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Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder at the opening of Alien: Resurrection (feddit.dk)
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[–] [S] 40 points 5 months ago (11 children)

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I feel like I'm the only person who enjoyed the entire quadrilogy (4 films with different vibes, the only real shame being the CGI in 3) but simultaneously hates the recent one (Marvel-esque, contrived, stupid piece of shit)

    Obvs though I'm ignoring those other 2 in between, we can all at least Dutch-Dillon handshake in our utter disdain for those terrible abominations on the universe

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    If you're talking about the alien in Alien^3 it's not GCI. It's a puppet filmed separately and composited in. It's a creative method, but the comp is done poorly.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    You can see a similar problem with the Star Wars prequels. Most of those obviously CGI sets, like Kamino, are actually miniatures with dodgy compositing.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Lucas has always been a cinema tech pioneer, but the prequel era was not his best. He was surrounded by yes men and many of his bad choices were unchecked.

    IIRC The Phantom Menace (and maybe the rest of the trilogy) was mastered in 1080, what people think of as TV resolution these days.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Alien 3 sucked even more.

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  • [–] [S] 14 points 5 months ago

    Glad we can agree. I am a little bitter because Alien 3 is experiencing a resurgence in popularity it does not deserve.

    I saw Resurrection with an open heart recently. It's actually pretty good though with a weird atmosphere. UNTIL after the diving scene. Then the plot, writing and cinematrography in large parts begin to fall apart. Though I will hold steadfast on the treatment of the queen and newborn being actually a clever direction.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I tried watching the Director's Cut, or Extended Edition or whatever of Alien 3 a month or two ago and I didn't make it all the way through. It was brutal

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