Dismantling the Alien franchise

Let's start with the story. Alien, though original, is not the first in its genre. The inspiration from the early cosmo-horrors is very visible - Vampire Planet or It, horror from outer space and the like. As the creators and Ridley Scott said, this is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre in space. And I hadn't noticed it myself before. In front of us is also a group of people and some kind of deserted place, and a monster that wants to kill them. The very beginning of the film looks good, a flyby of a ship that is built wisely and the atmosphere of a planet that is uninhabitable. But a team of people was tasked with finding out about the signal that comes from such a planet, and as a result, we all know how it will turn out. The egg is infected, and as a result, the famous scene with the breast from which the fetus comes out. 

I will immediately answer the design of everything. Giger is a genius. Everyone knows this, the Alien of the insane is original as a monster, and, accordingly, the infection itself through the egg and the face grabber. Moreover, after the film turns into a chamber mess. We don't really see someone else's, we don't know who it is or what will happen. The characters here are standard, although there is a sudden twist with the android, which adds more effect. Well, Ripley is in the background most of the time, I actually remember that they even wanted to kill her, they would have made a mistake in the end. The first film is still a sign of the quality of the genre and how it is worth making a movie ideologically. The beginning of the franchise and the history of the franchise. By the way, the film is not outdated.

10\10

Despite the success, the sequel took a long time. But it was shot by James Cameron himself. He himself will not return to history, but nevertheless became a big part of it. Aliens is not just a unique sequel, it's a nice addition. A chamber horror action movie was made from a chamber horror where Ripley returned to that planet and helps the military save people who have already come under attack by aliens. The atmosphere is still the same, but Cameron conveys everything through the prism of motherhood, Ripley, by the way, lost her daughter during her arrival (the scene is deleted, but I remember) but found her in the face of the girl who was the only one who survived in the meat grinder.

 I like that even though there are some actors here, like in part 1, everyone almost gets into our soul and we don't forget him, everyone does something. Well, a sudden death makes everyone sad. Especially Paxton is the same. Funny guy, he kind of whines at first, and then wakes up. Effects, by the way, are a separate topic, they not only changed the design of alien coolly, but also added the main boss to them - the queen of aliens, who is tall from the 3rd floor and intimidating when you are 1 on 1. In the finale, we see another of the coolest scenes, like the entire final act, it is soaked with a frenzied pace and a hell of a mood. Ripley is alone, going to rescue again. 

a masterpiece. By the way, my best and favorite horror, I consider it not only on par with 1, but even better in places. And, accordingly, the best horror movie in history.

10\10

And again, the sequel has been waiting a long time. This time, it's the man who's just starting out again. And he is already the 3rd cult director of the history of cinema who is shooting a series. Unfortunately, it wasn't very successful. Fincher is a good director, but he had a fight with the studio, which was imposing its ideas. As a result, Fincher quit the movie. It's sad, but the film has advantages. The beginning of the film is unfortunately sad, it is shocking, in front of us are the corpses of the heroes of the 2 parts that are dead. They were literally taken away. Boldly? And unfortunately, yes, but also stupidly. We fell in love with the characters, Why? Wouldn't that provoke anger? That's not all yet. We are in front of a prison where there are prisoners and there are no weapons because the prison is built on trust. 

Interestingly, Ripley was already attacked there almost immediately. This spoils the idea once again. And now the stranger himself is almost always a graphon. What for? Did they look bad? No. Well, the characters here are just a waste, almost no one is remembered. Yes. the film tries to continue the theme of motherhood, where there are violent scenes and a sudden twist about infection. But here the topic reveals rather that the child is an extra burden and not, oh, cute, we don't kill. It's sad that Ripley was killed in the end in a simple way. It won't end the franchise, but it will (almost). And it's sad.

7.0/10

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Many more years later. Is the main rule of cinema Dead? Nobody cares. Survived or revived. Ripley was revived. Now it's a woman who's a clone of Ripley and attracts strangers, all because he's already been in her. And the topic here is already about domestication. The aliens have been caught for a long time, and in front of us is a station where they are being studied. That's why she's alive. In fact, we have a French version of alien from Jean-Pierre Jeunet. What will Amelie do after that, a cult movie by the way. Alien 4 has become more of a return to the idea of part 2. An action movie again. It's quite good, there are a couple of interesting scenes with clones. Strangers are just as cool, even though there is a graphon again. The characters were remembered, although many were pitied. Well, the finale ended with Earth. It's funny that there will be a connection with this afterwards. Find out why.

6.8/10

The most devoted fans of this series, because to have such endurance again. We returned to the series after so many years. Ridley Scott is back at the helm. And it's suddenly a prequel. The advertisement is cool, but I was really interested in finding out what was here. I went to the cinema, I can safely say that I was glad to see it in the cinema. But, despite the fact that I am one of those who praises the film. There are questions. Again, a group of people who are exploring the planet and looking for those who may have created humans. As a result, we have a philosophy about a person who wants a lot and gets disappointed. There is less horror in the film, but there are a couple of very tough scenes. There's still an atmosphere, but the film has become more about reasoning and learning than cinema. And the main mistake, again, is in people who sometimes do strange things. 

And I'm not even talking about removing costumes, but even about the behavior of the characters. Like the main character is smart, but then she sleeps with a man who is possibly infected, then she takes a robot with her that harbors something dangerous. But the scientists themselves are stupid idiots here who don't know the way, they don't know that you have to run away when something huge falls on you. And yet, it's incredibly interesting. Well, I remember the appearance of the alien in the end. It's a pity that the Show was leaked behind the scenes.

