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Alien versus Aliens and Terminator versus T2 are the film world's version of debating politics and religion.
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on January 11, 2017, 08:42:44 pmYeah, I get that everyone thinks the first one was a masterpiece but people are allowed to be wrong. It was good, but nothing special. It really took the second film to fully explore the horrors of not only the xenomorphs but of the inevitability of humanity's demise at the hands of its own greed.If Star Trek is space socialism, the Alien quadrillogy is space libertarianism and that, I'm afraid, is the vastly more likely real-life future. And if that doesn't scare you, well, we're motivated by very different things I guess.No, I think the issue is that Alien is actually a horror film, while Aliens is an action film.
Yeah, I get that everyone thinks the first one was a masterpiece but people are allowed to be wrong. It was good, but nothing special. It really took the second film to fully explore the horrors of not only the xenomorphs but of the inevitability of humanity's demise at the hands of its own greed.If Star Trek is space socialism, the Alien quadrillogy is space libertarianism and that, I'm afraid, is the vastly more likely real-life future. And if that doesn't scare you, well, we're motivated by very different things I guess.
While terminator 2 was an improvement over the first one, I feel it really didn't hit its stride till 3.
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Quote from: LMNO on January 12, 2017, 06:50:43 pmTo be fair, this is the Open Bar.And to be fair, you can be a bit of a cunt.
This conversation is a waste of time. Quote from: Rev Thwack on January 11, 2017, 08:46:16 pmQuote from: East Coast Hustle on January 11, 2017, 08:42:44 pmYeah, I get that everyone thinks the first one was a masterpiece but people are allowed to be wrong. It was good, but nothing special. It really took the second film to fully explore the horrors of not only the xenomorphs but of the inevitability of humanity's demise at the hands of its own greed.If Star Trek is space socialism, the Alien quadrillogy is space libertarianism and that, I'm afraid, is the vastly more likely real-life future. And if that doesn't scare you, well, we're motivated by very different things I guess.No, I think the issue is that Alien is actually a horror film, while Aliens is an action film. Because Predator is obviously the most terrifying Sci fi movie of all time due to the implication that this planet is a mere playground for far more intelligent and technologically advanced species.
I liked Terminator 3 more than most folks I've met. Please understand that statement is still incredibly relative.
Quote from: Rev Thwack on January 12, 2017, 07:17:30 pmQuote from: LMNO on January 12, 2017, 06:50:43 pmTo be fair, this is the Open Bar.And to be fair, you can be a bit of a cunt.That's pretty rich coming from you.
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on January 12, 2017, 08:08:48 pmQuote from: Rev Thwack on January 12, 2017, 07:17:30 pmQuote from: LMNO on January 12, 2017, 06:50:43 pmTo be fair, this is the Open Bar.And to be fair, you can be a bit of a cunt.That's pretty rich coming from you.That's also fair.
Quote from: LMNO on January 12, 2017, 08:24:41 pmQuote from: East Coast Hustle on January 12, 2017, 08:08:48 pmQuote from: Rev Thwack on January 12, 2017, 07:17:30 pmQuote from: LMNO on January 12, 2017, 06:50:43 pmTo be fair, this is the Open Bar.And to be fair, you can be a bit of a cunt.That's pretty rich coming from you.That's also fair.But to be fair, it's only fair that you agreed.