")
Cameron's Design Philosophy (2'15")
Cameron's Military Interests (1'26")
Colonial Marines Helmet-Cams (5'08")
Dailies: James Remar as Hicks (3'46")
Deleted Scenes (4'05")
Family Guy Clip (0'27")
Fighting the Facehugger (1'17")
Finding an Unused Power Plant (2'08")
The First Casting of Hicks (4'44")
From Producer to Stunt Double (2'03")
I Can't Breazhe (0'38")
The Importance of Being Bishop (1'27")
Isolated score
Main Title Explorations (2'59")
More Tales from Tea Time (6'44")
On Set: Infiltrating the Colony (3'14")
Origins of Ascheron (2'05")
Paul Reiser on Carter Burke (1'01")
The Paxton/Cameron Connection (2'17")
POD Credits (0'25")
Praising Stan Winston (1'40")
Previsualizations: multi-angle videomatics (with optional commentary by Pat McClung)
Props: Personal Light Unit (0'36")
Re-Enlisting with Cameron (1'23")
Ride at the Speed of Fright (Sim. Ride Video/Pre-Show Video) (10'20")
Ripley's Heartbreak (3'49")
Sigourney Weaver's Triumph (1'38")
Simon Atherton talks Weapons (2'00")
Stan Winston's Challenge (1'46")
Stan Winston's Legacy (2'35")
Test Footage: Chestburster (1'19")
Test Footage: Facehugger (7'27")
Test Footage: Queen Alien (4'47")
Weyland -Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers (3'45")
Without Sigourney Weaver (1'29")
Working with Sigourney Weaver (5'25")
Alien 3
The Art of Storyboarding (2'32")
Bald Cap Blues (2'40")
Bragging Rights (1'01")
Costuming the Character (1'37")
Creating Alien Sounds from the Scratch (2'23")
Dangerous Location Recording (1'47")
Detailing the EEV Miniature (1'27")
Explaining the Wooden Plant (2'44")
Ezra Swerdlow's Concerns (1'08")
Fincher's Alienation (3'40")
Head Casting with Charles Dutton (2'51")
Hick's Alternate Future (1'54")
How to make Alien Acid Saliva (1'10")
Intimidating Baldies (1'58")
Lance Henriksen returns in Style (1'19")
Matte Painting Memories (8'01")
Mixed Reactions (3'50")
On Set: Filming the Alien's POV (2'24")
On Set: Filming the Oxburster (3'10")
Painful Low End Frequencies (0'45")
POD Credits (0'25")
The Power of Silence (3'13")
Renny Harlin quits (1'51")
Ripley's Evolution (2'12")
Roaming the Fury 161 Set (3'59")
Sausage-motivated Alien Whippet (2'01")
Stealing Sigourney's Top (0'55")
Sucking up to Fincher (6'30")
The Sulaco's Cameo (1'05")
Theatrical isolated score
The Weaver Wagger (2'26")
Alien Resurrection
Abandoning the Bug Opening (4'08")
Alien Resurrection POD Credits (0'25")
Animating Underwater Aliens (3'12")
The Art of Slime (2'30")
Becoming a Film Composer (1'34")
Breaking the Language Barrier (4'39")
The Burden of Temp Music (1'55")
The Cloning Process (4'44")
Considering Giger's Legacy (3'03")
Costuming the Betty Crew (1'23")
Creating Ripley's New Look (3'18")
Designing the Newborn (1'35")
Downsizing the Design (1'58")
Dueling Design Sensibilities (1'54")
Ending after Ending after Ending (5'26")
The Evolution of the Alien (4'10")
Future Franchise Directions (6'33")
HBO First Look: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Intentially Uncomfortable Costumes (1'47")
Newborn Dick Removal (1'43")
Preparing for Action (2'49")
Remembering the Premiere (1'57")
The Storyboard Bible (1'20")
Surviving the Shoot (4'13")
Swimming with Aliens (2'25")
Theatrical isolated score
VFX: Knifing Ripley's Hand (2'11")
VFX: Shooting Miniatures (1'21")
Winona Ryder answers the Call (2'10")

Source http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4792

[DoomRulz]

4 DVDs? What for?

[Johnny Handsome]

So you have the movies on DVD right away with the packaging. It's a marketing trick.

[OmegaZilla]

Things are going tricky now.
I'll just wait for some reviews on the packagings. The Eggs is cool yes, but I ain't gonna spend double price just for it.l

[Valaquen]

I only want the first three movies. Will wait for individual releases.

[DoomRulz]

So you have the movies on DVD right away with the packaging. It's a marketing trick.

So...include the original DVDs in the Quadrilogy with the new BDs? Lame.