7.5/10

I repeat, after a lot of years again... We already have a sequel in front of us, strangers again, and a lot. And what's the result? We were given a near-slasher with dumb idiots in space. Hooray. Even dumber, but clever reasoning and biblical references. Once again, the worthless characters and their sudden drain in the finale. What - why and why. The film entertains like a horror, gives something to the story, but does not reveal leading to stupidity. A big disappointment. But we don't have costumes right away, we'll look into the eggs and let the android know where you want to go. Science fiction is no different. I'm glad Scott accepted the mistakes, but I'm not happy that he can repeat them.

6.5/10

Alien: Romulus (2024)

Again, a bunch of years later. The director became the director of the remake of the Evil Dead. There was hope. Thank God it was justified. I'm glad he directed the episode. Although he won't be filming anything further yet. We have characters in front of us again, now even teenagers. But at least they're being revealed now. Therefore, they are not just cardboard boxes. The android and his alleged sister got into an adventure with friends, which may save their lives.Freedom and life as it was desired. Unfortunately, they end up on a ship where there are strangers and face-grapplers. And the ship is not a simple one, but the one from part 1. Therefore, Ian Holm, who unfortunately has already left us, suddenly plays a role here, which speaks about the former mess. 

As a result, we have a mixture of 1,2 and even 3 parts, where even the new parts of Scott were competently connected. I noticed Spaney back at the El Royal Hotel. But in the end, for some reason, they didn't really invite me anywhere. They also didn't cast Ellie. Oh, well, the android here is one of the next that I remember pleasantly. Unlike others, it has its own peculiarity. By the way, it was not without its drawbacks, because strangers here are less frightening than face-grapplers, which are much more eerily represented in history. Even on the poster, they are more common. This is a neat stage of history that was suddenly scolded for lack of ideas, but rather another repetition. Unfortunately, partly yes, but it works much better than what it was before, where there was only learning, stupidity, clones, and so on. It's better to have a sequel that's well shot than something that gives away the question.

10/10

Alien: Earth (2025-...)

For the first time, not after a lot of years. We have a sharp series in front of us that was supposed to be a distant prequel, but after that it became somewhere between 1 and 2 parts. The native Land of the future is already before us. Scientists are creating androids for humans to live forever. Suddenly, a ship crashes, and you know who's on it. We have something new in front of us. The series does not focus on the alien, it is only a part of everything, now revealing the nature of man and his greed. Another bad corporation that wants money and entertainment. In fact, we have children who have become adults through the androids of the future.

 But one of them is special. She, like the others, is involved in the story. It's sad that there aren't many strangers, but suddenly we have a new monster in front of us. Hawley, the showrunner, thought about it and showed us a new something, literally a being that penetrates you and controls you. All this is fine, even a series in the spirit of the 1st part of the film is. There is an alien, still frightening and cruel, there is a cool and perhaps the best in the series with him in terms of moments. Well, as a result, many people scold the whole series for this. You see, since Romulus was repeating history too much, the series wasn't repeating itself, but was telling us some kind of story about androids and corporations. Is it justified? Yes, but that's kind of the point. The creators talked about it in advance. This is someone else's, but it's time to show something else. Are there few other creatures in the alien's universe? I think there is already more, as I wrote above. I don't understand the negativity. I'm waiting for season 2.

10/10

Alien: Short meter

Alien: Games

You can't tell much from a short meter. There is a fan-made anime, it's beautiful. But it's just there. There is a short meter to the covenant. Just a little bit reveals something and there is more of Franco that was leaked in the movie. Well, there is a series of short meters from the studio. Which is unique for a series of films. But there was just something there, too. Except that I remember a series with a beautiful android girl who tried to be friends with a wrestler and another series with workers who got into the wrong place.

There is a large layer of games. I didn't play any games in the 80s. It's too ancient. It looks interesting, though.  Aliens (1990) is probably one of the ones I played. Unfortunately, it's not a very visually pleasing thing (pink strangers).  Although there was still part 3, there were still much better platformers. Alien vs Predator, I'll skip it, I'll tell you about everything for the release of the new Predator. Although most of the crossover games were with predator. But in 2013, the Colony of Marins was released. Which sold for pennies and became a resounding failure in the history of games. I watched the entire game review today and it's terribly bad. Although there are minor advantages, I only played it a little bit myself, and I don't remember if it was. Thank God the Isolation came out a year later. 

To this day, it's probably the scariest game in the world. It's probably debatable, but you can choose. Alien tells the story on behalf of Ripley's daughter, who also encountered an alien on the ship, also with dangerous people and, of course, androids. A unique thing, there was also a dls with 1 part of the film. There was also a mobile phone in the spirit of 5 nights with Freddy, where you had to help people get out and not get killed by someone else. It's scary, but it's a one-time thing. After that, a cooperative shooter in the soul of L4D was released. I don't know if it's still online, but the game is also for a couple of evenings, albeit in the spirit of the 2nd part of the series. After that, an rpg strategy was released about the military going on a mission. By the way, I was really looking forward to the game, it's interesting, but it gets boring quickly. Although it is insanely close to the films, again to the 2 part. I also advise you to take a look. The final so far has been a VR game that was released just recently. I didn't study her. But soon it will be possible without glasses. It will be released as a regular shooter. But surely the game won't be short?

Bottom line: One of my favorite movie series, games have become increasingly interesting after a miserable failure. And now they are increasingly saying that it is necessary to promote the series more often. I'm glad she's getting her chances. And I'm glad that films 1 and 2 change the story and my love for the genre so much.

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