PERFECTION

Walter Hill "William Gibson's script...This this is too much like Aliens. I personally wanted to puke all over James Cameron work. Fox were building sets on a daily basis for a third story. As I threw every script in at my fireplace I completely remained stubborn thoughout".

David Fincher "I had to fight for this scene. Fox were on my back when I stepped in this muddy marry shores. I got insulted for those Madonna music videos I made. I just copied original Alien film when brought this on VHS so knew what I was making ugh."

Vincent Ward "I was so annoyed by that Newt clearly couldn't understand why I had to continue with her. My Wooden Planet idea took some courage to write as I clearly thought I was writing a epic science fiction tale but ummm never really cared was just writer strike you know?!"

Sigourney Weaver "LOL They put me alongside a Hicks Doll with no face on?!!"

Quotes almost.

You gotta stay in your seats until the Sulaco reaches the terminal!

In oneeeeeee

Agreed. I watched Aliens 3 and Resurrection but other than that kick-ass basketball scene, which the cast and crew say Sigourney actually made, they don't exist for me. Was really hoping for the spoken of sequel that was to override those, but apparently they're putting all their focus on a sequel for the snooze fest known as Prometheus. Though there is one small bit tlof Aliens that slwas flawed. They mentioned how much ammo they had left but I swear Hudson ran through 5 times that amount when he went all gonzo during the breach battle.

It does have some major flaws though. Yes, it's a masterpiece of a movie, but sadly it's weighed down by the child actor that can barely act. Wait... did you just say that the child acting is natural and effortless? Remember when she sees the facehugger wrapped around her dad and she just screams with the blandest facial expression on her face, and she doesn't even look scared. She just looks and sounds annoying, like somebody told her to scream, but she forgot that she was also supposed to act. That bit of drowning she did in Alien 3, she had it coming. Never seen more suitable come upens for useless child actors.

Great post! Totally agree with everything you said, Aliens is a masterpiece.

In 1990, I didn't want anybody making a sequel to Aliens. I thought Aliens was perfect the way that it was and that a sequel might damage the Alien legacy. Well, I was right. Alien 3 did damage the Alien legacy and the opening credits of Alien 3 destroyed everything Ripley had fought for at the end of Aliens. But I was wrong at the time for not wanting that lousy sequel to exist.

It was interesting how co-producer Sigourney Weaver killed off Newt in the opening credits after her character had risked her own life to save Newt twice at the end of Aliens. What was more interesting, however, was how Sigourney Weaver responded to the question "Do you have any faith, sister?". And what was most interesting was how Sigourney Weaver stole credit away from Ridley Scott and James Cameron for directing the two finest monster movies ever made and gave the credit to God instead.

It's just a shame I didn't realize that back in 1992 and that I wouldn't first pray until ten years later. It would then be several more years before I would connect the dots between Alien 3 and Star Trek V, along with Poltergeist II and Psycho III. Wow! What a waste of time between 1992 and 2002. Now that's a shame.

Anyway, Alien 3 was not a shame, but was a lousy yet important film that reveals the creator behind all great things.

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For a monster movie or a sci-fi in general, I would say Aliens is perfect. It will never feel cheap or dated... despite how desperately people want to make it out to be. Technically, it is the best alien monster movie money can buy.

Get off your soapbox while I play you a tune on the tiniest violin.