Some alleged sets from afore mentioned Ridley Scott space flick.
https://www.scified.com/topic/42072
All very intruiging at this point...
Mmmmm, almost forgotten that this was in the works.
Nice to see a few officially released images popping up now. Featuring Michael Fassbender, no less.
But Prometheus was such a pile of dog shit, that it makes getting excited about this next to impossible.
Who'd be an Alien fan, eh?
At least they can't blame Damon Lindeloff if this one turns out to be bobbins too.
Cautiously optimistic that they deliver a good movie this time around.
I walked out of Prometheus a bit stunned by some of the imagery and savageness, but thought the movie overall was strangely lifeless for large parts, and certain bits were so idiotic that they really threw me out of the film.
Be interesting to see Danny McBride in it.
Little vid of one of the stars in a sleeping pod.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/sci-fi/new-behind-the-scenes-alien-covenant-video-features-katherine-watersons-a144221
An Alien film I'm kinda 'meh' on but now I'm suddenly interested because Danny McBride's in it. That shouldn't really be the pull.
I just watched The Beast Within : The Making Of Alien. It's about three hours long but a really fascinating looking at the making of Alien, literally from its conception to the opening night. As a fan of Giger I really enjoyed his segments. Seems like he was a real interesting guy. So watching that has given me a renewed interest in Alien Covenant. I don't want to get my hopes up too much...but if this is done right...
Quote from: Im_not_Frank on 12 August, 2016, 08:52:20 AM
I just watched The Beast Within : The Making Of Alien. It's about three hours long but a really fascinating looking at the making of Alien, literally from its conception to the opening night. As a fan of Giger I really enjoyed his segments. Seems like he was a real interesting guy. So watching that has given me a renewed interest in Alien Covenant. I don't want to get my hopes up too much...but if this is done right...
Fantastic stuff. I spent £10.66 on the Alien:Quadrilogy DVD during an HMV promotion, and it was one of the best bargains ever.
The storyboards, character designs and Dan O'Bannon stuff are fascinationg, and thats just a small bit of a fantastic documentary.
I was one of those weirdos who didn't hate Prometheus (I'd rank it above the first Dark Horse Aliens series but below the second (the one which had [spoiler]Ripley appear in the last panel[/spoiler]). I also quite liked Predators Vs Alien: Requiem (didn't like Predators so much though).
Looking forward to the new Aliens film. The large tree trunks make me suspect a possible Avatar influence...
Lot of interesting new set images have been making the rounds. I really don't want to be too optimistic. Especially after Prometheus.
These leaked photos can be found here (https://www.comicbookmovie.com/other/spoilers-first-look-at-the-new-xenomorphs-facehuggers-more-from-alien-a146361)
The [spoiler]zenomorph's look a bit Alien: Resurrection.[/spoiler]
Still kinda interested in this, but it's a good while yet before it hits the cinema's...
Quote from: Spikes on 29 October, 2016, 12:21:09 PM
These leaked photos can be found here (https://www.comicbookmovie.com/other/spoilers-first-look-at-the-new-xenomorphs-facehuggers-more-from-alien-a146361)
The [spoiler]zenomorph's look a bit Alien: Resurrection.[/spoiler]
Still kinda interested in this, but it's a good while yet before it hits the cinema's...
Should I spoil the plot as to why they look like that? :D
If the answer to that question was dreamed up by Ridley Scott, then yes, tell us now. It'll save us the price of a cinema ticket next August, ;)
Quote from: Spikes on 29 October, 2016, 12:41:44 PM
If the answer to that question was dreamed up by Ridley Scott, then yes, tell us now. It'll save us the price of a cinema ticket next August, ;)
Sadly I have no concrete spoilers, just A theory I've come up with after seeing the set images. Just in case I'll explain and hide in spoiler text [spoiler]What if David is trying to resurrect Wayland via Xenomorph DNA? And that's why the neomorphs look like they do. Or maybe David is using Wayland's DNA as a base template to create new life? Wayland would still get his immortality just not in the way he expected[/spoiler].
Read on the 'net that they look different because [spoiler]they grow on trees. Literally. Trees corrupted by the black fluid, which is what is was designed to do (drop it on a planet, watch the fauna go wild)[/spoiler] A recycled idea from an old Alien 3 or 4 script, apparently.
I'm not sure I'm keen on the idea on that site that they're [spoiler]genetically engineered by David. I preferred my aliens to be, well , alien. I know they'll be kind of indirectly engineered anyway as a result of that black fluid, (and I'm not over keen on that) but at least the source was extraterrestrial. Technically, considering the 'Engineers' are almost human.., or more accurately, we're almost them..[\spoiler]
Oooh now it 3 months early...
(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/vkcep0msr7zu500p21db.jpg)
Love that poster.
Hoping that we get a film more in line with Alien than Prometheus. I'll be keeping the fingers crossed.
