The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 12:36:33 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 5, 2018 12:36:33 GMT
Mar 2, 2018 9:02:50 GMT maninasuitcase said:
Feb 28, 2018 17:28:36 GMT ltd said:
Yes, it's an absolute shocker, and not I suspect in the way the director(s) intended.
The film is so dark that you can barely make out the twaddle that is unfolding on the screen in front of you.
Thank god its not just me - when I watched that bilge on telly I thought I had f*****g cataracts ! lol
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 12:41:39 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 5, 2018 12:41:39 GMT
I was working on a commercial in London last week and met an actor who played one of the "Engineers" in Covenant - he told me all about the laborious make up he had to go through etc - the bonus for him is that he does rather well on the fan convention circuit flogging photos (good luck to you mate !)
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 17:40:20 GMT
Post by ltd on Jun 5, 2018 17:40:20 GMT
Jun 5, 2018 12:41:39 GMT bodiesstuntdouble said:
Is he quite tall?
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 22:47:15 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 5, 2018 22:47:15 GMT
No not particularly - I'm 6,1 and he was shorter than me
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 6, 2018 19:06:13 GMT
Post by ltd on Jun 6, 2018 19:06:13 GMT
Righto, I thought they might have got big fellas to play them because of the size difference compared to humans. Amazing what they can do with trick photography these days. Must have been like what they did with Lord of the Rings but in reverse.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 6, 2018 19:53:37 GMT via mobile
Post by Arch Stanton on Jun 6, 2018 19:53:37 GMT
I've not seen Covenant (I was put off watching it by ltd), but I have met engineers before.
I have to say they never struck me as being a particularly tall bunch of folks, occasionally they can be civil, but tall, no. Bout average I'd say..
So I reckon BSD speaketh the truth.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 7, 2018 16:51:03 GMT via mobile Arch Stanton likes this
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 7, 2018 16:51:03 GMT
Jun 6, 2018 19:53:37 GMT Arch Stanton said:
I only lie to women or the authorities
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 8, 2018 17:38:16 GMT
Post by ltd on Jun 8, 2018 17:38:16 GMT
There were Engineers in Prometheus as well - although thinking about it the ones in Covenant did look a bit different, more human like. Maybe Sir Diddly ran out of tall actors after the first film and had to use normal sized people for the next. Not that it matters much, they're both pants. Depressing to see so much work going into such good looking yet utterly empty films.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 11, 2018 16:29:24 GMT
Post by westldner on Jun 11, 2018 16:29:24 GMT
Well I got to watch Alien Resurrection. They made it very disco like. The sign of the times maybe but it really does feel like they've drifted away how the first three alien movies were. I was very young when I was aware about it. Thought all the movies were like that, not really true, so I'm glad I didn't see it then and I remember the 20 year old generation then were blasted with advertising over the movie.
I got to see a bit of Prometheus, I just wanted to see how the movie looked because tuning into the rest of hte movie, so it nice to see it's 2012 as it should and a bit colorful at times. So that is nice to know and I had to eventfully move on away from Aliens. I can move on a bit and now I want to see Covenant.
I've not seen Covenant
Yeah same here, but I would like to watch it.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Nov 29, 2018 6:14:28 GMT
Post by westldner on Nov 29, 2018 6:14:28 GMT
Hello, maybe worth bring up. Lance Henriksen, the character who played Bishop and its creator is in the latest game Detroit Become Human. Seeing how video games have advanced now. The game is about androids who become self aware and want to fit into society. The game allows the player to take control of three characters. One being an android cop, another is an android care worker and another, considered more of a surprised to some is a young android lad named Markus who takes care of an elderly gentleman who prefers the android from his actual son.
