Movies! The movie thread

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Hudson: "Hey Vásquez... Have you ever been mistaken, for a man?"

Vásquez: "No. Have you?"

Ya, the burn heard around the galaxy lol. I dunno if there's anything that could top that one.

Originally Posted by NickyC

The memorable quotes from Aliens are basically never ending. It was also a master class in having a diverse cast of actors, including a female hero, without making it looked forced or that an agenda was at play. You believed Vasquez was a badass. You believed Ripley was an absolute unit. Man do I miss 80s action cinema!

Trudat re masterclass.

Yup, that Vasquez actress is quite feminine irl, she did an amazing job butching it up in that film.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by tranquility

Ya, the burn heard around the galaxy lol. I dunno if there's anything that could top that one.


Yup, that Vasquez actress is quite feminine irl, she did an amazing job butching it up in that film.

She's Jenette Goldstein and she's been in some good movies. A few other good movies she's been in besides Aliens are Terminator 2, Near Dark (a favorite), and Lethal Weapon 2.

Here's a favorite scene of mine with her in T2:

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Absolutely ME!!! Of all the movies I have watched in my lifetime, the LOTR Trilogy is at the top of my list. Are you aware of the upcoming films from the LOTR Universe? Also the amazing series on Amazon.

Heh. I just gave my nephew all three LOTR DVD's today. I was "thinning out the herd".

I was never a huge fan of the movies-- but I could hold my own on the books. I wore more than one box set of paperbacks out in the '70's-'80's and still have a leather-bound copy of LOTR on my bookshelf.

R.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

Heh. I just gave my nephew all three LOTR DVD's today. I was "thinning out the herd".

I was never a huge fan of the movies-- but I could hold my own on the books. I wore more than one box set of paperbacks out in the '80's and still have a leather-bound copy of LOTR in my shelves.

R.

I didn't love the movies either but really enjoyed the book "The Hobbit" and read it several times in the 70s when I was a young adult. Also read "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy books.

[TREKER]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Absolutely ME!!! Of all the movies I have watched in my lifetime, the LOTR Trilogy is at the top of my list. Are you aware of the upcoming films from the LOTR Universe? Also the amazing series on Amazon.

Yes. I am aware of the 2 films that Jackson is producing - One is titled The Hunt for Gollum - other one is yet to be named. At least Weta and NZ will be involved in these. And with Andy Serkis directing, I think they will be decent.

Amazon - Rings of Power I watched about 15 minutes of it before I threw in the towel. Way too much liberties taken with established lore for me. Not interested in the show - maybe its decent fan fiction. It did have nice visuals and effects but that was it for me.

[TREKER]

Originally Posted by NickyC

The memorable quotes from Aliens are basically never ending. It was also a master class in having a diverse cast of actors, including a female hero, without making it looked forced or that an agenda was at play. You believed Vasquez was a badass. You believed Ripley was an absolute unit. Man do I miss 80s action cinema!

Some of my favorite lines.
We're doomed!!! We're F'ked!!!
Why do you put her in charge!
Yea, Bishop should go....
No, because shes just a piece of plastic...

[NickyC]

Originally Posted by TREKER

Some of my favorite lines.
We're doomed!!! We're F'ked!!!
Why do you put her in charge!
Yea, Bishop should go....
No, because shes just a piece of plastic...

All great! Characters in a movie you actually cared about. How rare is that now?

That can’t be, that’s inside the room.
IT’S READING RIGHT MAN LOOK!

[Fishee]

Originally Posted by NickyC

All great! Characters in a movie you actually cared about. How rare is that now?

That can’t be, that’s inside the room.
IT’S READING RIGHT MAN LOOK!

Seventeen days?! We're not going to last seventeen hours!
Game over Man. Game Over!

[NickyC]

Originally Posted by Fishee

Seventeen days?! We're not going to last seventeen hours!
Game over Man. Game Over!

Any questions? What is it Private?
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
You secure that shit Hudson!



It just never ends with this movie, absolute masterpiece.

[TREKER]

Hudson was just awesome.

Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!

