I’m never sure how I feel about movie reboots, remakes, prequels, and sequels to long-dead franchises until I go and see the film and see if they’re any good or not. And the same is true of the Alien prequel.
I am glad it’s not going to be a remake of the original, and I’m also […]
There’s been plenty of talk over the past year about the possibility of making another movie in the long-running Aliens series. Some think it would be a good idea, some think it would be better if the quadrilogy is left as it is. Many wish it had been left at a trilogy… me included.
While a […]
The Alien movies, and the first one in particular, still stand out as brilliant sci-fi spectaculars, along with Terminator 2, Blade Runner and the original Star Wars trilogy. These movies have stood the test of time spectacularly well, and while the special effects may look dated, the subject matter and acting performances carry them through.
The […]
The four Alien movies are a brilliant slice of sci-fi action, although the quality of the films has been less than consistent. So the idea of a fifth film in the long-running series fills me with excitement. That’s as long as Predator isn’t involved next time.
Sigourney Weaver, Ripley herself, seemed to put the kibosh on […]
The Alien series stand out for me as some of the best big budget, blockbuster Sci-fi movies ever made, and that has a lot to do with one woman, namely Sigourney Weaver, who managed to make the character of Ripley believable yet fascinating at the same time.
The series has now spun off in another direction, […]
Sky Movies Sci-Fi and Horror channel conducted a survey to mark its season of Creature Feature movies. The British cable channel asked 2,500 movie fans their opinions on what is the most terrifying movie monster ever to have been conceived, and put to celluloid.
The Alien from Alien came out on top, beating all of its […]
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