Quote from: Rately on 24 November, 2016, 10:06:17 AM
Love that poster.
Me too. That one word is enough, huh?
QuoteHoping that we get a film more in line with Alien than Prometheus.
Something midway is fine with me... with reservations.
I would have thought if it is that close to you then it's too late to run.
Quote from: Mardroid on 24 November, 2016, 05:42:12 PM
Quote from: Rately on 24 November, 2016, 10:06:17 AM
Love that poster.
Me too. That one word is enough, huh?
QuoteHoping that we get a film more in line with Alien than Prometheus.
Something midway is fine with me... with reservations.
Definitely a well chosen tagline!
Since I first watched Aliens as a young fella, and later Ridley Scott's original, I've always loved these movies. The sheer tension of the first two, the artistry that was applied to the creatures, technology, world's... Just absolutely fantastic stuff.
Like you, I've some reservations as to what we can expect. If we can take the gorgeous images of Prometheus and add in the characters and action set pieces of Aliens, with the tension and claustrophobia of Alien, then I'll be a happy fella.
Not much to ask for, surely? ;)
Quote from: soggy on 24 November, 2016, 07:10:24 PM
I would have thought if it is that close to you then it's too late to run.
I believe silent resignition is the best cause of action at that distance. And a new pair of pants.
I was at a con a few years back when apout of the corner of my eye, down a narrow corridor I spotted a guy in a Xnomorph cosplay. The tail was suspended by a thin but of wire to the back of the head and waved in unisen with the seemingly erratic movement. To say I jumped a mile is an understatement, I was fucking bricking myself, and I think that speaks for itself at just how genuinely affective th design is at scaring folk. It's almost primal.
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 25 November, 2016, 08:37:58 AM
Quote from: soggy on 24 November, 2016, 07:10:24 PM
I would have thought if it is that close to you then it's too late to run.
I believe silent resignition is the best cause of action at that distance. And a new pair of pants.
I was at a con a few years back when apout of the corner of my eye, down a narrow corridor I spotted a guy in a Xnomorph cosplay. The tail was suspended by a thin but of wire to the back of the head and waved in unisen with the seemingly erratic movement. To say I jumped a mile is an understatement, I was fucking bricking myself, and I think that speaks for itself at just how genuinely affective th design is at scaring folk. It's almost primal.
It really is the most terrifying monster due to the design. Mind you, when you see how the bloody thing is "birthed", it becomes all the more terrifying.
Just a fantastically well thought out bit of design.
Quote from: Rately on 25 November, 2016, 10:55:22 AM
It really is the most terrifying monster due to the design. Mind you, when you see how the bloody thing is "birthed", it becomes all the more terrifying.
Just a fantastically well thought out bit of design.
Kudos to the original actor though - the way he moved was just eerie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFpgu1L1YIc
H.R Geiger was a genius and we'll never see his like again. :'(
Quote from: Pyroxian on 25 November, 2016, 12:00:51 PM
Quote from: Rately on 25 November, 2016, 10:55:22 AM
It really is the most terrifying monster due to the design. Mind you, when you see how the bloody thing is "birthed", it becomes all the more terrifying.
Just a fantastically well thought out bit of design.
Kudos to the original actor though - the way he moved was just eerie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFpgu1L1YIc
Fantastic performance.
Am i right in thinking he was a Nigerian art student? Been a while since i watched the Quadrilogy documentaries, so i may be wrong.
Quote from: dweezil2 on 25 November, 2016, 12:23:08 PM
H.R Geiger was a genius and we'll never see his like again. :'(
Totally agree. Some of his artwork has to be seen to be believed. So strange and. no pun intended, alien. He was a perfect choice to help design the Xenomorph.
Quote from: Rately on 25 November, 2016, 01:39:34 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 25 November, 2016, 12:23:08 PM
H.R Geiger was a genius and we'll never see his like again. :'(
Totally agree. Some of his artwork has to be seen to be believed. So strange and. no pun intended, alien. He was a perfect choice to help design the Xenomorph.
I wonder what he could have brought to the franchise, If he had been utilised properly, instead of being used almost as an afterthought, for these sequels/prequels?
Quote from: Spikes on 26 November, 2016, 12:59:46 PM
Quote from: Rately on 25 November, 2016, 01:39:34 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 25 November, 2016, 12:23:08 PM
H.R Geiger was a genius and we'll never see his like again. :'(
Totally agree. Some of his artwork has to be seen to be believed. So strange and. no pun intended, alien. He was a perfect choice to help design the Xenomorph.
I wonder what he could have brought to the franchise, If he had been utilised properly, instead of being used almost as an afterthought, for these sequels/prequels?
God only knows.
I can only imagine what he would have designed for Prometheus if they'd let him loose on the Engineers and Aliens.
I think out of all the sequels/prequels he had input only on Alien3, and Prometheus.
