Re: Of the 4 Alien films, what's your favorite one and why ?

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 14:40:14 GMT, moviePig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Bill_Ponting wrote:
>
> > Of the 4 Alien films (starring Sigourney
> > Weaver) made so far, what's your personal
> > favorite one (compared to the other three)
> > and please say why.
>
>My recall is that ALIENS singlehandedly introduced 
>most of its viewers to the possibility that 
>sequels could have merit (...which I'm not sure 
>was an ultimate Good).

That is a bit over the top. Though I must say that in '86 Aliens was
the single most intense film available, nothing came close to it. I
brought many people to see it and every time they were shocked how
good it was. I loved sitting next to guys and gals who just went nuts
watching it. 

This was way back when movies were things you could only see in a
theater. I still remember the girls in front of me the first viewing;
they slammed back in their seats so often my knees are still wonky.

It was more than just a movie at the time. It was the next wave. It
broke the walls down and let everyone know you could really challenge
the audience without insuting them. Anyone else remember when that
door was cut loose in the beginning and the sound rattled you? It was
that moment that I realized the movie was something outside of what I
had known before.

The movie just changed it all.

>I discount the earlier GODFATHER II in that 
>regard, inasmuch as (I think) it merely completed 
>the original novel ...a la THE LORD OF THE RINGS. 
>  (Yes, those are the *truer* sequels ...but we're 
>talking here about Hollywood afterthoughts.  Like 
>THE MATRICES 2/3.)

Spinwit

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