Favourite Alien Movie?

Started by Darkness, Nov 01, 2006, 08:07:10 AM

What's your favourite Alien movie?

Alien
374 (33%)
Aliens
590 (52%)
Alien 3
114 (10.1%)
Alien: Resurrection
41 (3.6%)
Prometheus
8 (0.7%)
Alien: Covenant
7 (0.6%)

Total Members Voted: 1044

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Voodoo Magic

Voodoo Magic

#2115
Quote from: Kradan on Nov 16, 2019, 07:49:16 PM
Charles Weyland is better 'cause he's more likable goddamit. Peter Weyland was just a dick - both in Promy and Covenant .



Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 16, 2019, 04:18:03 PM
Yes, it is.
No draft ever contained it as part of the film.

Yeah, I vaguely remembered some sort of before or after credit connection or inclusion or something, but then again I was pretty gintastic back in 2012.  :D

The Old One

The Old One

#2116
Only one internet edit I can think of includes it, and a more likeable character doesn't necessarily mean a superior one. And Peter Weyland isn't more likeable, certainly but it is a superior character.

[cancerblack]

[cancerblack]

#2117
Egomaniac asshole Weyland > Friendly old man Weyland

The Old One

The Old One

#2118
Egomaniac Peter Weyland who actually accomplishes real miracles such as stopping global warming, curing most cancers and inventing A.I.

Immortan Jonesy

Immortan Jonesy

#2119
I agree. Charles Bishop Weyland may be more likeable (actually, he seems like a good man who don't wanted to be forgotten) but, and despite being an asshole, Peter Weyland is a bit more complicated. I'd say his personality can deliver a more interesting story. Unfortunately, his Gold Member-like portrait didn't do any favor to the character. He was almost wasted on Prometheus in my opinion.


Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 17, 2019, 12:55:32 AM
Egomaniac Peter Weyland who actually accomplishes real miracles such as stopping global warming, curing most cancers and inventing A.I.

Maybe he just wanted to live forever to continue helping people  :laugh:




But his vision of immortality is narcissistic. Perhaps for Engineers, immortality is creating lifeforms with their DNA. The Genetic information (which triggers civilization and everything) that endures for eons in the universe.

Voodoo Magic

Voodoo Magic

#2120
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 17, 2019, 01:52:03 AM
Unfortunately, his Gold Member-like portrait didn't do any favor to the character. He was almost wasted on Prometheus in my opinion.

This 100 times over.



Honestly, to me, it has nothing to do with likeability or nature of character. It is simply the awful old man makeup on Guy Pearce, only matched by an equally awful old man acting. There was no geniune believability in his appearance nor his performance.

Just awful.



So it will forever be, to me, in relation to AVP and Prometheus...

Charles Bishop Weyland > Peter Weyland
Lance Henriksen > Guy Pearce


Immortan Jonesy

Immortan Jonesy

#2121
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Nov 17, 2019, 02:45:27 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 17, 2019, 01:52:03 AM
Unfortunately, his Gold Member-like portrait didn't do any favor to the character. He was almost wasted on Prometheus in my opinion.

This 100 times over.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/a65748a5d3b0f6da8e96eccb4ef00662/tenor.gif?itemid=7399683

Honestly, to me, it has nothing to do with likeability or nature of character. It is simply the awful old man makeup on Guy Pearce, only matched by an equally awful old man acting. There was no geniune believability in his appearance nor his performance.

Just awful.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/alienanthology/images/0/0e/Peter_Weyland.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121006110012

So it will forever be, to me, in relation to AVP and Prometheus...

Charles Bishop Weyland > Peter Weyland
Lance Henriksen > Guy Pearce

Fair enough. You are right, and beyond any potential, what matters is what is on the screen. The Ted Talk is unfortunately not part of the movie. However, I'd say Weyland at the white room with David, at the beginning of Covenant, was so much better. I may be overreacting, but I got the impression that there was whole another movie there  :laugh: perhaps something along the lines of Westworld or even Blade Runner. But that's just me, anyway  ;D

That being said, I agree. In my way but I agree  :)

Charles Bishop Weyland > Peter Weyland (Prometheus)
Lance Henriksen > Guy Pearce (Prometheus)

Voodoo Magic

Voodoo Magic

#2122
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 17, 2019, 03:24:21 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Nov 17, 2019, 02:45:27 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 17, 2019, 01:52:03 AM
Unfortunately, his Gold Member-like portrait didn't do any favor to the character. He was almost wasted on Prometheus in my opinion.