His time on Alien3 was relatively short - weeks? A month?, and he only got that on the insistence of director David Fincher. Prometheus was much less than that. In real terms; 'Hey, Giger pop down to the studio and see what we are doing, and can you design us a mural whilst you are at it..?'
Quote from: Spikes on 26 November, 2016, 01:36:37 PM
I think out of all the sequels/prequels he had input only on Alien3, and Prometheus.
His time on Alien3 was relatively short - weeks? A month?, and he only got that on the insistence of director David Fincher. Prometheus was much less than that. In real terms; 'Hey, Giger pop down to the studio and see what we are doing, and can you design us a mural whilst you are at it..?'
Movie studios are bonkers!
The goings on surrounding Alien 3 alone would put most people off ever working on a movie.
James Franco for Alien Covenant. Some alleged film info too so spoiler warning.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/12/09/surprise-james-franco-and-danny-mcbride-will-be-reunited-in-alien-covenant
Quote from: IAMTHESYSTEM on 12 December, 2016, 09:55:20 AM
James Franco for Alien Covenant. Some alleged film info too so spoiler warning.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/12/09/surprise-james-franco-and-danny-mcbride-will-be-reunited-in-alien-covenant
Very good news.
I remember he was also heavily linked with the new Predator movie.
Mmmmm, a trailer of some kinds to be popping up soon...
Interesting.
Quote from: Spikes on 12 December, 2016, 07:50:05 PM
Mmmmm, a trailer of some kinds to be popping up soon...
Interesting.
Here you go. Strikes me as a bit hammy actually.
https://youtu.be/EmI77ZBeJrQ
You Devil...
Three new images just appears, each picture in order got numbers, guess it countdown to new trailer this Friday?
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Confirmation's in that the trailer is coming tomorrow!
Quote from: HdE on 24 December, 2016, 03:33:01 PM
Confirmation's in that the trailer is coming tomorrow!
Bad promotion. Everyone will be too drunk/fat/stoned to watch it.
Quote from: IAMTHESYSTEM on 24 December, 2016, 04:44:57 PM
Quote from: HdE on 24 December, 2016, 03:33:01 PM
Confirmation's in that the trailer is coming tomorrow!
Bad promotion. Everyone will be too drunk/fat/stoned to watch it.
I'll be glad for the distraction!!! :lol:
Merry Christmas!
https://youtu.be/H0VW6sg50Pk (https://youtu.be/H0VW6sg50Pk)
Watched that this morning and I have to say that it filled me with dread - not from fear of it being bad, but bloody hell the facehugger jumping out? The trailer had a bit of a mix of Alien and Aliens in what was going on, and the only bit that I cringed at was the "oooohhh they're getting naughty, what's that Alien tail up to?" but then the Alien appeared.
That bloody facehugger!!!
I personally think there's lots of incredibly positive stuff in this trailer. It does look properly scary, which is something Prometheus couldn't claim.
In fact, I'd go as far as to say it runs as a blow by blow of everything I ideally want from a good Alien movie. Something we haven't seen before: check. Characters tested beyond their limits: check. Facehuggers being scary and disgusting: Check. Oh my f***in' stars and garters, check! Checkity-check-check-checkeroo with a side helping of [spoiler]'Oh my, it appears Billy Crudup won't last long in this one'[/spoiler] As for the final shot with the grisly shower scene... I think that's bloody masterful. Anyone else notice that the Alien appears to have a HUGE handspan in that scene?
Of course, we won't know a damned thing about the movie's quality until it arrives in cinemas. But I'm looking forward to it.
Love the trailer. My only worry would be that I absolutely adored the Prometheus trailers, and it didn't quite live up to the excitement the trailer built.
Whatever can be said, we can surely all agree that it looks bloody amazing.
Having read a few set reports I'm led to believe that the Alien is a more familiar creature with a few additions that chalk up the fear factor!
Quote from: HdE on 26 December, 2016, 05:40:50 PM
I personally think there's lots of incredibly positive stuff in this trailer. It does look properly scary, which is something Prometheus couldn't claim.
Movie itself yes, but Prometheus trailers were small pieces of art compared to this rather mediocre Covenant trailer.
I think that's subjective, really - different folks seem to want very different things from these films.
Looks good to me and I'm glad Scott appears to have dialled up the horror, as Prometheus felt a little too restrained to me.
I'm going to be honest about my reaction to this and say that at this point I just don't trust Scott to deliver.
I compare trailers, nothing more. Prometheus trailer was full of spectacular visuals, sound effects that brings sense of terror and insecurity, there was promise of horror and danger and not in "in your face" way. The movie itself lack of those (except sound and pictures) but as I said, this is about how trailer works before The movie. Covenant is simple, sound and music barelly adds nothing special to mood.
