Scott: 'New Alien film to be prequel'

[Savonarola]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom takes place before Raiders of the Lost Ark.  While not as good as the original, it did give us a fascinating view of Indian civilization and cuisine.

[Neil]

I'd like it if they made a horror film a la the original Alien.

Not a good idea.  Do you really want to see Aliens as a teen slasher flick?

[DisturbedPervert]

As long as they don't fuck up the upcoming PC games I'll be content.

[Darth Wagtaros]

They've raped this series to death already, why do they keep molesting the corpse!?

If only they'd stay true to the AVP comics. 

Or the Green Lantern versus Alien ones.

[Neil]

The entire 'reboot' craze shows a complete lack of creativity and innovation in our culture.  Soon, the West will be finished.

I think people are still coming up with original ideas but producers see prequels and reboots as safer options.

Because that's what people like.  And because of that, the West will fall and something new will take our place.  And that new thing will brutalize Martinus.

[fhdz]

"Yes, Carl Rinsch is going to do the prequel to Alien. He's one of our directors at our company."

Could there be a more glowing endorsement of this man?

[Eddie Teach]

Are there any good prequels?

The Magician's Nephew. Though it's possible they'll screw up the film version.

[garbon]

Not a good idea.  Do you really want to see Aliens as a teen slasher flick?

Well I meant in the same way, as well.  That type of horror film, not Saw #109 type horror.

[Neil]

Not a good idea.  Do you really want to see Aliens as a teen slasher flick?

Well I meant in the same way, as well.  That type of horror film, not Saw #109 type horror.

I'm pretty sure everyone who knew how to make good horror movies has been purged.  Murder porn is the new horror.

[Grallon]

The entire 'reboot' craze shows a complete lack of creativity and innovation in our culture.  Soon, the West will be finished.

More like the out-of-control consumerism I've been decrying for ages.  Still, wouldn't like to walk the streets of ruined cities?  Mind you Montreal is already starting to look like a 3rd World city

As for this, it could be interesting if it's well done.  Not impossible so long as the script is coherent and there's no reference to Ripley.



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[garbon]

I'm pretty sure everyone who knew how to make good horror movies has been purged.  Murder porn is the new horror.

One can hope.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Are there any good prequels?

The Magician's Nephew. Though it's possible they'll screw up the film version.

Silmarillion too.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

hmmm wait and see.

[Grallon]

Silmarillion too.

This will not happen so long as Christopher Tolkien is alive.  He's always refused to sell the rights - more's the pity.  But then again who could make movies worthy of the stories in that book ? 



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[Neil]

More like the out-of-control consumerism I've been decrying for ages.  Still, wouldn't like to walk the streets of ruined cities?  Mind you Montreal is already starting to look like a 3rd World city

I don't understand how out of control consumerism is to blame for this.  Even back in the glory days of whatever kind of cinema you actually liked, movies that people wanted to see got made.  The failing isn't in the system, or the producers, but in us.

Besides, the cities won't be ruined in the short term.  They'll simply be inhabited by modern savages who will be less and less able to understand the principles that allow modern life.  Eventually, things will break down and they won't be able to fix them, but that will take generations.  Barbarism starts as a social phenomenon and moves from there.