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So this movie to just put it out there is most def not with Alien or Aliens. However it's much better than Alien Ressurection (really not saying much) and Prometheus. It's perfectly in line with Alien 3 if I had to rank them, not sure which though I'd put over the other. As for the movie, the best thing I can say about it is that it had some great set pieces (the engineers city was fabulous) and great CGI work. All the space scenes felt cool and were done wonderfully. The film also had some great terror moments and action sequences that I genuinely enjoyed. I think Daniels did a good job, nothing amazing, and she was at least interesting enough for me to root for her. I will say though her husband's death at the beginning of the movie felt like a wasted opportunity as you have no idea who these people are and yet, I'm suppose to feel a connection/sympathy? Just a very odd move for Scott. Which brings us to the bad: I think what's bad about the movie is that I felt things just "happened" but with no explanation or reason. Somewhat like Prometheus, you walk out with more confusion and questiins than anwsers. However the few questions you do get a grasp of an anwser for I didn't like (which I'll get to my "ugly"). The characters in this one to me weren't neccessarily "bad", but were just super under developed. I think the only names I remember were Daniels, Tennesee (that's probably more of me just finding the bame funny than anything he did), and then of course the two andriods Walter and David. And seriously, I'm sorry but these characters made stupid decision after stupid decision which made it so I couldn't help but shake my head and think "my god, just die already please". First of all, it makes ZERO sense to go to a planet you just found out randomly when the other planet you have alluded to saying they've studied it, ran test run simulations, were extremely cautious. However, one weird distress signal and then boom, okay, let's just go to this planet for no reason other than it looks great and it's close (the whole pod scare to me was lame, sorry). And then they're down there on a planet they have no idea about, and are walking around helmetless! I know it's a breathable planet, but seriously? You still should be wearing hazard outfits as you have no idea what toxins or harmfull chemicals you could be in contact with. Which, clearly does NOT cross the mind of anyone there as one dude when they find the ship, he's sticking his face in those pores and squeezing them and shit, and alas, he breathes the shit in. I mean.....come on now. There werea lot of dumb moments in this movie and I can't remember them all, one of the biggest later when "captain guy" (dont remember his name) went down with David and saw the eggs.......AND STUCK HIS FACE IN IT. Um, WHAT?! Are these guys suppose to be like scientists or at least a human with half a brain? David is probably sitting there thinking "fucking idiot". And then you have all the characters down (including daniels) askingfor the covenent to get them and they would of sooner except for 1 person who actually said "um no" and was smart......until she wasn't and agreed to go down. Do they have any idea they are risking the lives of all those colonists??? Ughh.... And now with that rant out if the way, now we get to The Ugly portion : safe to say, I didn't find much about this film that I hated where I would loathe it and mark it ugly, which is a good thing. The bad thing is though is that there is a horrendous ugly portion to this, and that happens to be the storyline/plot. To be more specific, I'm saying all the bits with David and his reasons for what he does. I'm sorry, but it's absolutely incredulously lameto have our classic xenomorph be made by......a robot? Seriously? Was Scott drinking when he wrote this shit? And how would an andriod know how to do any of that??? Like come on now, I get there's artificial intelligence and that some computers can think "creatively" (iput that in quotes as technically even a computers suppose "reasoning" still is embedded and wired around what we program in it), however this is flat out ridiculous. And why were all the Aliens different looking? Why did it matter if you ingested the spore and gave birthro one, or if you created a facehugger, facehugger on host, then host gives birth? And why would David even bother creating the eggs/facehuggers when the spores were already creating basically the same thing? Ugh. My head hurts. Overall, it's a movie that you'll watch and might have some fun with action/terror sequences, so if you're just in it for fun then you'll enjoy the movie more. However if you're looking for more in depth knowleddge of how the xeno's were formed (and like you know, taking the movie seriously), you'll be dissapointed for sure. Overall rating C, 6/10.

I'll post my more in depth review on RTM, but for here I'll say I gave it a 6/10, C rating. It wasn't flat out terrible as it had some good action sequences and some really nice set pieces, but other than that I hated the story. The plot to me was just too over the top, and although I liked some of the characters, they annoyed me more as really they made stupid decision after stupid decision. I can't say I'm dissapointed as I went in with little to expect, so my attitude to it is just blah. I guess what is frustrating about it is just the fact that these movies were suppose to anwser our questions, and yet this movie just made questions and the few "answers" Scott gave us I didn't like.

Damnit! I should of warned you! Cover your eyes!

Just got home after seeing this, will post a more in depth review later when I have all my thoughts together. For now, all I'll say is that it's definitely nowhere Alien or Aliens, but at the same time it's not as bad as Alien 4 or Prometheus. It's def in the middle where it has some good parts and things going for it, but then at times can be frustrating.

Seeing this tonight at 7!

Accidental??? RIDLEY WAS GENIOUS.......

ORO?!

I think we can all agree that the latter two Alien movies are nowhere in league with the first two, that much is clear. And even the latter two are seperate of each other as Alien 3 for me was just okay (C rating), whereas Alien Ressurection......it's as low as an F as you can go. I hated every moment of it. Seriously. There wasn't even one scene I liked.

It's really tough to pick between Alien and Aliens. Alien was indeed a masterpiece that will go down as one of most thrilling, terrifying essembled horror movie for decades. With Aliens, Cameron showed why he is one of the best directors out there,as instead of trying to "out do" Alien and hash out an Alien 2.0, he instead took the saga and made it his own. He kept the eerieness we love, but he added and even developed more character development than even the first one, even side characters were fleshed out nicely and you legit felt horrible for their deaths. Both movies are classics and phenomenal in their own ways.

You haven't seen it till now?!?! ? You've been deprived your whole life.

Well, I graduated with a bachelor's in Psych, you figure out what I can do with that. ?

20,000?!?!!!? ????

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Yeeeeeeeah....... I don't have that.

Wait. You can charge $5000 on a credit card?....???

Well, hopefully with this new rule we can make everyone happy and a more enjoyable place to be.

Naw, cause only New Englanders like the Pats, elsewhere we're hated. For some reason Dallas is universally loved/liked (I mean there are those that hate them, like division rivals).

In all seriousness, I'm glad to hear what everyone thinks of this, and what concerns you may feel this could present. We really do try to make everyone happy and want this place to be a place you can come and post freely without judgement, and just have fun.

? if that's the case......then the Dallas Cowboys would be the winners.... ???

When it comes to super hero movies, I'm not gonna lie I have zero knowledge why there is so much animosity between the two (I mean, I don't understand why they just can't get along and apreciate one another). Those are the films that I know are a big source of negativity on both ends (those who troll and those who are over protective of their film even recieving a minor criticism).

No, in fact I agree with you. I love debates with different opinions, as let's face it: if we all felt the same way this site would be really boring. I think what we're just asking is that we keep in mind of being respectful to others and their opinions (whether you understand them or not). You can say your peace about a movie, and even debate it with someone and that's awesome, it's what this site is about. For example, something like: "I really hated this movie, I felt that the plot really lagged in the first half of the movie and the was rushed the last ten minutes" vs. "This movie is a fucking turd and a fucking waste of time. Piece of shit!" The latter wouldn't break forums rules keep in mind, however constantly spamming negative reviews as such is what we're trying to avoid. It really serves no point and like you suggested, no debates. It's like arguing with a wall.