Graeme Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Dazey shared this with me earlier! Needless to say, I am fucking psyched if this is true... Bye bye Alien 3! http://www.gamesradar.com/alien-5-still-happening-and-will-feature-adult-newt/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 This is a complete mess of a franchise that has only had 2 good films. Just reboot this shit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I didn't like Alien Resurrection. I felt very bad for the half breed alien at the end.The other Alien movies were good as well as the Alien vs Predator movies.My favorite is Aliens. Plenty of action and it was so fast paced you felt like you were running from the aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This is a complete mess of a franchise that has only had 2 good films. Just reboot this shitNo way man, I hate reboots. Beside their is no reason to, the story they are working on for Alien 5 is going to be awesome, and ignore 3 and Ressurection anyways (which are the only bad films in the series). As far as true space science fiction goes, I'd put the Alien franchise behind only Star Wars and a head of Star Trek. People forget how GREAT the first two Alien films are, they are near Empire Strikes Back good, at least rotten tomatoes thinks so (both films have a 94 and 95% ratings, I believe it's the only franchise that has 2 films that highly rated). Yes 3 was sub par and Resurrection was a disappoint. But the TRUE Alien franchise (just the 4 films, not the spin off stuff) are fantastic imo. If they can accomplish what Terminator Genesys tried and failed to accomplish, I would be real happy. Which given who is involved in Alien 5, I believe they can.On a side note, when you add in the spin off and side films like Predator, etc, this universe is one of the best in all of cinema. Im excited both Alien 5 and the new Promethius film. This universe has always been intreaging to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Please God no - I can take Phil Collins coming out of retirement but this?Nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) This is a complete mess of a franchise that has only had 2 good films. Just reboot this shitI agree with your first sentence but not the second sentence. Just put this moth-eaten franchise out of its misery and end it (and let us all just try and forget everything after Aliens?). Same with Terminator. Edited November 24, 2015 by DieselDaisy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) Why can't they reboot Tremors or some movie like that?or Duel (1971) Re do that then add a bunch of sequels... and in one of the sequels I want the truck to be a Toyota Prius instead of a truck - for my own amusement. Edited November 24, 2015 by Snake-Pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I didn't like Alien Resurrection. I felt very bad for the half breed alien at the end.The other Alien movies were good as well as the Alien vs Predator movies.My favorite is Aliens. Plenty of action and it was so fast paced you felt like you were running from the aliens.lolwut. The AVP films make Resurrection look like Citizen Kane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 The first Alien vs Predator was pretty good, id say it was better than resurrection. But the 2nd is beyond awful. Why anyone thought that was a good idea is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This is a complete mess of a franchise that has only had 2 good films. Just reboot this shitNo way man, I hate reboots. Beside their is no reason to, the story they are working on for Alien 5 is going to be awesome, and ignore 3 and Ressurection anyways (which are the only bad films in the series). As far as true space science fiction goes, I'd put the Alien franchise behind only Star Wars and a head of Star Trek. People forget how GREAT the first two Alien films are, they are near Empire Strikes Back good, at least rotten tomatoes thinks so (both films have a 94 and 95% ratings, I believe it's the only franchise that has 2 films that highly rated). Yes 3 was sub par and Resurrection was a disappoint. But the TRUE Alien franchise (just the 4 films, not the spin off stuff) are fantastic imo. If they can accomplish what Terminator Genesys tried and failed to accomplish, I would be real happy. Which given who is involved in Alien 5, I believe they can.On a side note, when you add in the spin off and side films like Predator, etc, this universe is one of the best in all of cinema. Im excited both Alien 5 and the new Promethius film. This universe has always been intreaging to me.exactly, just ignore 3 and resurrection and we are good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Prefer Leviathan and The Abyss for jump scares. Stupid virus alien chasing astronauts. Relax we're in space there's nothing good happening put here. It's space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think reboots serve their purpose. It did wonders for Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Batman, James Bond, etc. With this franchise you have two good movies in a sea of trash. An Alien 5 can work too, I guess. I just don't know how successful that would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I agree that reboots can be a good thing, but only in series that have TONS of films. You mentioned James Bond, a series like that or Godzilla or Friday the 13th, those are all fine with me for reboots. But Alien really only has 4 films, 2 that were great, 1 that was ok, and 1 that was bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) I agree that reboots can be a good thing, but only in series that have TONS of films. You mentioned James Bond, a series like that or Godzilla or Friday the 13th, those are all fine with me for reboots. But Alien really only has 4 films, 2 that were great, 1 that was ok, and 1 that was bad.Don't forget