Quote from: acrediblesource on Nov 11, 2016, 04:13:42 AM
If I were Ridley Scott, that blurb would make me scratch my head too. Its such a cock rub. We know for a fact that Alien had many names attached to it, and it took many variations. There is a trinity in effect. In truth, Dan Obannon, HR. Giger. then Ridley Scott.
Absolutely right. Could never be stressed enough.
But Scott himself seems adamant on appropriating all the success of the film, more than he used to be. Why is that ? Why denigrate Giger's macabre genius when the derelict's exploration scene was the crux of the tale and could never have turned out so breathtaking without the Swiss painter's immense contribution ? Why the contempt for Ron Cobb as well, without whom the starship would never have been so mind-bogglingly believable ?
The strength of the original piece is O'Bannon's, read the Starbeast script and you should be convinced of this. (Well, maybe...) The class of the end product is Scott's merit.
By adding their own concepts, Hill and Giler added complexity but took some coherence and consistency out of Obee's work, just like Lindelof's output was a downgrade (and a resolutely ridiculous one at times) of Spaihts's unpolished but powerful and convincing first draft.
I hope the artbook is better and richer than the Prometheus one. Ben Procter and David Levy's online portfolios offer so much more lavish preproduction artwork than what could be seen in the printed version. Seemed just like the tip of the iceberg in comparison.
Any chance of getting a copy in a contest or some lottery ?...
