Trailer Into REaction - Alien: Earth 'Destination' | Official Teaser

[@rajman7644]

I like to think that (actually, in the cut scenes from "Alien") Brett was being turned into an egg that would contain a Queen facehugger. The same could apply to adult aliens that get to Earth. Edit: Originally said Kane but changed it to Brett

[@screenPhiles]

You mean ‘Dallas.’ And as far as egg being created for the purpose of birthing a Queen, I’ve never heard that. It’s possible, but transforming people into eggs has never been introduced, never mind fleshed out, in the feature films (it was from a cut scene).

[@rajman7644]

@@screenPhiles True "eggmorphing" hasn't formally been introduced, but that is the prevailing theory from the cut scene as to what was happening with (I meant to say) Brett, since Dallas was still alive and human and imploring Ripley to kill him. And it's sci-fi, they can basically make up anything they want. Remember the xeno spitting acid at Christie in Alien: Resurrection?

[@screenPhiles]

@@rajman7644 True, it hasn't but supposedly that's what we were witnessing. And as far as Aliens spitting acid goes - I remember the guy with dreadlocks, Gary Dourdan, but not the how of what killed him - but that's fairly stupid and it bugs me whenever I see it because it implies a level of intelligence that the xenomorph doesn't consistently display. Besides, in traditional Alien lore its blood was acidic, but it doesn't spit blood, which implies its saliva was acidic? That's different (and also kinda dumb because it's like Dr. Evil's plan to put laser beams on sharks, which is funny because it's overkill).

[@rajman7644]

@@screenPhiles Yeah the spitting acid was dumb since there have been a lot of scenes of humans touching alien saliva and not getting burned. Again they can structure this however they want because it's a made up world.

[@waynecopeland4253]

When Alien and Alien's no cgi was in them everything both hands was use in it

[@screenPhiles]

Okay? There’s certainly a place for CGI, particularly in movies of that nature (it’s easier to create a bunch of CGI Aliens rather than have a bunch of guys in Alien costumes). Besides, you have to keep in mind that CGI wasn’t as far along then as it currently is (though James Cameron is a bit of a purist though I have no doubt Ridley Scott would have used it if it were available to him).

[@waynecopeland4253]

@screenPhiles In the Ailen's the caption Hellmann's camera and all of them has in them how do you think gopo camera come from

[@screenPhiles]

@@waynecopeland4253 What are you talking about? I gotta ask because it sounds like you haven't seen the trailer because that doesn't happen.

[@waynecopeland4253]

@screenPhiles witch one are you talking about because I saw all of the Alien movies and saw the new one and I have the director cut from1979-1997

[@screenPhiles]

@@waynecopeland4253 I'm talking about the trailer for Alien: Earth - the trailer the reaction is for - so what you're referring to I have no idea.

[@williamturner-v1s]

James Cameron didn't undermine the franchise. Aliens is the best thing a sequel could offer. If you want to fight about it we can tussle. Put your dukes up buddy. btw, the ability to gestate humans into eggs using the secreted goo was never made into cannon as far as I know, it was a cut scene from Alien.

[@screenPhiles]

You’re not understanding what I mean by undermine. Prior to Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ the creatures weren’t compared to insects. He was the one that introduced that aspect, with the Aliens being essentially bees (or ants. Take your pick). He even gave them a ‘Queen,’ for christ sake! Though I am not saying that ‘Aliens’ wasn’t awesome, though what I am saying is that Cameron introduced ideas that in the long run weakened the franchise.

[@williamturner-v1s]

@@screenPhiles I don't know if we can say he weakened the franchise because we don't know what would have happened if he never made it. Relative to most sequels it was a huge success and I would say it it made it stronger. Weather you like the insect aspect or not is a personal take. I personally thought it made alien larger than life. The queen scene along with the entire movie is great cinema.

[@screenPhiles]

@@williamturner-v1s We're talking about different things. Both ideas - that 'Aliens' is an awesome movie and the introduction of the idea that the Aliens were essentially big insects by Cameron's reckoning - can be held at the same time. The only opinion is how it's believed to have effected the franchise going forward.