Prometheus trailer was experience that promised us even greater experience (and finał product failed us), Covenant trailer promised nice visuals and aliens but as a trailer is one of many proper trailers in the sea of Hollywood products.
Eh, it's kunda hard to express my feeling abut this in english...
Like any great commercials director Ridley Scott has been perfectly competent at delivering very snazzy looking, plainly told action spectacles like Alien, Gladiator, The Martian. When he tries to go deeper, he tends to fall. This is evident in his tinkering with Blade Runner and the Deckard replicant question - it's not a clever twist declaring Deckard a replicant and many fans seem to gravitate to and prefer the original ambiguity/or deckard is human context and not having the question blatantly answered.*
Which is in contrast to the mis-judged proliferation of loose-ends in Prometheus. Again he seems to misunderstand his own films, so maybe Covenant is a recognition of that and is basically more of an Alien remake that reduces the role of the ancient aliens and man's origin tropes to some nice, moody scenes or it's more of the same. Either way it's not that interesting.
I'll take a Wooden Planet and Space Monks (http://vincentwardfilms.com/concepts/alien-3/unrequited-visio/) over it any day.
*"You once said he's a Replicant in the first one.
Of course he's a bloody Replicant! He's going to have to admit it.
So don't Replicants die after four years?
I'm not going to tell you. You'll have to see the story. It'll all make sense." (https://www.yahoo.com/movies/ridley-scott-on-bringing-the-1267400533827638.html)
All a bit 'meh', to be honest, but we shall see.
As with most franchises, the steam eventually runs out....
New clip Prologue just out now, it is: Last Supper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I)
Better crew than that film, and nice touch to the original film ;)
Liked the prologue, and very excited about the film. The [spoiler]choke fake-out[/spoiler] seemed a bit of a cheap gag though, in something that I really want to take itself deadly seriously. Also that short clip gave me the impression it hasn't captured the naturalness of the dialogue in that first Alien film - the chat was definitely more in the 'here is what I think about that character so you know where we stand' vein than the 'this is just a bunch of folk chatting naturally and you happen to be listening' approach of Alien. That's not a dealbreaker though, just a very minor nitpick.
Still all the way in for this, was one of the seemingly few who loved Prometheus so no doubt this will hit the spot.
It was OK, but nowt really that special.
On a - kinda - related matter, I see that Shane Black's Predator film has just started filming...
Its not that it was nowt special it was nowt full stop. Just felt indulgent, especially with the gag gag. Still looked pretty.
Good grief Colin, you're not wrong. Looked great, played well, but I've already seen it.
Nice and simple, like first poster "Run"
(http://i.imgur.com/PPMPUq3.jpg)
New trailer tomorrow, apparently! :)
I actually think this looks pretty good but I don't want to get my hopes up because Prometheus was so awful.
The McBride / Franco pairing is a bit odd as they are better known for their comedy work together.
Also as someone mentioned this a while back here is a picture of the Nigerian actor, Bolaji Badejo, who played the xenomorph in the original:
(http://i.imgur.com/obkc5Tk.jpg)
Plus video of him walking around in the suit.
https://youtu.be/vFpgu1L1YIc (https://youtu.be/vFpgu1L1YIc)
Seems it's another Alien film.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svnAD0TApb8&ebc=ANyPxKqdZX7g_3qBuo9-x739PD1OzdCMm6Mchb-QUwy-g790BDILd4Ef_o0U8Uh4KuF3Mjlftd4euOQGYYdd5iQlnDc2R7_efg
Looks incredibly by the numbers and generic.
And "Human vegetation"? Really? Doesn't bode well for the script...
Quote from: JOE SOAP on 01 March, 2017, 02:14:57 AM
Seems it's another Alien film.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svnAD0TApb8&ebc=ANyPxKqdZX7g_3qBuo9-x739PD1OzdCMm6Mchb-QUwy-g790BDILd4Ef_o0U8Uh4KuF3Mjlftd4euOQGYYdd5iQlnDc2R7_efg
In the current climate of increasingly formulaic comic book movies, that's good enough for me. :)
Well THAT hits the spots and ticks all the right boxes.
Consider it a trio to the cinema indeed!
Oh I just don't know. I mean the cast are good and it looks lovely (apart from the swinging from a moving shuttle bit, which was naff), but this was true of Promethebottom. Is it going to do anything new, or be the same old believable-future-meets-xenomorph tropes trotted out again, but jammed full of inconsistent Von Daniken bobbins and supposedly deeeep mysteries* with no solutions that are really just an excuse for some random cool imagery and nothing more.
Still, there's just enough there to push my dormant Alien button, so maybe.
*How do you have terrestrial vegetation without insects or birds? What eats the dead cellulose so the planet isn't miles deep in dead plant matter? How does an obvious cultivar like that wheat spread its seeds without active human management? Why am I pretty sure nobody cares?
