Originally posted by Esau Cairn
Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 hours) was originally approached...His version could've been interesting....
I haven't seen much by him, but I doubt there are many other people who could have elevated the b-movie premise into an extremely influential science fiction masterpiece the way Ridley Scott did. Well, Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger. I think he too deserves a lot of the credit.
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I haven't seen much by him, but I doubt there are many other people who could have elevated the b-movie premise into an extremely influential science fiction masterpiece the way Ridley Scott did. Well, Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger. I think he too deserves a lot of the credit.
Ridley's pitch was that he wanted to make "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ...in space.
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Actually Alien created the franchise. Without it there would have been no Aliens.James Cameron admitted that he was just a big fan of Alien.
Which is obvious because he just redid it with more guns and aliens without adding anything intelligent to it.
Of course alien started it all. It's an incredible and
Timeless movie much like, a new hope but empire did
It better haha.
No, I'm just dickin around. I can't say one is better than the
Other. They work so well off each other. I don't know how
You can say aliens did nothing intelligent. It was a well
Crafted and written expansion on the first story. Alien 3 is
The sequel that retold the original and 4 just...,well
That's better to not be discussed :-/
Weyland-Yutani Using Mind-Controlled Xenomorphs for Alien 5?
http://www.aliensversuspredator.net/news/weyland-yutani-using-mind-controlled-xenomorphs-in-alien-5
sounds like they might be using the story called Aliens: Earth War.
Originally posted by Tzeentch
He's kind of a bad director, to be perfectly honest. I'm convinced that the quality of Alien, much like the original Star Wars films, was due to a kick-ass support team.
Ridiculous statement. So Blade Runner, Gladiator, American Gangster, Black Hawk Down, Thelma and Louise, etc... just flukes? and there's plenty of other underrated films of his that i really lIke (The Counselor, 1492, etc). He doesn't do a lot of writing, but purely as a director he's easily one of the best And he doesn't just stick to one genre, much lIke Stanley Kubrick. He eclectic.
Blomkamp released some new concept art
http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/neill-blomkamp-updates-us-on-his-alien-film-with-new-concept-art-218
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Ridiculous statement. So Blade Runner, Gladiator, American Gangster, Black Hawk Down, Thelma and Louise, etc... just flukes? and there's plenty of other underrated films of his that i really lIke (The Counselor, 1492, etc). He doesn't do a lot of writing, but purely as a director he's easily one of the best And he doesn't just stick to one genre, much lIke Stanley Kubrick. He eclectic.
I actually consider Blade Runner one of the most overrated movies ever, but Gladiator is in my top ten films of all time. Black Hawk Down is phenomenal and Prometheus gets lots of undeserved hate IMO. But yeah Ridley Scott is a pure director, and a damn good one.
I'm not a big Blade Runner fan, either. I think it's just kind of the sci-fi noir detective feel that appeals to people, but it's not really my cup of tea either. Which is why I couldn't care less about the Blade Runner sequel that he is working on. I hope he does Prometheus 2 next... don't want him to die before he finishes it.
Originally posted by Patient_LeechBlade Runner and Gladiator are both extremely middling, Black Hawk Down is somewhere around above average, as is Thelma and Lois and American Gangster.
Ridiculous statement. So Blade Runner, Gladiator, American Gangster, Black Hawk Down, Thelma and Louise, etc... just flukes? and there's plenty of other underrated films of his that i really lIke (The Counselor, 1492, etc). He doesn't do a lot of writing, but purely as a director he's easily one of the best And he doesn't just stick to one genre, much lIke Stanley Kubrick. He eclectic.
Meanwhile, Robin Hood was crap, Prometheus was crap, Exodus was crap, G.I. Jane was crap, Kingdom of Heaven was crap, The Counselor was crap, Matchstick Men was good. That's not a particularly amazing resume.
RE this movie: I actually have zero faith in Blonkamp as a director at this point. I mean, by his own admission he's kind of a shitty director, so why do people keep paying him to make movies? He's an idea man- take him on as an art director or something, but don't let him near the script or the director's chair.
Originally posted by Tzeentch
Blade Runner and Gladiator are both extremely middling, Black Hawk Down is somewhere around above average, as is Thelma and Lois and American Gangster.Meanwhile, Robin Hood was crap, Prometheus was crap, Exodus was crap, G.I. Jane was crap, Kingdom of Heaven was crap, The Counselor was crap, Matchstick Men was good. That's not a particularly amazing resume.
RE this movie: I actually have zero faith in Blonkamp as a director at this point. I mean, by his own admission he's kind of a shitty director, so why do people keep paying him to make movies? He's an idea man- take him on as an art director or something, but don't let him near the script or the director's chair.