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[Fiorina 161]

My point is that AVP:R isn't simply adding content to the Alien and Predator universe. It's MAKING SHIT UP!  

I  hate how the least favourite film in the A/P franchise (AVP) has so much influence over the interpretation films to come. It confirms the genes-influenced-by-host theory, which I hate, and opened up a whole ugly can of worms...

[Aeus]

My point is that AVP:R isn't simply adding content to the Alien and Predator universe. It's MAKING SHIT UP!  

Wouldn't go that far. They are 'adding' something, just something most of us don't like. The general public won't care, and the adults in the general public are who this film is aimed at. All they will see is a horrific scene, and horrific scenes are common to both Alien and Predator films.

For the fans, they arn't contradicting anything in the canon, they're just adding new options for the Aliens to choose in thier effort to survive, which sort of makes them more threatening.

[FACEBOX]

how could it "add" somthing that already exists?

If you view AVP as a prequel to ALIEN etc..then it's adding to the story.
The Predalien is also adding to the line of aliens we have already seen.
Wolf's badass role is adding to the Pred universe.
The new weapons (whip) is adding to the Pred universe

A new life-cycle is MAKING SHIT UP.
New traits that transfer over to Aliens is MAKING SHIT UP.      
A Predator with Jedi powers would be MAKING SHIT UP.  

[Porkus Maximus]

The only reason I can see for the whole regurgitation thing is that the Aliens need new Aliens fast, and noone can lay eggs, and egg morphing takes too long, so they do the regurgitation thing the impregnate people fast without the need for eggs. More dangerous yes, because they could get killed in the whole raping process but more efficient than egg morphing.

Egg morphing only takes a few hours judging from the events in Alien.

[SiL]

Are people still under the impression this movie is aimed at adults ... ?

[gameoverman]

Why then in Aliens did she summon her guards?

She told them to back off.

Yes, and the only reason she did so was because Ripley threatened to torch the eggs. But the point is she uses her guards so she doesn't have to detach from the eggsac otherwise she would have teared Ripley a new one the moment she entered the hive.

The alien just takes the best traits - maybe the dreadlocks and mandibles are useful somehow.  The chest - maybe it is because of extra strength/defence.

It takes the posture of the host and, rarely, one additional feature. Everything else it seems to have just fine naturally.

They are the perfect organism but there is still quite a bit of variation between human-born aliens.  

Also, the predalien only took 3 traits.  The ox/dog alien had 3 - bipedal, removal of dorsal tubes and beastlike look.

[megachu17]

how could it "add" somthing that already exists?

If you view AVP as a prequel to ALIEN etc..then it's adding to the story.
The Predalien is also adding to the line of aliens we have already seen.
Wolf's badass role is adding to the Pred universe.
The new weapons (whip) is adding to the Pred universe

A new life-cycle is MAKING SHIT UP.
New traits that transfer over to Aliens is MAKING SHIT UP.      
A Predator with Jedi powers would be MAKING SHIT UP.  

so if u lik the idea they're adding, if u dont, there making junk up right?

[Major Alan Schaefer]

Aeus...the majored looks like it likes it ... look at the poll lol

[Noir-Gojira]

so if u lik the idea they're adding, if u dont, there making junk up right?

Pretty much.

[Anomaly]

Wouldn't go that far. They are 'adding' something, just something most of us don't like. The general public won't care,

Of course they wont... thats why some people need to be awake at the wheel. They already got A:Res 10 years ago... they could give 2 craps about coherence now lol

[SiL]

But the point is she uses her guards so she doesn't have to detach from the eggsac otherwise she would have teared Ripley a new one the moment she entered the hive.

And if there had been no guards, that's exactly what she would've done - Got up and bitch slapped her ass.

They are the perfect organism but there is still quite a bit of variation between human-born aliens.

Yet nowhere near this much variation.

Also, the predalien only took 3 traits.  The ox/dog alien had 3 - bipedal, removal of dorsal tubes and beastlike look.

Predator took mandibles, dreadlocks, skin, two dorsal tubes. Dog Alien? Walks on four legs, no back tubes. The 'beast like' look doesn't count because that's just how ADI have made them ever since, even their human-born Aliens. It's not exclusive to the dog-born creature.

[Kriszilla]

It's funny how many people say that "most" don't like this new lifecycle. Check out the poll. Looks like "most" actually DO like this new form of the lifecycle.

[Aeus]

The only reason I can see for the whole regurgitation thing is that the Aliens need new Aliens fast, and noone can lay eggs, and egg morphing takes too long, so they do the regurgitation thing the impregnate people fast without the need for eggs. More dangerous yes, because they could get killed in the whole raping process but more efficient than egg morphing.

Egg morphing only takes a few hours judging from the events in Alien.

Yeah, but egg morphing doesn't impregnate people. It just makes facehuggers. Which then have to either leave the egg and find a host, or wait for one to come to them. Which is inefficient.

Are people still under the impression this movie is aimed at adults ... ?

Empire are. And I don't think you've seen enough to know whether it is or isn't.

[Major Alan Schaefer]

So now we're saying an alien counts how many traits it takes from a creature and can't take more? that's kinda stupid...

[megachu17]

what annoys me is comparing the dog alien and predalien to "normal" aliens. there r no "normal" aliens, just human breed ones, and dogs and humans r mor similar(geneticly) than humans or dogs r to preds.