Macleod Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Blomkamp on his Alien You've been asked about this a lot, but I’m guessing that your Alien concept is completely done, right? I think it's totally dead, yes. That would be an accurate assumption at this point. It’s sad. I spent a long time working on that, and I feel like it was really pretty awesome. But politically, the way it’s gone now, and the way that it all is — it’s just not going to live. As in studio politics? Yeah. Ridley [Scott] was one of my idols growing up. He's so talented and he's made this film that really set me off in a direction. I want to just be as respectful and not go stamping around in this world that he created. I think that if the circumstances were different, and I didn't feel like I was getting too close to something that he obviously feels a massive personal connection to, that things may have played out differently. But I did want to be as respectful as possible. Have you seen Alien: Covenant? No I haven’t seen it yet. But I definitely want to check it out. https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/3/15703414/neill-blomkamp-oats-studios-short-films-sci-fi-district-9-chappie-elysium-rakka Read into that what you will. Personally, I read: "Ridley used to be my hero, before he fucked me over..." Edited June 4, 2017 by Macleod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookson Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 This is going to miss 200m WW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertman2 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 8 minutes ago, Cookson said: This is going to miss 200m WW. Maybe if it was a good movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 On 5/28/2017 at 1:28 PM, MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie said: This film gave me a new appreciation for Prometheus (which I was not a huge fan of). At least that film had atmosphere and stunning visuals. If Prometheus felt like a passion project for Ridley Scott, Covenant feels like a contractual obligation. (I know it was not.) Brings nothing at all new to the Alien franchise, and presents the familiar stuff in bland ways, IMO. Not exciting. Not tense. Not scary. Not thought-provoking. Ill be honest , I get this feeling Ridley doesn't spend enough time developing his movies to determine it's a passion project or not. They all look amazing, that's just innate talent. If it's good...Clearly he had a good script. Just my Ridley opinion. Maybe not completely accurate though...he's been very hit and miss his whole career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Funny how Michael Bay and Tony Scott were never respected even though they come from the same school as Ridley Scott. Edited June 5, 2017 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 hour ago, The Futurist said: Funny how Michael Bay and Tony Scott were never respected even though they come from the same school as Ridley Scott. Is that true ? https://www.criterion.com/people/5796-michael-bay Michael Bay is one of those auteur with more than one criterion release, I think he was vastly respected (industry and cinephiles) before failing to renew himself and pass to an other level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) People love to trash Michael Bay but let's be honest, he would be missed if he decided to stop making movies. Edited June 5, 2017 by tribefan695 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) And by school I meant : being commercials superstar directors, especially Ridley Scott who was te biggest star of this industry in the late 70's and 80's. Edited June 5, 2017 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 11 minutes ago, The Futurist said: And by school I meant : being commercials superstar directors, especially Ridley Scott who was te biggest star of this industry in the late 70's and 80's. He was a bigger star than Steven Spielberg in the late 70's and 80's ? Jaws, Close Encounter, E.T., Raiders, were all massive (all biggest movie of there respective year, except Close encounter with only the freak Star wars above it) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Barnack said: He was a bigger star than Steven Spielberg in the late 70's and 80's ? Jaws, Close Encounter, E.T., Raiders, were all massive (all biggest movie of there respective year, except Close encounter with only the freak Star wars above it) In the commercials industry, yes, he was THE one. Don't think Spielberg directed commercials, at least to my knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Just now, The Futurist said: In the commercials industry, yes, he was THE one. Don't think Spielberg directed commercials, at least to my knowledge. A commercial in the sense of shooting ads, I thought commercial movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, Barnack said: A commercial in the sense of shooting ads, I thought commercial movies. Sorry, english is not my mother tongue so sometimes I don't use the right words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 minute ago, The Futurist said: Sorry, english is not my mother tongue so sometimes I don't use the right words. Maybe they were, that what happen when 2 french speaking people speak in English to each others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 27 minutes ago, tribefan695 said: People love to trash Michael Bay but let's be honest, he would be missed if he decided to stop making movies. Yeah, people will miss the fun of trashing him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 The last Michael Bay movie I saw in theaters was The Rock, so I don't think I'd miss him much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, vc2002 said: Yeah, people will miss the fun of trashing him. Same difference. His dubious filmography is still a subject of significant interest in a way most bad filmmakers (and some good ones) aren't. Edited June 5, 2017 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 32 minutes ago, tribefan695 said: Same difference. His dubious filmography is still a subject of significant interest in a way most bad filmmakers (and some good ones) aren't. It's like I've always said, whether for good or bad, Bay had a clear impact on this industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpospoke Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Wow...this has to be the closest any reviewer has ever come to my opinions. I think I agreed with everything she said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjsQK5Dgi_Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alli Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I didn't think this was that bad. I kind of enjoyed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpospoke Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 49 minutes ago, Alli said: I didn't think this was that bad. I kind of enjoyed it Same review here. "I kind of enjoyed it". But seeing yet another Xenomorph kill fest has lost its novelty. The story I was most interested in was wedged in with a brief flashback so they could get back to showing another crew getting hunted down one by one again. *yawn* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
