The trailer was amazing though. It just seemed to scream "ALIEN". I really dig some of the "Prometheus style" trailers for the other films.
I really like Prometheus, and was very disappointed at the hatchet-job the podcast did on it last year (or was it the year before?) I'd love a podcast with at least one person who enjoyed the film.
It's always interesting to compare and contrast films, and look at the merits and problems with Aliens and Alien 3 (or any two of the films), but ultimately all of them have something good going for them, and they're all different enough to each other.
Thinking about the two works that are the thread subject now, I'm starting to see Aliens as a good movie and Alien 3 as a good film.
Which is to say, Alien 3 to me feels literate and more of a mood piece; Aliens feels more like Cameron's description of "20 miles of bad road".
The world-building in Aliens is exceptional: the attention to detail is second to none, but Alien 3 feels more like that it's populated with people instead of characters.