So android Markus take care of a character named Carl who is played by Lance Henriksen. Markus sets up a chess table and Carl offers him a game of chess... SPEED CHESS. So the outcomes in the game expect the character Markus to win. I can't help get the feeling that it's meant to reflect how the character from the aliens movie have moved on. Like the creator of the android didn't get his way with the lead character in Alien 3 towards the end and the knife trick from Bishop in Aliens. I thought it was a great indirect follow up from Alien 3.
This was back in the second Alien movie, so it makes anyone wonder where the actors in the later Alien movie go about in the future.
On the Knife Trick, it does reoccur alot like in AVP. Most talked about.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 11, 2019 17:31:36 GMT Arch Stanton likes this
Post by ltd on Aug 11, 2019 17:31:36 GMT
Watched Alien 3 again last night, the Special Edition, again. The first hour is pretty good, but then it degenerates into a badly plotted mess of running, jumping, swearing, and cr*p CGI effects. Those who claim it's some kind of lost masterpiece are I'm afraid talking through their collective hat.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 12, 2019 11:31:02 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Aug 12, 2019 11:31:02 GMT
Never liked Alien 3 , watched it once on telly and that was enough. Can't even remember the ending :-\
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 12, 2019 12:51:10 GMT via mobile maninasuitcase and westldner like this
Post by Arch Stanton on Aug 12, 2019 12:51:10 GMT
Aug 11, 2019 17:31:36 GMT ltd said:
It’s okay. The Director’s cut is an improvement on the original version.
It’s certainly no masterpiece, that’s for sure.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 22, 2019 21:39:55 GMT Arch Stanton likes this
Post by ltd on Aug 22, 2019 21:39:55 GMT
Has anyone watched the six Alien 40th Anniversary short films? They're available on Youtube (legit). Very much a mixed bag. They suffer from being a bit the samey. People find Eggs/Facehuggers - mayhem ensues. I liked "Specimen", "Ore" and "Alone" which I thought tried to do something different within the confines of the basic scenario or were just well put together. The real stinker of the bunch is "Containment" which is ruined by some obnoxious overacting from the male lead.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 12:36:33 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 5, 2018 12:36:33 GMT
Mar 2, 2018 9:02:50 GMT maninasuitcase said:
Feb 28, 2018 17:28:36 GMT ltd said:
Yes, it's an absolute shocker, and not I suspect in the way the director(s) intended.
The film is so dark that you can barely make out the twaddle that is unfolding on the screen in front of you.
Thank god its not just me - when I watched that bilge on telly I thought I had f*****g cataracts ! lol
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 12:41:39 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 5, 2018 12:41:39 GMT
I was working on a commercial in London last week and met an actor who played one of the "Engineers" in Covenant - he told me all about the laborious make up he had to go through etc - the bonus for him is that he does rather well on the fan convention circuit flogging photos (good luck to you mate !)
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 17:40:20 GMT
Post by ltd on Jun 5, 2018 17:40:20 GMT
Jun 5, 2018 12:41:39 GMT bodiesstuntdouble said:
Is he quite tall?
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 5, 2018 22:47:15 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 5, 2018 22:47:15 GMT
No not particularly - I'm 6,1 and he was shorter than me
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 6, 2018 19:06:13 GMT
Post by ltd on Jun 6, 2018 19:06:13 GMT
Righto, I thought they might have got big fellas to play them because of the size difference compared to humans. Amazing what they can do with trick photography these days. Must have been like what they did with Lord of the Rings but in reverse.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 6, 2018 19:53:37 GMT via mobile
Post by Arch Stanton on Jun 6, 2018 19:53:37 GMT
I've not seen Covenant (I was put off watching it by ltd), but I have met engineers before.
I have to say they never struck me as being a particularly tall bunch of folks, occasionally they can be civil, but tall, no. Bout average I'd say..
