morning
Saw Alien Romulus last night, thought it was entertaining enough for that sort of thing.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 8:50, archived)

I rewatched Alien 3 and Alien Covenant at the weekend.
3 isn't as bad as the reputation it has. Fassbender is great as David and I reckon he would have been a decent Bond.

LOL bender, lol ASSbender etc.
(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 2 Sep 2024, 8:56, archived)

Have you seen the 'assembly cut' of 3?
It's an interesting look at the direction Fincher wanted to take it before the studio interfered. It's far from perfect, but I reckon it's an improvement.

The internet seems to be full of people calling for David to be in any sequel to Romulus to wrap up the Prometheus/Covenant trilogy too, that would certainly be do-able and it'd be good to give Fassbender a proper conclusion to the character.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:11, archived)

Not seen Assembly Cut.
It's an ox that gets facehugged in that, right?
(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:15, archived)

A camel

( mr horrible up yours, dickface, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:20, archived)

Cor!

(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:21, archived)

Humphugger

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:40, archived)

I've always been a defender of Alien3
and yeah, it's an ox that gets facehugged in the Assembly Cut (lol actually it's your mum). It's worth watching.

www.denofgeek.com/movies/alien-3-comparing-the-assembly-cut-to-the-theatrical-cut/
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:24, archived)

maybe helps that I bought Alan Dean Foster's "novelization" before the film came out,
and it matched the assembly cut rather than the finished version. Also generally made the story and characters a hell of a lot more coherent than they ended up in the film.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:39, archived)

Actually yeah I had the novelisations of the first three films too, maybe that's why I like it.
Weirdest part of the books which sticks in my mind is when you get a couple of paragraphs about what Jonesy the cat is thinking when playing with a bit of string.
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:50, archived)

I've still got those three books, it was all you had in them days before they released the films on sell-through VHS.
I just read that ADF did the novelisation for Covenant too, might get that for old time's sake.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:04, archived)

It's a pretty bleak film innit.
Wonder why they went with a dogburster rather than the ox.
(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:41, archived)

Too difficult to film - you can't really train an ox
according to that article.
( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 10:01, archived)

For some reason, "you can't really train an ox" has put the "you wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ad music in my head.

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:11, archived)

It does work
home oxing kills music
( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:59, archived)

Pretty much what I thought

That’s great Cheers, thanks for your excellent contribution to the discussion
( Cheers Cheers, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 9:52, archived)

The last Alien film I saw was Resurrection and it was a pile of shit
Coincidentally it was the last film I went to see because it had Winona Ryder in.i expect the two are related.
( mr horrible up yours, dickface, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 10:13, archived)

Haven't seen that in years, don’t remember it being great
Nothing will ever top the first two but I quite liked Prometheus, suspect I’m in the minority there.
( Cheers Cheers, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 10:17, archived)

*minority fives*

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 10:57, archived)

brb etc

( Queef Richard's U r a 🔔🔚, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:49, archived)

Prometheus had some absolutely fantastic bits
but they were sparsely distributed among the drivel that was the rest of the film, like beautiful tasty chunks of corn in a massive log of shit.
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:00, archived)

Alright Barry Norman calm down

( Cheers Cheers, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:03, archived)

I prefer to think of myself as a Jonathan Ross type
Also knowledgeable about films, but far more of an annoying, slappable prick.
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:12, archived)

Alright Mark Kermode

(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:06, archived)

chin up, Roger Ebert

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:09, archived)

oof

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 19:18, archived)

Resurrection was dreadful.

(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 2 Sep 2024, 10:20, archived)

Who knew that splicing French slapstick into the Alien franchise would result in an abomination?
Apparently nobody involved in the production.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 10:57, archived)

Alien: Abomination

(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:06, archived)

-o +u

( mr horrible up yours, dickface, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:33, archived)

Bumetheus

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:44, archived)

In space no one can hear you get bummed

( Cheers Cheers, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 11:50, archived)

I say we take off and bum the entire site from orbit

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 12:03, archived)

I ain't much for begging. No-one ever gave me nothing. So I say fuck that thing! Let's bum it!

( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 12:09, archived)

You always were an asshole, Gorman.

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Mon 2 Sep 2024, 12:12, archived)