Thor 7,465 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chen G. said: Its more a matter of invoking a certain mood than anything specific, I would say. Absolutely. Mood is important. But the themes I mentioned above are so fundamental to all of us; and the traumas connected to them, that when they're 'sneakily' inserted into a film like ALIEN (the 'vagina' doors of the derelict spaceship, it's womb-like corridors, the 'phallos'-like inside mouth of the xenomorph, literally killing its prey by an act of penetration -- or how Goldsmith's score connects and mirrors these aspects in his organic score), it triggers something basic and uncomfortable in us that isn't just superficial story understanding related to the character's actions; or even the mood (fantastic as that is). Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Thor said: ... if storytelling was all film as an artform could do, we would be reading books instead. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Inshtead of burning them! Chen G. and A. A. Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Ok so this wasn't so good. A pretty stale visual look. At least the first two tried to 'load' the images like you MUST in this universe (in your own way, whether you're Scott, Cameron, Fincher, Jeunet or fanboy directors). Also, is this just about facehuggers and chestbursters? I'm guessing the adult alien will surface in the last few shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just watched it. We finally agree, thor. This one was really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 They are not getting any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,478 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Happy anniversary for you and your husband, Bes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,478 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 It's 40th anniversary shorts for Alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 I got that. I mean, the joke, not the shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Alexcremers said: They are not getting any better. Well, yes and no. This one is very adament about channeling the ALIENS tropes, but fares only moderately in that regard (they could have used more grain to properly capture them). However, it does pick up in the second half. Finally a glimpse of the fullgrown xenomorph. I think this was slightly better than the last film (although not as good as the first two). Of course, a general problem with such shorts is that they're all expositions. The first film solved this excellently by going straight in, in-medias-res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I bet it's a challenge to come up with a xenomorph story that can avoid the trope of "ignorant group of people find egg, someone gets impregnated, group of people except maybe one or two are screwed from then on". 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 The last two suffer from amateurishness (and I'm not talking about production values). The one with the dog was the best one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Geezes, that was absolutely godawful! Looks like something concocted by a group of media students at an average high school. Whoever made it, needs a course in camera movement and especially editing. Whazzap with the non-sensical rapid-fire fade editing during the tense moments? But I guess at the center of it is a neat idea -- what if a facehugger was isolated with an android? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Thor said: Geezes, that was absolutely godawful! It was, but the opening shots of the set were cool, and rather faithful to the design and style of the first film. They even tried to copy Giraud's spacesuits. Hehehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Alexcremers said: It was, but the opening shots of the set were cool, and rather faithful to the design and style of the first film. They even tried to copy Giraud's spacesuits. Hehehe... Sure, but why the super-fast, jittery panning shots when they've put so much effort into the design details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 That's what happens when a director is obviously the weakest link: he totally gets outmatched by his 'crew' (in this case, the art department). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 We apparently forgot to talk about the last one, "Harvest": It might very well be the best of them, at least in terms of production design and effects. Gave me a taste for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 The latest short: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Nice recreation of the lab and fluids and stuff, but wish it weren't so computer game-y. And that scientist sure is reckless.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 There's more new shorts still coming out? Isn't the new 4K BD already in stores? Or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 This new one doesn't seem part of the original shorts series, but rather something from an "LA Lab" collective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Should I have created a new thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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