The internet has ruined Aliens for me

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 02:24

So I just bought the Alien Quadrilogy box set today and was looking forward to an evening of high-brow xenomorph entertainment. And what do I find? Both times in Aliens when they say "Take off and nuke it from orbit... it's the only way to be sure" I can't help but giggle in the middle of a pivotal moment.

Damn you, internet

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 02:37

Yewen said:
I have never seen them

Is it worth getting? And sounds expensive

£20 special offer in HMV! Not too shabby. It comes with six (count them!) bonus discs as well, and special editions of all four films as well as the theatrical versions. I recommend it very highly.

Alien and Aliens are both excellent, the first is a sci-fi horror thriller and the second is a sci-fi action movie. Alien 3 isn't quite so good but it's still definitely worth a watch. Alien: Resurrection is the fourth and worst one in the series - it's not great, but it's entertaining enough.

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 02:38

Neon said:
your daft it makes no senscnessne? lols

What? Go to bed.

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 02:39

Yewen said:
Ahh thats a ok price for 4 films

Might have to pick it up.

Ok price? *splutter*

Bloody excellent is what it is, especially considering the calibre of the films on offer. Never has there been a better sci-fi action flick than Aliens!

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 02:47

Yah, I already got that though

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 08:45

penski said:
The Quadrilogy turns Alien 3 from a mind-rape of gargantuan proportions into a bloody good film.

*n

You mean the special edition version that comes with the box set? Or do you just mean compared to Alien: Resurrection?

I considered starting to watch Alien 3 at about 3am last night, but I decided it would be a good idea to go to bed instead.

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 10:44

Yeah, that's the one I meant. I've only seen the original so I look forward to watching this version.

Arcade Fire · 11 Apr 2006 at 18:46

Tru said:
If you're into that kind of stuff it's definitely worth it; if not, get it anyway for the directors cuts and sell the Legacy set.

Even better: find an unwitting mug to sell the Legacy set to for £25, and then nip down to HMV and pick up the quadrilogy in the sale. He gets what he thinks is a good deal, and you make a fiver and get to upgrade your DVDs. Everyone's a winner

Edit: I'd like to add that the case that the DVDs come in smells fantastic. It kind of smells like plastic cement, that stuff that you use to glue plastic to plastic. It smells of new DVDs. I think it might be worth buying just to get this smell.