Quote from: TordelBack on 01 March, 2017, 09:57:53 AM
*How do you have terrestrial vegetation without insects or birds? What eats the dead cellulose so the planet isn't miles deep in dead plant matter? How does an obvious cultivar like that wheat spread its seeds without active human management? Why am I pretty sure nobody cares?
Spoiler (but you probably know it if you've read other blurb): [spoiler]I'm sure the android chap from Prometheus is involved in that. And possibly that black gunk.[/spoiler]
It looks good. I guess it's not a bad thing to lean more towards the aliens side of things, but I do hope they do something different too, to differentiate it from the other films.[spoiler] (And I don't mean the spine popper.)[/spoiler] I hope they don't leave too much of the subjects from Prometheus behind. No matter how low people tend to esteem that film (I actually thought it was okay, but I can understand people's reactions) the
ideas in it weren't bad, at least.
Quote from: Mardroid on 01 March, 2017, 01:03:42 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 01 March, 2017, 09:57:53 AM
*How do you have terrestrial vegetation without insects or birds? What eats the dead cellulose so the planet isn't miles deep in dead plant matter? How does an obvious cultivar like that wheat spread its seeds without active human management? Why am I pretty sure nobody cares?
Spoiler (but you probably know it if you've read other blurb): [spoiler]I'm sure the android chap from Prometheus is involved in that. And possibly that black gunk.[/spoiler]
It looks good. I guess it's not a bad thing to lean more towards the aliens side of things, but I do hope they do something different too, to differentiate it from the other films.[spoiler] (And I don't mean the spine popper.)[/spoiler] I hope they don't leave too much of the subjects from Prometheus behind. No matter how low people tend to esteem that film (I actually thought it was okay, but I can understand people's reactions) the ideas in it weren't bad, at least.
I agree, Mardroid.
Hopefully, as well as looking absolutely gorgeous they add some meat to the bones, give David a Forbidden Planet-ish vibe, answer the question of where Elizabeth Shaw has gone and revitalise one of the great creatures of sci-fi/horror. I wouldn't mind if they set up a long game with this movie of the Alien finally making its way to Earth.
It's all too much to ask for, but i'm eternally optimistic when it comes to the movies.
I envisage an Alien film finishing with a whale frantically breaching and slapping itself against the surface of the ocean, a huge face-hugger clamped over its blow hole, or a dead mouse with an exploded chest behind the hero's skirting board, a tiny face-hugger lying close by.
Ho hum.
Anyhoo, can't seem to get YouTube working for me today so haven't seen the trailer yet. I'm also glad I'm not the only one who thought Prometheus was okay. The only film of the series I really didn't like very much was Alien: Resurrection, which upsets me because I'm a fan of Jean- Pierre Jeunet's work as a whole.
Quote from: The Legendary Shark on 01 March, 2017, 01:35:01 PM
I envisage an Alien film finishing with a whale frantically breaching and slapping itself against the surface of the ocean, a huge face-hugger clamped over its blow hole, or a dead mouse with an exploded chest behind the hero's skirting board, a tiny face-hugger lying close by.
Ho hum.
Anyhoo, can't seem to get YouTube working for me today so haven't seen the trailer yet. I'm also glad I'm not the only one who thought Prometheus was okay. The only film of the series I really didn't like very much was Alien: Resurrection, which upsets me because I'm a fan of Jean- Pierre Jeunet's work as a whole.
You've had a bad go of it when you make a bad Alien movie with Ron Perlman in it. The ending alone would put you off watching another Alien movie.
From all accounts, and having read Joss Whedon's writings on the movie, it was a car crash from pre-production to final shot and editing, and not entirely Jean-Pierre Jeunet's fault.
The bits of it with Jeunet's fingerprints on it looked good, and there was a good film in its DNA but, unfortunately, that good film was suffocated under a ton of cack.
I love it! Can't wait to see it, to be honest Alien wasnt featured in Prometheus just the [spoiler]final scene[/spoiler] but weird you can see that [spoiler]similar white alien [/spoiler]in this trailer?!
And yes for heavy spoiler that it not show on trailer;
[spoiler]David is on the planet but what happens to him? [/spoiler]
And there's rumor that [spoiler]Noomi Rapace featured in the film. [/spoiler]
I enjoyed alien resurrection in all fairness, it had a good atmosphere, enjoyed it much more prometheus, glad i didn't have to pay for that when i worked at the cinema, what a mess.
One thing I think might be worth mentioning- just because Fassbender is playing David, it doesn't mean it is the same David that was on the Prometheus.
Unless I missed a shot showing 'that' David.
Overall- looking forward to this a lot- I like Prometheus, despite its flaws, but this looks like a proper ALIEN fillum.
Yeah it got right Alien than Prometheus!
(http://cdn.dizkover.com/upload/img/orig/13886-148833822863-alien-covenant-trailer-2.gif)
Is this a soft reboot? WTF is Danny McBride doing in an alien film?
