tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post4095917389399871523..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Alien Week: Colonial Marine TechJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-39388236787498926072017-05-15T17:21:33.574-04:002017-05-15T17:21:33.574-04:00ALIEN3 fails simply because in the opening scene t...ALIEN3 fails simply because in the opening scene the director kills off both Hicks and Newt. If they had survived to be killed off in the second or third act of the film, then Alien3 would have had a more positive reception. Even James Cameron thought it was a bad move to kill them off so early in the film, simply because he knew it would anger the audience. It was as foolish as if in ALIENS Cameron had killed off Ripley in the opening scene and made the film about the Colonial Marines. I can not defend Alien3 because of the throw away deaths of both Hicks and Newt. This is something done if in real life the actor is dead or unavailable.<br /><br />SGB SGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137406272001346149noreply@blogger.com