the two AVP films as well as Prometheus and its sequel which is being marketed as part of the Alien franchise even tho it kinda isn't really Edited November 25, 2015 by rocknroll41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Those are spin off films that take place within the same universe, yes. So are all 3 predator films, and arguably blade runner. But I don't consider all of them to be part of the Alien franchise, the true franchise is the Ripley and Xenomorph films which, as of today, consist of 4 films. So my statement remains.You can't call spin off films as part of the franchise because they belong to multiple franchises. Same goes for Freddy vs Jason, it is neither a Nightmare nor a Friday the 13th film. Yes it is part of that universe, but not the franchise. Hybrid, multifranchise films are essentially a franchise whinin themselves, that is why they don't belong to the original franchises. Besides who would claim them? Are the Alien vs Predator films a part of the Alien or Predator franchises? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I don't think it matters, point is that the AvP movies and Prometheus are part of the series. The AvP movies are especially abyssmal. Ah well, seems this got canceled anyways. Prometheus 2 is now the new Alien movie. Whatevs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Those are spin off films that take place within the same universe, yes. So are all 3 predator films, and arguably blade runner. But I don't consider all of them to be part of the Alien franchise, the true franchise is the Ripley and Xenomorph films which, as of today, consist of 4 films. So my statement remains.You can't call spin off films as part of the franchise because they belong to multiple franchises. Same goes for Freddy vs Jason, it is neither a Nightmare nor a Friday the 13th film. Yes it is part of that universe, but not the franchise. Hybrid, multifranchise films are essentially a franchise whinin themselves, that is why they don't belong to the original franchises. Besides who would claim them? Are the Alien vs Predator films a part of the Alien or Predator franchises?Theres no ambiguity about Blade Runner - Tyrell Corp is mentioned in (in-universe) special features in the Alien Blu Ray box set. Blade Runner 100% takes place in the same universe. I like to think of it more like the Tarantino-verse more than anything. It's all taking place in the same universe and that's fairly obvious, but the films work more as a stand-alone and any reference to one another are subtle. Of course the four Alien films are the big difference since those are extremely episodic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I agree that reboots can be a good thing, but only in series that have TONS of films. You mentioned James Bond, a series like that or Godzilla or Friday the 13th, those are all fine with me for reboots. But Alien really only has 4 films, 2 that were great, 1 that was ok, and 1 that was bad.Don't forget the two AVP films as well as Prometheus and its sequel which is being marketed as part of the Alien franchise even tho it kinda isn't reallyYes it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I don't think it matters, point is that the AvP movies and Prometheus are part of the series. The AvP movies are especially abyssmal.Ah well, seems this got canceled anyways. Prometheus 2 is now the new Alien movie. WhatevsWhere are you getting that from? The interview with Biehn says that it's still totally happening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I don't think it matters, point is that the AvP movies and Prometheus are part of the series. The AvP movies are especially abyssmal. Ah well, seems this got canceled anyways. Prometheus 2 is now the new Alien movie. WhatevsThe second AVP was embarrassingly bad. But I kind of enjoyed the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I agree. I though the first AvP was exactly what you would want out of a movie like that. Honestly I don't know how you could do it any better, same goes for Freddy vs Jason. When two iconic characters meet up, you have to keep the story light and the action heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I love Alien, but we don't need three prequels....especially since they're trying to shoehorn an aborted franchise into it (which makes it four loose prequels).The movie that Alien fans want to see is the Blompkamp one. Ridley had his shot with Prometheus. He couldn't figure out exactly what he wanted to say and he couldn't figure out how much of Alien he wanted to relate to.I love the idea of an Alien movie with David the android, but we don't need to go ten more years telling that story. The excitement for an "Alien prequel," really left us long ago. They should have stuck to their guns and told the tale right, the first time.Three Alien prequels, three Avatar sequels...this company makes long-term bad decisions... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Ridley Scooot is apparently now calling Prometheus 2/Alien Paradise Lost/Alien Covenant/whatever the FIRST in a new trilogy...not the second...Fuck I give up im not even gonna try to keep up with this shit anymore...premise still sounds kinda interesting tho, I'll give it that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31illusions Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 With 3 Prometheus sequels in the works, that screws up any hope of an Alien 5 with Neil Blomkamp. I may download the next movie but I will not pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Mark my words : those three prequels won't be made.The next movie will probably tank and the franchise will go to sleep once again...until someone resurrects it again with an half-baked idea instead of a full blown reboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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