tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post7149887317135421319..comments2024-03-17T07:11:44.454-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Sci-Tech #4: Colonial Marines EditionJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-24720099710727317842012-02-11T13:15:22.725-05:002012-02-11T13:15:22.725-05:00Hi everyone,
SGB: Great point! David Fincher'...Hi everyone,<br /><br />SGB: Great point! David Fincher's aesthetic about films has been described with the phrase "movies that scar," and I think you see that in Alien 3, which, to some degree, is rather alienating. I'm of the mind that this was the point. To move away COMPLETELY from Aliens. <br /><br />You know: Let's see the autopsy of a child. Let's see Bishop countenance suicide. Let's see Ripley decide that force can't win this time and decide that she wins by losing, by dying. I like Hicks and Newt very much, and miss them, but I also feel that Alien 3 is good because it happens to be so uncompromising. There's no negotiation or bargaining here. I think it's a valid way to do things, but gosh, it is not crowd pleasing, is it?<br /><br />Lionel: I want one but won't put up the cash. Too much money...<br /><br />Randal: You very much are aligned with my perspective, I see. For me, Alien 3 is just as different from Aliens as Cameron's film was from Scott's, and that makes it great. The third film has its own unique vibe and artistic point to make, so I adore it, even if I hate to see Hicks and Newt die so abruptly.<br /><br />Excellent insights!<br /><br />best,<br />JohnJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-31046909176943130652012-02-11T08:50:18.970-05:002012-02-11T08:50:18.970-05:00Alien 3 truly is underrated, and keeps with the &q...Alien 3 truly is underrated, and keeps with the "tradition" (retrospectively, of course!) of something new being tried with each of the first three films. But I too lamented the loss of Hicks and Newt because they surviving the crash as well could have added another layer of drama to the third movie. Oh well.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-63435801156330374062012-02-10T18:51:49.580-05:002012-02-10T18:51:49.580-05:00I want one of those pulse rifles, too, but even if...I want one of those pulse rifles, too, but even if I could afford them, I can't get them here in Canada. Pity.Lionel Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024473793409118944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-80497443317760679372012-02-10T17:35:10.021-05:002012-02-10T17:35:10.021-05:00I enjoyed both ALIEN(1979)and ALIENS(1986). ALIEN ...I enjoyed both ALIEN(1979)and ALIENS(1986). ALIEN 3(1992)was disappointing for me only because Cpl. Dwayne Hicks(Michael Biehn) and Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden(Carrie Henn)were immediately killed off during the opening credits. I believe on the audio commentary for ALIENS James Cameron said you should not have killed off those characters that early in the film or at all because you alienated the audience(no pun intended). If those characters had been killed off later in the film or not at all, then I would have liked Alien3.<br /><br />SGBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-71222418663459021862012-02-10T12:44:30.023-05:002012-02-10T12:44:30.023-05:00Hi Pete,
Thanks for the correction, Pete. I had ...Hi Pete,<br /><br />Thanks for the correction, Pete. I had a mental lapse, apparently...<br /><br />Fixed!<br /><br />best,<br />JohnJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-89367484801048749532012-02-10T12:40:41.379-05:002012-02-10T12:40:41.379-05:00A nit to pick: The Marines; ship is the Sulaco. Th...A nit to pick: The Marines; ship is the Sulaco. The Narcissus was the escape ship Ripley used in the first movie to get off the Nostromo.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238621824737676749noreply@blogger.com