Stranger Shapes - Alien(s) Film Blog

 

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If you are a fan of the Alien series of films then this is a fascinating site to visit with all sports of info and interviews logged that people involved in the film have given - highly recommended !  Link

Alien Covenant - Official Trailer

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Comment:  So excited by this film, can't wait to see it !
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Went to see it with my son, we both enjoyed it a lot :)   I give it a solid 8.5 out of 10.  If your a fan of the franchise, 'it's a must see' :)
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Alien: Covenant - Official Trailer 1

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Comment:  Awesome !
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Aliens | 2016 Comic Con Full Panel (James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton)

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Comment:  This is great :)
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Vapnartak 2015

On Sunday (1st Feb) I went along to Vapnartak.  This is the annual wargames convention staged here in York by the York Wargames Club at the York racecourse. I've been along the last two years and found it to be a great show.  This year was somewhat different however as I had volunteered to put on an Aliens Participation game.  Managed to get on-site and get the 6x4ft table set up for about 09:30. This gave me an hour to look round the show before I was planning to run my first game.  
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Top 10 Sci-Fi Weapons

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Comment:  The Aliens Pulse rifle, is the one to have... :)
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Outpost Swarm

This is quite an entertaining little game I stumbled across tonight, slightly Aliens'ish....  Certainly worth a look :)   Link  (P.S. The music is a bit annoying)
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Prometheus Viral Videos

Just discovered these on U-Tube.  They are worth watching whether of not you have seen the movie yet.
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Prometheus - Short Film Review

Last night a small posse of us saddled up and dropped-shipped into the latest of the Alien film franchise Prometheus. Myself I have deliberately not watched any of the trailers (even the one on this blog) or read any of the reviews, so that I could see the movie unencumbered by pre-conceptions.

The first thing to say is that, if you are a fan of the Aliens movies, this IMHO is a MUST see film.

On the up-side it is real visual treat; the sets are gorgeous and the way the script answers some outstanding questions from previous films is very well done.  Camera work is good, and so are the special effects.  The lead actress provides quite a gritty (Ripley like) performance.

This is the point I now say, don't read any further further if you think my criticism might spoil your enjoyment if you haven't yet seen it.. Plus there is some plot spoilers...
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On the down-side the script is such a disappointment :( Character development is poor, in fact really poor in some areas, plus some of the characters are rubbish along with big chunks of the story. For instance one of the guys starts feeling unwell and spots a tiny creature in his eye. Does he mention to anyone, his partner for example ? NO, he just presses on. Why the Android decides to experiment with contaminating the crew is simply not explained. And so it goes on...

I have seen many of Ridley Scott's films, and consider this to be the worst scripted one I have seen.

Overall ratings out of 5:

Value For Money (for sheer entertainment): 4.5
Linkage Into Existing Alien Movies: 4.9
Overall Quality Of Script: 2.5
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Prometheus - Official Trailer

No doubt, this is 'must see' film for all fans of the franchise :)
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Prometheus - Official Trailer [TRUE HD]

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Alien Prequel !

Just seen the news that Ridley Scott is to make a 3D Alien prequel film !!! Awesome ! BBC News Link.
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Aliens

I was looking through some of my vehicles that I use for my 15mm sci-fi gaming, and my eye was drawn to the Aliens APC I have. Quite a plain vehicle, but very distinctive all the same. Here's a photo I took a while ago.
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This seems an appropriate time to include the Aliens trailer. What a totally brilliant film. Now over 20 years old it is still the benchmark against which all other sci-fi combat movies / series are judged.
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This is an intersting web site dedicated to the film, called Aliens Papercraft. Worth checking out.
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