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Cannot fucking wait for this! Alien is my favourite picture of all time and when i found out that ridley scott was coming back for this prequel/non-prequel i creamed myself.

I always wanted to know who the race of space-jockey's that appeared in the original were, where they came from and why they sent a warning signal out into space NOT to come down to the planet ,which of course the crew of the Nostromo interpreted as an SOS so naturally went to investigate and you all know what happened (and if you don't then you really need to watch Alien).

What I loved about that movie was how Scott allowed the film to breathe, from the very opening title sequence, to the introduction of the Nostromo vessel itself as a character and then of course the 'waking' scene of the crew, it drew you into a silently poetic dream which brilliantly turns into a nightmare. Compare that with the fourth film (which i must admit i like as a stand alone, goofy french art-house guilty pleasure, but it really doesnt belong in the franchise) with all the rapid cuts and bullshit cheap dialogue and no sense of wonder. The second film may have been more frantic and mayhem but Cameron did it properly by making nearly the first half of that movie as slow and suspensful as possible so that when the action did hit it was a surprise. And any big studio sci-fi / horror production these days are so fucking hyperactive and loud and devoid of suspense from the opening shot to the last. Blah.

I really hope this film can re-capture some of that magic and i know im setting myself up for failure by being so excited but hey, no one liked Alien when it first came out so who knows.

Here's one of the Trailer's for those who might not know what I'm talking about:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFfhttZYoEw&feature=relmfu