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 02 March, 2017, 10:32:36 AM
One thing I think might be worth mentioning- just because Fassbender is playing David, it doesn't mean it is the same David that was on the Prometheus.
Unless I missed a shot showing 'that' David.
Overall- looking forward to this a lot- I like Prometheus, despite its flaws, but this looks like a proper ALIEN fillum.
Could be wrong, Bolt-01, but i'm pretty sure you are right and we have seen Prometheus' David in a swanky pad overlooking the alien world, and we now have the Covenant's David running about which could lead to some lovely tense moments in the movie.
Quote from: Satanist on 02 March, 2017, 12:43:34 PM
Is this a soft reboot? WTF is Danny McBride doing in an alien film?
Ha! I've been watching Eastbound And Down, and can't bloody wait to see him in it.
Very interested in hearing how they decided to cast him, though.
Quote from: The Legendary Shark on 01 March, 2017, 01:35:01 PM
I envisage an Alien film finishing with a whale frantically breaching and slapping itself against the surface of the ocean, a huge face-hugger clamped over its blow hole, or a dead mouse with an exploded chest behind the hero's skirting board, a tiny face-hugger lying close by.
Xenomorph mouse:
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/19/14/02/191402b085d038cb03c288e3f8080e84.jpg)
Quote from: Rately on 01 March, 2017, 01:51:33 PM
You've had a bad go of it when you make a bad Alien movie with Ron Perlman in it. The ending alone would put you off watching another Alien movie.
I liked Resurrection up until about the last ten minutes. There was a very European / US indie comic feel to it, I thought.
McBride is a great actor, really glad to see him in this.
I thought that it was readily apparent that the 'David' assigned to the Covenant crew was different to the Prometheus version.
I'm sure that both versions are destined to meet in this film.
Getting killed?
Quote from: Satanist on 02 March, 2017, 12:43:34 PM
Is this a soft reboot? WTF is Danny McBride doing in an alien film?
I would of preferred Danny Devito if they wanted a comedy actor in the film, that would of been great.
Quote from: radiator on 01 March, 2017, 02:20:38 AM
Looks incredibly by the numbers and generic.
And "Human vegetation"? Really? Doesn't bode well for the script...
Had similar thoughts as well, but perhaps it's due to Shaw or them big ol white dudes. Regardless, I'm quite sure it'll be an alright film at worst; one that makes me want to watch the first one again :)
Another yawn inducing prequel/reboot or whatever the hell they're calling it...
QuoteHad similar thoughts as well, but perhaps it's due to Shaw or them big ol white dudes
I just meant the phrase itself. I'm no expert, but it would be '
Earth vegetation', surely?
Maybe I'm mistaken here, but its not a phrase I've ever heard used before, and sounded really clunky to my ears. Reminded me of all the embarrassing pseudo-scientific jargon from Prometheus.
Quote from: radiator on 02 March, 2017, 06:47:32 PM
QuoteHad similar thoughts as well, but perhaps it's due to Shaw or them big ol white dudes
I just meant the phrase itself. I'm no expert, but it would be 'Earth vegetation', surely?
The wheat that appears to be he subject of the remark is a domesticated cultivar, maybe even GM stock, so 'human vegetation' wouldn't be a bad description. Less jargony than 'anthropogenic' anyway.
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 07:50:52 PM
The wheat that appears to be he subject of the remark is a domesticated cultivar, maybe even GM stock, so 'human vegetation' wouldn't be a bad description. Less jargony than 'anthropogenic' anyway.
Can't find anything about it now, but isn't there some type of vegetable matter that lives in the gut? I'm sure it was mentioned in an early Swamp Thing (well, shortly after we found out Alec wasn't a person covered in muck, or the product of chemicals and worms).
Ha, Swamp Thing was exactly what came to mind when I heard it.
I really, really want to post an image of politicians with the label "Human Vegetation" but I don't want to derail the thread...
As you were. Move along, move along.
Quote from: sheridan on 02 March, 2017, 08:18:35 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 07:50:52 PM
The wheat that appears to be he subject of the remark is a domesticated cultivar, maybe even GM stock, so 'human vegetation' wouldn't be a bad description. Less jargony than 'anthropogenic' anyway.
Can't find anything about it now, but isn't there some type of vegetable matter that lives in the gut? I'm sure it was mentioned in an early Swamp Thing (well, shortly after we found out Alec wasn't a person covered in muck, or the product of chemicals and worms).
It's from when Swampy goes to war with Gotham (issue 53?) - he threatens Batman with : "There is flora... in the human intestinal track...Do not tempt me.", or similar. I love that scene. Also: "You are warning... ME...? Do you warn... the hurricane? Do you warn... the earthquake?"