This 100 times over.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/a65748a5d3b0f6da8e96eccb4ef00662/tenor.gif?itemid=7399683

Honestly, to me, it has nothing to do with likeability or nature of character. It is simply the awful old man makeup on Guy Pearce, only matched by an equally awful old man acting. There was no geniune believability in his appearance nor his performance.

Just awful.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/alienanthology/images/0/0e/Peter_Weyland.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121006110012

So it will forever be, to me, in relation to AVP and Prometheus...

Charles Bishop Weyland > Peter Weyland
Lance Henriksen > Guy Pearce

Fair enough. You are right, and beyond any potential, what matters is what is on the screen. The Ted Talk is unfortunately not part of the movie. However, I'd say Weyland at the white room with David, at the beginning of Covenant, was so much better. I may be overreacting, but I got the impression that there was whole another movie there  :laugh: perhaps something along the lines of Westworld or even Blade Runner. But that's just me, anyway  ;D

I dont know how they could market such a thing, but a whole movie dedicated to the life of Weyland I think would really be quite fascinating.

QuoteThat being said, I agree. In my way but I agree  :)

Charles Bishop Weyland > Peter Weyland (Prometheus)
Lance Henriksen > Guy Pearce (Prometheus)

Yep, strictly within AvP and Prometheus.  :)

Kradan

Kradan

#2123
Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 17, 2019, 12:55:32 AM
Egomaniac Peter Weyland who actually accomplishes real miracles such as stopping global warming, curing most cancers and inventing A.I.

Stopping global warming ? Curing cancers ? Where's all of that in Prometheus ?  Really, in the movie he was just a dick wanting to live longer - not for humanity but just for himself .

I agree that he's better in Covenant's prologue but only because there's none of that ugly make-up on him. Still, he's a dick. "Bring me that tea, David"  - what a asshole ! He invented artificial human but treats him as servant at best .

And yeah, for me more likable character = better one .

The Old One

The Old One

#2124
No, that's strictly incorrect.
Interesting > Likeable, that's why Anton Chigurh is the best character in No Country For Old Men. And we started the conversation talking about his character in general, not from anything in particular- that's all media containing the character.

[cancerblack]

[cancerblack]

#2125
Quote from: Kradan on Nov 19, 2019, 09:20:54 PM
And yeah, for me more likable character = better one .


Excuse me but what the f**k?

Immortan Jonesy

Immortan Jonesy

#2126
Quote from: Kradan on Nov 19, 2019, 09:20:54 PM
Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 17, 2019, 12:55:32 AM
Egomaniac Peter Weyland who actually accomplishes real miracles such as stopping global warming, curing most cancers and inventing A.I.

Stopping global warming ? Curing cancers ? Where's all of that in Prometheus ?  Really, in the movie he was just a dick wanting to live longer - not for humanity but just for himself .

I agree that he's better in Covenant's prologue but only because there's none of that ugly make-up on him. Still, he's a dick. "Bring me that tea, David"  - what a asshole ! He invented artificial human but treats him as servant at best .

And yeah, for me more likable character = better one .

Being a dick is a complicated profession, don't you agree?  :laugh: nah but seriously, sometimes these hateful characters do to the movies a favor.

Hell, if I use that logic, I would hate instantly movies like "A Few Good Men", "The Shining" or "A Clockwork Orange"   :P

But I agree that Peter Weyland is mediocre at best in Prometheus. However, in Covenant... ;)

Local Trouble

Local Trouble

#2127
Quote from: Kradan on Nov 19, 2019, 09:20:54 PM
And yeah, for me more likable character = better one .

Like Fifield?

Still Collating...

Still Collating...

#2128
Fifield and likable don't belong in the same sentence.

InterAlien

InterAlien

#2129
Alien
Alien Resurrection

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