Oh, man... and I was getting short. Four more weeks and out. Now I'm going to bite it on this rock. It ain't fair, man!

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by Esteban

She's Jenette Goldstein and she's been in some good movies. A few other good movies she's been in besides Aliens are Terminator 2, Near Dark (a favorite), and Lethal Weapon 2.

Here's a favorite scene of mine with her in T2:

Ya, I liked Near Dark too, something about it, the whole vibe, can't describe it but it's a classic.



Man, all you guys w the Hudson quotes, do I have to rewatch Aliens now? LOL.

[NickyC]

Originally Posted by TREKER

Hudson was just awesome.

Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!

Oh, man... and I was getting short. Four more weeks and out. Now I'm going to bite it on this rock. It ain't fair, man!

Oh yeah sure, with those things runnin' around? You can count me out.
I guess we can just count you out of everything....
That's right man. Hey why don't you go man!



RIP to the great Bill Paxton.

[Esteban]

^^ Yes, he was…

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by NickyC

Oh boy. Aliens has been my favorite movie since I first saw it in theaters. I will argue to the grave with anyone that it is the best sci-fi movie of all time by a mile. However, I don’t think anyone can deny it’s been all downhill for the franchise since then. Will this new one bring back some magic? Hope springs eternal, but I’ll believe it when I see it.

We do see a pulse rifle however.

I'll watch it because ALien but this looks awful. Whilst Alien and ALiens are peerless, I felt Promethius and Covenant were really strong movies that also did a great job of progressing/filling in the story line. It felt like the movies had a purpose and connected dots and TBH they were just good movies with strong casts, especially the magnificent David Fassbender. Not great, but good.

This, this looks like star wars episode 7 through 9. Made for the sake of making it and re-hash of the classic with more diverse cast. I hope I am proved wrong but it really, really looks poor.

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I'm with you. Loved the first one (one of my favorites, if not my favorite movie) and I hope this one will be good. Trailer looks good and my fingers are crossed.

Legitimate question, what in this trailor looks good? I see literally zero redeeming features.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Legitimate question, what in this trailor looks good? I see literally zero redeeming features.

Haha, would expect nothing less from you, Alfisti.

[Alfisti]

It looks like Aliens without the brilliant cast, the tension or the charm/wit.

[Fishee]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Haha, would expect nothing less from you, Alfisti.

lol, a purist... can't blame him for that.
It's hard to top A1 and A2, and once you've had the best, it's hard to have the rest.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Fishee

lol, a purist... can't blame him for that.
It's hard to top A1 and A2, and once you've had the best, it's hard to have the rest.

I have to say I agree. Nothing will top the first one imho. Sci-fi with a mix of horror thrown in for good measure. I prefer one alien to many, but it's hard to beat the cast in Aliens.

[Alfisti]

I am in the rare minority by saying Promethius and Covenant were better than Resurrection and 3. They were stronger stories, connected dots better, there was subtlety introduced again after 3 movies and blasting away.

This one, based on the trailer, has Star Wars episode 8 written all over it.

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

I am in the rare minority by saying Promethius and Covenant were better than Resurrection and 3. They were stronger stories, connected dots better, there was subtlety introduced again after 3 movies and blasting away.

This one, based on the trailer, has Star Wars episode 8 written all over it.

I'm w you, but I also thought that Resurrection wasn't bad either (and, yes, I felt bad for that hybrid, Ripley should've adopted him instead of committing infanticide! lol). However, it did seem like the ppl in the latter films tended to do more stupid things, e.g. Charlize Theron's character running away from that massive horseshoe-like spaceship in a straight line! Smh haha.

I always stay in the dark for movies I'm going to watch, so can't comment on this trailer, but they would have to srsly screw up for it to not be entertaining. Heck, isn't this film similar to the whole premise of zombie movies, and I recall you love those: that's where the cool part happens, seeing when their world all goes down the crapper.

[Esteban]

Trailers don’t tell it all. I’ll reserve my opinion till after I’ve seen it.

Some people don’t even watch trailers because they say they reveal too much.