Comments on: Neill Blomkamp Says Ripley Will Be Back In His ‘Alien’ Movie

By: RNL

RNL — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

This doesn\’t involve any retconning. Ignoring prior sequels isn\’t retconning. If in Alien 5 Ripley wakes up from hypersleep and describes a nightmare about Hicks and Newt dying in a crash and her getting implanted with an alien and then killing herself and being \’cloned\’ 200 years later, blah blah blah, then that would be retconning. Or someohow rewirting the beginning of Alien 3 so that Hicks somehow survives. But simply disregarding two sequels and picking up after Aliens isn\’t retconning.

By: Slen

Slen — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

Really? Fincher himself disowns the third movie. And for good reason. A mundane mess with an ending that\’s bearable, but not worth sitting through two hours. Plus Alien 4 is on the same level as the AVP movies.
Aliens was the only worthy sequel to the franchise. Cameron knew how to tackle the story right and take it into a direction that\’s different than the sci-fi horror of the first film, but still have the movie maintain the feel as the first.
I have faith that Blomkamp will do justice with a retcon third film.

By: Alien Fan

Alien Fan — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

Retcons are just gross.
And to the people who said "Nothing can be worse than 3&4" are the exact idiots who lead things to AVP & AVP: Requiem.
There\’s always something worse. At least 3 & 4 have artistic version & a real sense of personality.

By: RNL

RNL — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

I actually like 3 & 4 quite a lot, but the story decisions made in Alien 3 were all wrong. Everyone felt that way in 1992 and I don\’t think time has softened anyone\’s view on it. Giving the story of Ripley, Hicks and Newt a different ending in itself makes this project worthwhile (assuming a fifth Ripley film is worthwhile as a general idea – this one is certainly more worthwhile than an Earth-set Alien 5 with the xeno-hybrid Ripley clone, which is where Resurrection leaves off).

By: Slen

Slen — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

Nothing can be worse than 3&4.

By: Slen

Slen — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

Grown up Newt played by Juno Temple?

By: Ugh

Ugh — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

Dumb. Blomkamp is about to create a whole new film term – pulling a "Blompkin". It\’s where you retcon a series so you can make a direct sequel to two of the greatest movies of all time & then you churn out an unremarkable film that may be worse than the films you "erased".

By: RNL

RNL — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

Or search "sky movies aliens sequel news"

By: RNL

RNL — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

Blomkamp explicitly says he\’s disregarding Alien 3 & 4 in this interview (I can\’t post a Youtube link, but just put this after the = sign in the URL): Th8os-IfZhg

By: RNL

RNL — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:07:17 +0000

The obvious and only reasonable way to do an Alien 5 featuring Ripley and Hicks is to disregard the events of Alien 3 & 4. And who wants to see a followup to Resurrection set on Earth anyway? They wrote themselves into a corner there. An alernate sequel to Aliens is the best possible option. Also: grown up Newt?