So I reckon BSD speaketh the truth.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 7, 2018 16:51:03 GMT via mobile Arch Stanton likes this
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jun 7, 2018 16:51:03 GMT
Jun 6, 2018 19:53:37 GMT Arch Stanton said:
I only lie to women or the authorities
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 8, 2018 17:38:16 GMT
Post by ltd on Jun 8, 2018 17:38:16 GMT
There were Engineers in Prometheus as well - although thinking about it the ones in Covenant did look a bit different, more human like. Maybe Sir Diddly ran out of tall actors after the first film and had to use normal sized people for the next. Not that it matters much, they're both pants. Depressing to see so much work going into such good looking yet utterly empty films.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Jun 11, 2018 16:29:24 GMT
Post by westldner on Jun 11, 2018 16:29:24 GMT
Well I got to watch Alien Resurrection. They made it very disco like. The sign of the times maybe but it really does feel like they've drifted away how the first three alien movies were. I was very young when I was aware about it. Thought all the movies were like that, not really true, so I'm glad I didn't see it then and I remember the 20 year old generation then were blasted with advertising over the movie.
I got to see a bit of Prometheus, I just wanted to see how
 the movie looked because tuning into the rest of hte movie, so it nice to see it's 2012 as it should and a bit colorful at times. So that is nice to know and I had to eventfully move on away from Aliens. I can move on a bit and now I want to see Covenant.
I've not seen Covenant
Yeah same here, but I would like to watch it.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Nov 29, 2018 6:14:28 GMT
Post by westldner on Nov 29, 2018 6:14:28 GMT
Hello, maybe worth bring up. Lance Henriksen, the character who played Bishop and its creator is in the latest game Detroit Become Human. Seeing how video games have advanced now. The game is about androids who become self aware and want to fit into society. The game allows the player to take control of three characters. One being an android cop, another is an android care worker and another, considered more of a surprised to some is a young android lad named Markus who takes care of an elderly gentleman who prefers the android from his actual son.
So android Markus take care of a character named Carl who is played by Lance Henriksen. Markus sets up a chess table and Carl offers him a game of chess... SPEED CHESS. So the outcomes in the game expect the character Markus to win. I can't help get the feeling that it's meant to reflect how the character from the aliens movie have moved on. Like the creator of the android didn't get his way with the lead character in Alien 3 towards the end and the knife trick from Bishop in Aliens. I thought it was a great indirect follow up from Alien 3.
This was back in the second Alien movie, so it makes anyone wonder where the actors in the later Alien movie go about in the future.
On the Knife Trick, it does reoccur alot like in AVP. Most talked about.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 11, 2019 17:31:36 GMT Arch Stanton likes this
Post by ltd on Aug 11, 2019 17:31:36 GMT
Watched Alien 3 again last night, the Special Edition, again. The first hour is pretty good, but then it degenerates into a badly plotted mess of running, jumping, swearing, and cr*p CGI effects. Those who claim it's some kind of lost masterpiece are I'm afraid talking through their collective hat.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 12, 2019 11:31:02 GMT via mobile
Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Aug 12, 2019 11:31:02 GMT
Never liked Alien 3 , watched it once on telly and that was enough. Can't even remember the ending :-\
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 12, 2019 12:51:10 GMT via mobile maninasuitcase and westldner like this
Post by Arch Stanton on Aug 12, 2019 12:51:10 GMT
Aug 11, 2019 17:31:36 GMT ltd said:
It’s okay. The Director’s cut is an improvement on the original version.
It’s certainly no masterpiece, that’s for sure.
The 'Alien' Movie Series (1979-2017) Aug 22, 2019 21:39:55 GMT Arch Stanton likes this
Post by ltd on Aug 22, 2019 21:39:55 GMT
Has anyone watched the six Alien 40th Anniversary short films? They're available on Youtube (legit). Very much a mixed bag. They suffer from being a bit the samey. People find Eggs/Facehuggers - mayhem ensues. I liked "Specimen", "Ore" and "Alone" which I thought tried to do something different within the confines of the basic scenario or were just well put together. The real stinker of the bunch is "Containment" which is ruined by some obnoxious overacting from the male lead.