Mr_Danger Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 They're both great films in their own right but they work really well together. Chalk and cheese in many respects so it's not more of the same when you get to Aliens. Aliens is mostly the better film though, mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 Â Aliens is mostly the better film though, mostly. Well played, sir. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Bloody nora does Battle: Los Angeles, ever end? I like disaster movies, because hey, the end of the world is shits and giggles. However this film seems to go on and on and Ariston, with no frickin stop gap. It was like we have two movies, let's splice them together and make the world's most boring disaster movie. It's not rubbish, it's just there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted October 8, 2014 Moderators Share Posted October 8, 2014 Holy shit, a film that Pat found tedious and long-winded! I never need to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Bloody Nora is a turn of phrase I've not heard since my nan passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 Did I make a mistake watching the 2003 director's cut instead of the 1979 theatrical version?Probably not, considering your thoughts on it. Even though it's got some scenes reinserted, it has a shorter running time as it's been re-edited a bit snappier for modern audience tastes. If you ever get the chance, go to a proper cinema showing of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 I watched all 4 Alien films over the last week and a bit, finished with Resurrection last night. It really is a drizzly piece of shit that fails on every level ( except Ron Pearlman obviously) I actually watched the original cut of Aliens for the first time in ages, it's still brilliant but the Directors cut is a thing of beauty. I also watched the original cut of Alien3. It's still a mess but there's some great ideas in there, would love to see a Fincher re-cut. Â Anyway tonight I'm watching Tombstone. Kurt Russell, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston. A cast so manly Branquey's balls are probably twitching just thinking about it. Kilmer's dapper Doc Holliday should have got him an oscar. Â I bloody love a good western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 8, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 Tombstone is marvellous. An awesome and really enjoyable western with the kind of cast that only confounded morons wouldn't enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I'm your Huckleberry, Devon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bettencourt Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014  Did I make a mistake watching the 2003 director's cut instead of the 1979 theatrical version?Probably not, considering your thoughts on it. Even though it's got some scenes reinserted, it has a shorter running time as it's been re-edited a bit snappier for modern audience tastes. If you ever get the chance, go to a proper cinema showing of it.   There's an Alien & Aliens double bill at one of the local cinemas on halloween. I'm tempted. I may actually prefer the 1979 original if it's longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 We're talking a few minutes of difference, and it's down to seconds being shaved off here and their to speed up the flow a bit. Â Alien and Aliens double bill. In a cinema. Proper big screen. No casual tapping away on your laptop or snapchatting whilst you watch it. Get in there. Â Which cinema is this, by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bettencourt Posted October 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2014 We're talking a few minutes of difference, and it's down to seconds being shaved off here and their to speed up the flow a bit. Â Alien and Aliens double bill. In a cinema. Proper big screen. No casual tapping away on your laptop or snapchatting whilst you watch it. Get in there. Â Which cinema is this, by the way? Â Vue cinema. Both director's cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 There's no real difference - the extra scenes in the later cut aren't worth the bother, and seeing as how badly Ridley Scott's directing has become in recent years I'd trust his first cut more. Â The two cuts of Aliens are much more distinct. Â And I'm still holding out hope that someone will find a workprint of the original cut of Alien 3 and finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 9, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 9, 2014 Watched The Last House On The Left last night. One of the worst films I think I've ever seen. Wes Craven is a bit shit, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted October 9, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted October 9, 2014 "So run you cur! RUN! You tell all the other curs the law's comin'!! YOU TELL 'EM I'M COMIN'! AND HECKS COMIN' WITH ME, YA HEAR??!? HECKS COMING WITH MAAAYYYYYY!" Dindindin dinkdadaDINKDINK Dindin...etc. Â "I know...let's have a spelling contest!" is one of my favourite quotes from any movie, ever. Well, how did you find Tombstone, Chokey? Fucking tremendous, on every level, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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