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Post #Aw2qZin3O8XLHoa25Y by [email protected] |
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It's Friday night, y'all. Time for #wenchwatches Tonight: #alien |
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Post #Aw2qZitmz5vNchjPaS by [email protected] |
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We've rewatched Alien a few times here already, but I have a friend who has… |
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Post #Aw2qZj0Wa3JPxasn5M by [email protected] |
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I've mentioned before how I watched the Alien franchise backwards, and inde… |
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Post #Aw2qZj7GB0hSIU2AaG by [email protected] |
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Right away we're struck with the film's iconic set design. Unlike the p… |
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Post #Aw2qZjDzly5UdNBY5A by [email protected] |
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The effect plays right into the characters of the film. These aren't explor… |
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Post #Aw2qZjMVGKtR3lALLM by [email protected] |
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On previous viewings, I was always annoyed by the chatter about "the bonus… |
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Post #Aw2qZjSssbztNY9RI0 by [email protected] |
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This may sound needless today, but you have to remember the context in which th… |
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Post #Aw2qZjaKQvx5kddNtQ by [email protected] |
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If the sets were one thing, the model work is another. The crafts have a matchi… |
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Post #Aw2qZjhQ0Zci6cx2wa by [email protected] |
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While there isn't *much* model work in the film, it does add to the feel of… |
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Post #Aw2qZjorYtZuTiQzY0 by [email protected] |
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While the influence may be apocryphal, it's hard not to see parallels in ho… |
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Post #Aw2qZjvb9qxwobaN2u by [email protected] |
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Perhaps the biggest detail creating a connection between the two films is The S… |
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Post #Aw2qZk32iAv9Bh4JeK by [email protected] |
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In Planet of the Vampires, there's a astonishingly effective scene with...a… |
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Post #Aw2qZkA8HoalXgNyhU by [email protected] |
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I'm not saying the Scott is lying. I'm not even saying that he *did* fo… |
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Post #Aw2qZkGrslynsZXMCO by [email protected] |
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"You Look dead."As a sci-horror film, Alien actually doesn't have… |
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Post #Aw2qZkNxSPeQEYr1FY by [email protected] |
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The thing that strikes me the most about the writing in Alien is its profound r… |
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Post #Aw2qZkUh3N2SZS0OkS by [email protected] |
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@socketwench just storing it up for Aliens |
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Post #Aw2qZlspt5wcscJC1A by [email protected] |
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We see Kane lean into the egg, a squeal as something rushes toward the camera, … |
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Post #Aw2qZmPnuWJeWrjWPA by [email protected] |
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Again and again the film knows *precisely* when to cut away from a scene in ord… |
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Post #Aw2qZnC11GsewOI1YG by [email protected] |
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In a way, this disturbing beauty is intentional. It's the sister feeling to… |
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Post #Aw2qZo0hynQjTc0VZA by [email protected] |
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In my review of Aliens, I argued that the franchise was "femme-centered&qu… |
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Post #Aw2qZotegVNmE1iODA by [email protected] |
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The sequence with Dallas in the air vents feels like a moment in which Dallas w… |
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Post #Aw2qZq5OGMMbuiDH8q by [email protected] |
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Instead of Ripley's reveal as the film's main character being a shock, … |
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Post #Aw2qZrJFiJ2vhzhrO4 by [email protected] |
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Her shock and emotional turmoil in discovering The Company has ordered the crew… |
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Post #Aw2qZtVjWsDaXHYr7Q by [email protected] |
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And jokes aside of "listen to the smart women, and none of them would have… |
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Post #Aw2qZxxWzSpYKeb70C by [email protected] |
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The film, however, doesn't spare us that violence forever, unfortunate. A m… |
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Post #Aw2qa1Q084O13owOIK by [email protected] |
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As the xenomorph approaches Lambert it's tail reaches up, implying the alie… |
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Post #Aw2qa3y6eEr6yAuejQ by [email protected] |
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I will at least credit that Alien cuts away from making any of these moments ex… |
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Post #Aw2qa6V9EMTSpEO4Vk by [email protected] |
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"Kill me".Did I mention I'm watching the "extended cut"… |
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Post #Aw2qa9OWTRxPnYJK6K by [email protected] |
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...one more very divisive scene. As Ripley is running toward the shuttle, she e… |
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Post #Aw2qaD80an7lNUcBuq by [email protected] |
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The detail with Brett takes away from the mystery of the xenomorph. The worst p… |
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Post #Aw2qaHmDJFf3nLSM8e by [email protected] |
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The shuttle sequence itself also doesn't seem to make as much sense as it c… |
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Post #Aw2qaMriOE25Zr4JuK by [email protected] |
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I honestly think it's simply a contrivance of the film itself, but I like m… |
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Post #Aw2qaSY5G7tXChvj8q by [email protected] |
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I think the alien isn't merely waiting for Ripley so as to attack, I think … |
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Post #Aw2qaYr5oMfIlOrzbU by [email protected] |
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I think the xenomorph is preparing to go into hibernation, and blending into th… |
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Post #Aw2qahE4gnnmizgSXI by [email protected] |
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Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but the details feel like they work toge… |
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Post #Aw2qarDNYFBfhjR2q8 by [email protected] |
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I'm not here to argue that Alien is a classic of cinema and that you should… |
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Post #Aw2r8HSwyGmyg2ejmC by [email protected] |
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@socketwench You’re watching one of my favourite films. And you’re so right… |
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Post #Aw3nbTzHI4INFcPEx6 by [email protected] |
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@socketwench The shuttle sequence is where they went Art (Body Horror) movie.Fr… |