Gut flora (gut microbiota, or gastrointestinal microbiota) is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals, including insects. The gut metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of gut microbiota. The gut is one niche that human microbiota inhabit. The relationship between some gut flora and humans is not merely commensal (a non-harmful coexistence), but rather a mutualistic relationship... Some human gut microorganisms benefit the host by fermenting dietary fiber into short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as acetic acid and butyric acid, which are then absorbed by the host. Intestinal bacteria also play a role in synthesizing vitamin B and vitamin K as well as metabolizing bile acids, sterols, and xenobiotics. :o (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora)
Quote from: The Legendary Shark on 02 March, 2017, 08:41:25 PM
Gut flora (gut microbiota, or gastrointestinal microbiota) is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals, including insects. The gut metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of gut microbiota. The gut is one niche that human microbiota inhabit. The relationship between some gut flora and humans is not merely commensal (a non-harmful coexistence), but rather a mutualistic relationship... Some human gut microorganisms benefit the host by fermenting dietary fiber into short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as acetic acid and butyric acid, which are then absorbed by the host. Intestinal bacteria also play a role in synthesizing vitamin B and vitamin K as well as metabolizing bile acids, sterols, and xenobiotics. :o (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora)
Thanks! I tried googling it but just got results about how eating vegetable affects the bacteria in your gut!
I know where all the sh*t is!
Quote from: radiator on 02 March, 2017, 06:47:32 PM
QuoteHad similar thoughts as well, but perhaps it's due to Shaw or them big ol white dudes
I just meant the phrase itself. I'm no expert, but it would be 'Earth vegetation', surely?
Maybe I'm mistaken here, but its not a phrase I've ever heard used before, and sounded really clunky to my ears. Reminded me of all the embarrassing pseudo-scientific jargon from Prometheus.
When you mention it. It does sound off :(
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 08:29:40 PM
Quote from: sheridan on 02 March, 2017, 08:18:35 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 07:50:52 PM
The wheat that appears to be he subject of the remark is a domesticated cultivar, maybe even GM stock, so 'human vegetation' wouldn't be a bad description. Less jargony than 'anthropogenic' anyway.
Can't find anything about it now, but isn't there some type of vegetable matter that lives in the gut? I'm sure it was mentioned in an early Swamp Thing (well, shortly after we found out Alec wasn't a person covered in muck, or the product of chemicals and worms).
It's from when Swampy goes to war with Gotham (issue 53?) - he threatens Batman with : "There is flora... in the human intestinal track...Do not tempt me.", or similar. I love that scene. Also: "You are warning... ME...? Do you warn... the hurricane? Do you warn... the earthquake?"
Got the Alan Moore Swamp thing collections for Christmas and haven't had a chance to read through them other than the very early issues, which i've read before but have loved reading again. i remember having a lovely titan black and white collection when Swamp Thing is wandering the universe, running into Adam Strange and featuring gorgeous Rick Veitch art... I've never read the story where he goes to Gotham, but your quotes have me counting down the issues!
Quote from: Rately on 02 March, 2017, 09:18:18 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 08:29:40 PM
Quote from: sheridan on 02 March, 2017, 08:18:35 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 07:50:52 PM
The wheat that appears to be he subject of the remark is a domesticated cultivar, maybe even GM stock, so 'human vegetation' wouldn't be a bad description. Less jargony than 'anthropogenic' anyway.
Can't find anything about it now, but isn't there some type of vegetable matter that lives in the gut? I'm sure it was mentioned in an early Swamp Thing (well, shortly after we found out Alec wasn't a person covered in muck, or the product of chemicals and worms).
It's from when Swampy goes to war with Gotham (issue 53?) - he threatens Batman with : "There is flora... in the human intestinal track...Do not tempt me.", or similar. I love that scene. Also: "You are warning... ME...? Do you warn... the hurricane? Do you warn... the earthquake?"
Got the Alan Moore Swamp thing collections for Christmas and haven't had a chance to read through them other than the very early issues, which i've read before but have loved reading again. i remember having a lovely titan black and white collection when Swamp Thing is wandering the universe, running into Adam Strange and featuring gorgeous Rick Veitch art... I've never read the story where he goes to Gotham, but your quotes have me counting down the issues!
I remember the first Swamp Thing I read. I was off school sick for the day and my dad brought me a comic back from the local newsagent. I hadn't read an american comic before (closest I got was the Marvel UK Return of the Jedi) but I recognised the name of one of the creators from Skizz and Time Twisters, so persevered. It was the one with Alec seeing the ghost Alec Holland. Bit of a change of pace for somebody who would still have been getting Tiger, Spike, Eagle and Tooth.
Quote from: sheridan on 02 March, 2017, 11:20:05 PM
Quote from: Rately on 02 March, 2017, 09:18:18 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 08:29:40 PM
Quote from: sheridan on 02 March, 2017, 08:18:35 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 March, 2017, 07:50:52 PM
The wheat that appears to be he subject of the remark is a domesticated cultivar, maybe even GM stock, so 'human vegetation' wouldn't be a bad description. Less jargony than 'anthropogenic' anyway.
