Alien/Predator Thread

In regards to the pulse rifle, it gets its name because of the term "pulse-action". How does that work? I mean, how is it different from bolt-action, semi-automatic, and other firearm actions?

Well, presumably, it uses caseless ammunition fired by an electronic pulse, which itself comes from a battery connected to the trigger. Shoot-by-wire, essentially.

I wonder if there will ever be an AVP movie that actually uses the setting of the games. It's not like they can't get the rights.

Hey, remember how Neill Blomkamp wanted to do an Alien 5, but didn't happen because A) Fox had zero faith in it and was preferring Alien: Covenant (shot yourself in the foot there, eh Fox?) and B) allegedly speaking, Neill couldn't get a script to them on time anyway?

He's now showing some concept art for his Alien project.

Neill should make the movie under a different name separated from the franchise just to spite them.

If he's smart he won't. Weyland-Yutan... err, I mean Disney, have much better and higher priced lawyers than he will be able to afford.

Personally, I think the real life Weyland-Yutani is Lockheed Martin.

Why do you think that?

Because they're into a wide variety of industries: technology, defense, energy, space, etc. Which sounds an awful lot like Wey-Yu's output.

Lockheed Martin's portfolio is a lot more cohesive than Weyland-Yutani's though. The two parent companies of L-M were aerospace-oriented defense contractors ^note Martin Marietta did have substantial chemicals, electronics and construction, but aerospace mil-tech had been its meat and butter IIRC, and this continues to be the main area of business for L-M itself. It makes a lot of sense for a defense contractor to branch into information security, since companies in their industry are prime targets for foreign actors wanting to steal classified technology, and if such a company's cybersecurity department manages to be very successful, it would be logical for the execs to decide to contract out that department's services for extra profit. And L-M only invests in the energy and healthcare sectors, not doing actual business in said sectors themselves.

Meanwhile, W-Y's portfolio is all over the place: deep space transport, android manufacture, spaceship manufacture, terraforming, space colonization, arms manufacture, computer manufacture, mass media, and even manufacture at least one brand of beer.

I see.

Which company do you think is the real life equivalent of Weyland-Yutani?

> Which company do you think is the real life equivalent of Weyland-Yutani?

There isn't one

It would be better to ask "Which hypothetical merger of real-life companies could result in Weyland-Yutani?"

Probably between disruptive technology firms from England and Japan respectively.

Viacom (Who own LOADS of things via subsidiaries and tendril companies. Plus also most advertising boards are owned by them.)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiB7Oryj8DhAhVJPBoKHZGBDSUQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fzoharma%2F97226038&psig=AOvVaw17J9v_lsDNKEDya4yh9fHa&ust=1554800075027239

That's a good map of who owns what. So probably some form of merger between Hitachi and Google...

Reposting from the Disney-Fox deal thread:

Well, anyway!

Were you underwhelmed by Alien: Covenant? Were you convinced its iffy reception and middling box office performance killed the potential for any new (and better) Alien movies?

Yes?

Fret not, because in light of Disney buying Fox, Alien was namechecked at Disney's CinemaCon presentation as still having life as a franchise.

(No word on Predator though, so put a pin on any chance of retrying Alien vs. Predator.)

Addendum: It kinda makes sense to maintain Alien's presence since Fox has been celebrating the first movie's 40th anniversary lately.

Remake of Alien when?

(just kidding,please don't)

Nah, if anything, they could do a direct sequel to Aliens that ignores Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection.

Or revive Neil Blomkamp's Alien 5.

Yeah, both cases are wishful thinking, but then again, wasn't Star Wars in a similar lull until Disney came along?

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Apr 8th 2019 at 8:42:02 AM

While I don't think a remake would be a good idea, a reboot could work. Provided that they collect a group of actors who are more or less on the same level, have them interact in some sort of star ship (maybe not a freighter?) and then let the Alien loose without the audience having ANY clue who will survive.

Bonus points if nobody does. Just for the shock effect.

At least Covenant tried to recapture the horror and shock value - the haunted house element. But they embraced the Saw / Hostel side of horror instead.

And they did the classic thing of trying to explore the series PAST rather than tell new stories with it. As the Patton Oswald joke about George Lucas goes: "Do you like ice cream? Well, here's a bag of rock salt!"

An Av P movie actually based in the same setting as the games could work wonders. No canon violations or anything. A new Alien movie set trying to prevent the Company bringing an Alien to Earth? And maybe a sequel hook of them actually FAILING, or realising it's too late and Earth is compromised? Great.

Anyway, I just watched the new Predator film and... actually I kinda like it. It's definitely more in the vein of Av P rather than predator - non of the creeping horror, or the stalking of unwary prey. It's very much an action movie than an action thriller.

But I'm glad it references continuity but doesn't try to retcon too much. AND it's trying a few new things.

Noah Hawley's Alien Series on FX to Omit Backstory on Xenomorphs from Prometheus and Alien: Covenant

1. Hawley didn't like the backstory from Prometheus and Alien: Covenant on the Xenomorphs and opted to change it as he deems that Xenomorphs are more scarier without the backstory from the aforementioned films.

2. Hawley added that the Xenomorphs represent how one lifeform can evolve differently because it hailed from space, hence why he diasgreed with their backstory from Prometheus and Covenant.

Edited by HallowHawk on Jan 19th 2024 at 5:44:13 AM

Good, I wasn't a fan of the prequels.

they were fairly contentious let's be honest.

I personally think that they deserve more backlash than they actually got. I still can't wrap my mind around the fact that they're born from the same mind that came up with Alien in the first place.

we dont need Star Wars levels of hate here thanks

To me, the Alien vs. Predator duology made for better prequels than Prometheus and Covenant, even if it contradicted the Alien films on the idea of Xenomorphs reaching Earth and them being dumber.

Edited by HallowHawk on Jan 19th 2024 at 5:57:19 AM