Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Alien (1979) in Movies
Feb 22, 2018
Lumberjanes, Vol. 9: On a Roll
Maarta Laiho, Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh and Carolyn Nowak
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When the yetis are kicked out of their humble treehouse abode, it’s up to Jo, April, Mal, Molly...
David McK (3557 KP) rated Aliens (1986) in Movies
Jun 23, 2020 (Updated Mar 16, 2022)
The Extended Edition of the movie adds even more context, with the revelation that Ripley had a daughter who has since died, to the 'found family' at the heart of the narrative - especially between Newt and Ripley herself - while Bill Paxton has the honour(?) of becoming the only actor to be killed by a Predator, an Alien and a Terminator, as one of the (initially) cocksure Colonial Marines trapped behind enemy lines.
Top it off with the iconic final act (Ripley in a Powerloader Vs the Alien Queen) and some eminently quotable lines throughout:
"Game over, man! Game Over!!"
"They mostly come at night, mostly …"
"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure"
"Get away from her, you b..."
And we have what most surely be one of the best sequels ever. Even, in my opinion, eclipsing the original.
It's just a pity it's all downhill from here ...
The Lost Outlaw (Jack Lark #8)
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1863, the Deep South. Navy Colt in hand, Jack Lark - the roguish English hero dubbed 'Sharpe meets...
David McK (3557 KP) rated Alien: Out Of The Shadows in Books
Jun 16, 2019
Or, more precisely, the audiobook version of it, since that's the one I read (listened to?), picking it up as part of an audible trial where it was presented as, essentially, a series of podcasts.
Set between the events of the original Alien and it's sequel Aliens (the one with a 'S' at the end) and starring Ellen Ripley (or her sound-alike), you might wonder how Ripley never once mentioned the events of this at all in any of the later films.
You might wonder it, but it is explained away towards the end of this.
The story starts with her escape pod being picked up by the mining vessel Marion, a mining vessel orbiting the planet LV178 but which - just prior to picking Ripley up - has been knocked out of its orbit and had its communications array damaged by a shuttle coming up from the planet: a shuttle crewed by miners from that planet, and that has picked up some unwelcome guests.
What follows is a series of events and encounters, with the surviving members of the crew being picked off one by one as they attempt to find a way out of their predicament.
And, I have to say, the actress voicing Ripley sound amazingly like her, while Rutger Hauer is also suitably menacing in his role, while the background beeps and whirrs and hisses etc all add to the atmosphere.
It's also no surprise that this won an 'Audie award for excellence in production' in 2017.
Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated Tangerine: A Novel in Books
Jul 25, 2018
Agile for Humans - A Podcast Devoted to Agile Software Development
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The discussions in the agile world focus on process and tools. However, this is a podcast devoted to...