Can't find anything about it now, but isn't there some type of vegetable matter that lives in the gut? I'm sure it was mentioned in an early Swamp Thing (well, shortly after we found out Alec wasn't a person covered in muck, or the product of chemicals and worms).
It's from when Swampy goes to war with Gotham (issue 53?) - he threatens Batman with : "There is flora... in the human intestinal track...Do not tempt me.", or similar. I love that scene. Also: "You are warning... ME...? Do you warn... the hurricane? Do you warn... the earthquake?"
Got the Alan Moore Swamp thing collections for Christmas and haven't had a chance to read through them other than the very early issues, which i've read before but have loved reading again. i remember having a lovely titan black and white collection when Swamp Thing is wandering the universe, running into Adam Strange and featuring gorgeous Rick Veitch art... I've never read the story where he goes to Gotham, but your quotes have me counting down the issues!
I remember the first Swamp Thing I read. I was off school sick for the day and my dad brought me a comic back from the local newsagent. I hadn't read an american comic before (closest I got was the Marvel UK Return of the Jedi) but I recognised the name of one of the creators from Skizz and Time Twisters, so persevered. It was the one with Alec seeing the ghost Alec Holland. Bit of a change of pace for somebody who would still have been getting Tiger, Spike, Eagle and Tooth.
Fantastic.
My dad would always buy me a comic along with his newspapers after mass on a Sunday. Mostly it was Wagner / Grant / Breyfogle reprints, but every once in a while it would be the Wein / Wrightston Swamp Thing. Lovely stuff. Far as i can remember, i had the first four Swamp Thing issues in a lovely collection along with Chaykin's The Shadow and some lovely little quirky one-offs. Struggling to think of the name of the magazine.
ALIENS vs. THE LOVE BOAT?
Who thought that was a good idea. Still some nice pretty pictures in that so I'll probably go see it at the movies.
Meet Walter...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Cmf4BuNgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Cmf4BuNgg)
Quote from: Goaty on 10 March, 2017, 02:23:17 PM
Meet Walter...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Cmf4BuNgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Cmf4BuNgg)
Looks nothing like Walter!!!!
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i128/mubhceeb/image_55.jpeg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/mubhceeb/media/image_55.jpeg.html)
That made me gigglesnort.
Beautiful poster
(https://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1557/15576725/3210442-aliencovenantposter2.jpg)
I actually had a dream I went to see this last night. It was really odd and not what I expected. Danny McBride had a hollow concave section in the top of his head so that trays of snacks and drinks could be clicked into it, and he walked around the ship serving the other crew members biscuits. It was someone's birthday but I couldn't tell who. Then the action kicked off and he shrank to a few inches tall and had to evade a full sized alien in a living room, hopping over small obstacles and sometimes scaling the actual alien itself. It was all filmed side-on like a retro platform game.
I'm only sharing this on the very, very, very slim chance this is what the film turns out to be, so that when I swear I predicted it nobody can call me a liar.
It wasn't a great movie to be honest.
I suspect your dream may well be better than the actual film... ;)
Quote from: Keef Monkey on 24 March, 2017, 09:31:23 AM
Danny McBride had a hollow concave section in the top of his head so that trays of snacks and drinks could be clicked into it, and he walked around the ship serving the other crew members biscuits.
This is solid gold!
I really want to see Henry Flint draw it.
Like the previous prologue short, It's been stated that this doesn't appear in the film - this one serves as a connector between Prometheus and Covenant - but I suspect the 2nd part of this will feature in the film, so huge possible spoilers if you click on this LINK (https://youtu.be/XeMVrnYNwus)
Dullest aliens movie ever with an action hero who looks like Susan Calman.
Still the fight on the lifter was decent.
Wetland-Yutani. Sending idiots into space since 2100.
The Covenant is just a giant Eagle transporter from Space 1999, crewed by the B ark from Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
The art of writing memorable characters seems to be lacking in the current crop of Hollywood screenwriters.
Quote from: BPP on 27 May, 2017, 09:41:49 PM
Dullest aliens movie ever with an action hero who looks like Susan Calman.
Still the fight on the lifter was decent.
I'd pay to see Susan Calman as the action hero against a horde of xenomorphs (and woe betide anything that goes near her cat).
(https://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/images/shows/rectangle-poster/resized/188x282/4157_4157_susancalmaneolts.jpg)
Going to see this again at the cinema on Thursday after already seeing it on opening day. On first viewing I came away quite happy. It wasn't the Alien film I wanted, but at least it was an Alien film on the big screen.
I suppose expecting it to be as good as either of the first two was asking a bit much...
What a terrible movie, rather pathetic attempts to replicate the action from previous Alien films mashed up with pointless backstory which damages the original film.