Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:46 am**

I think Predator2 was as good as the original. Seriously.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:01 am**

I've only seen it once, so I couldn't argue the point. I'm just going on the idea that any sequel owes so much to the original, since it already has a background. A great first movie has to establish everything, and be good, too.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:55 am**

Predator 2 is absolutely fantastic and I prefer it to the first one.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:20 am**

I just rented Aliens vs Pred.

It was OK.
Wasn't good but didn't suck.

Pred II sucked though.
I have trouble believing Glover could run up a flight of stairs nevermind what he was supposed to have done in that movie!

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:25 am**

I really have to watch P2 again!

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:32 am**

Aliens 2 was maybe as good as Alien I, just in a different way.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:44 am**

I once heard that Alien only has about 20 minutes of actual dialogue and that that is part of what makes it so damn freaky. I then rented it out to watch and I'd definately believe the rumour, although I haven't found it confirmed anywhere.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:39 am**

I thought the Aliens sequel was BETTER than the first.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:40 am**

Same.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:48 pm**

Aliens is absolutely brilliant, and I prefer it to the original (which is very good as well). I think it's Cameron's best movie by far, and I'd probably rate it as the best action movie ever. Great allegory for the Vietnam War as well.

P2 is no P1, but I still enjoyed it.

The less said about A3 and A4 the better, though the director's cut of A3 is certainly better than the theatrical release.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:01 pm**

Cail wrote:Aliens is absolutely brilliant . . . I think it's Cameron's best movie by far . . . Great allegory for the Vietnam War as well.

Agree with everything you said.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:03 pm**

Allegory for Vietnam War - hmmmmm, I've never seen that. I'll have to think about that for a while.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:51 pm**

dlbpharmd wrote:Allegory for Vietnam War - hmmmmm, I've never seen that. I'll have to think about that for a while.

"Get away from her, BITCH!" allegory for Vietnam War? hmmmmmm ....

And I do think AlienS is the best of the servies - although the LAST movie had some great scenes and lines!! Alien tongue anyone!!?

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:59 pm**

I failed allegory in highschool.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:57 pm**

Fist and Faith wrote:I failed allegory in highschool.

Which itself is an allegory for something.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:54 pm**

I prefer Alien and Alien 3 to Aliens, but then I tend to prefer tension and understatement to brash overkill.

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:57 pm**

CovenantJr wrote:I prefer Alien and Alien 3 to Aliens, but then I tend to prefer tension and understatement to brash overkill.

Alien 3 - was that the one that killed Newt?! With the inmates? If it was - I thought it sucked!!!

Course could be my bad taste in movies!

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:17 pm**

Yes. It was a poor reworking of the original idea (one sneaky and intimidating alien, rather than oodles of dull and unthreatening ones) but still better than Aliens, for the reasons I've given in brackets.

Posted: **Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:22 am**

Sigourney Weaver: Warrant Officer Ripley
Michael Biehn: Corporal Hicks
Paul Reiser : Carter J Burke
Lance Henriksen: Bishop
Bill Paxton: Lieutenant Gorman

what a cast!

Posted: **Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:50 pm**

sgtnull wrote:Lance Henriksen: Bishop

And Weyland in AvP. Kinda funny.

Kevin's Watch

Alien V Predator