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And now we also have Linda Hamilton reprising her role as Sarah Conner in the next installment of The Terminator, which like Halloween, picks up after Terminator 2 and ignores all the others. Interestingly, it's also based on a new original story by James Cameron.
It's so funny in places, I remember watching it with my daughter and we were both
laughing out loud.
That's why then. For some reason I was under the impression it wasn't coming until November or so. Eager to check it out in a few weeks.
This would have happened with Alien as well if Ridley Scott hadn't vetoed it in favour of a dull disappointing film that not only had a lot of the same issues that made people hate Prometheus but also managed to turn off those of us who actually enjoyed that film.
Bitching a bit but I think it's relevant to this thread; Covenant was so disappointing for me. Would have loved a proper Alien film with Ripley Newt and Hicks. Would have enjoyed a Prometheus sequel that expanded on the mysteries that film presented. Instead their take away from the Prometheus criticism just seemed to be "people want the Alien" and we got the absoloute worst of both worlds in a mystique destroying disappointing mess. Still can't believe that they thought having this terrifying unknown creature be the result of experiments done by a human created android was a good idea.
But I agree with you on the Alien creature being the result of experiments done by a human-created android was a terrible idea from the start. But then so was turning the giant elephantine Space Jockey into a race of pale humanoids wearing that carcass as a suit. I think the main reason why Covenant was so disappointing to audiences was the one chance to show the Engineers' home planet was totally squandered and such a massive letdown. I guess we all imagined an amazing Gigeresque habitat in our minds, not some eco-friendly landscape that resembled New Zealand in early Spring and that was totally devoid of Engineers. The movie also felt severely restricted by budget cuts which was solely down to Fox, and not Scott. I think a Fox also has to carry a lot of the blame.
But back to T6... I'll be interested to see what Cameron has cooked up for the movie. I can't wait to find out more.
From what I've read, this line of thinking basically stems from Prometheus 2 not seeming to go anywhere but then development suddenly picking up not long after the Alien 5 hype, and Scott telling people that Alien 5 was just a pitch when asked about it, saying there never was a script. While Cameron and Weaver both said before that they'd seen the script and loved it. And to me it sounds believeable because I've read before that Scott was never happy about losing control of the franchise after the first film.
I'm sure Fox have the final say but I think Scott definitely would have some pulling power there as well. I think that he didn't want it to happen, Fox obliged because the prospect of them putting money behind two Alien films so close to eachother always seemed doubtful, and the original Prometheus 2 ideas were scrapped in favour of the more traditional Covenant as a compromise between him and the studio since the idea of a new proper Alien film had generated a lot of buzz.
Another popular theory is that because Prometheus 2 didn't seem to be going anywhere, Fox started talks with Blomkamp to provide incentive to Ridley to hurry up and make the film, with no actual intention of making Alien 5.
Covenant was two different films pulling in opposite directions, due to there being some pretty dreadful script writers in Hollywood and Scott keeps working with them, either that or studios making sure checklists are ticked.
A shame. There's really no backtracking now, these films will continue to be generic and forgettable until there's a massive shake-up or some new director is brought in.
A guy here in his 40s is charged for raping his daughter, as punishment for her embracing western values. How is that for real life horror. And presumably she will learn to embrace the values of her father s home country instead.
Forgive me but I'm confused by your comment. Are you saying someone on this forum has been charged with rape?
Either way, that's horrible but not the type of horror I was talking about. I mean true horror from the horror genre. I'm not fearful when watching rape/revenge movies, I'm angered. They do nothing for me in the way of the horror genre and shouldn't be classified under it.
Oh, that makes sense now. That is horrible! But like I said, in the horror genre it does nothing for me but anger me.
A few questionable uses of CGI aside, CURSE is my favourite Childs Play since the original film. Rebooting the tone of the series was a wise decision. Also, Fiona Douriffs Nika was one of the most likable horror protagonists of recent years.
Cult is high on my radar now. Can't wait for the bluray to arrive.
http://deadline.com/2017/10/judy-greer-jamie-lee-curtis-halloween-reboot-1202180641/
I love Judy Greer! Can't say much at all about the Halloween movies post II, but with Carpenter doing the music and the cast so far, I'll say this project has my attention.
Thankfully it'll ignore everything that came after the second one, so you won't be missing out on anything!
There are bits and bobs throughout the rest of the series that I enjoy, but after the second installment, nothing comes remotely close to that same level of quality. I can't even recall the last time I watched a Halloween installment in full that wasn't the first two.
Doesn't get much worse than the Rob Zombie installments, however. They were terrible to me. Removed the dread/scares and upped the gore, with real poor acting to boot and an overly long backstory we didn't need.