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L.J.
11-08-2005, 08:26 AM
Does anyone own this?

Is it worth the $70 price tag?

How's the PQ and soundtrack?

I know the first two are the best, but I can't even remember the final two. If I recall 3 was a let down. I currently only own Aliens(Special Edition).

GMichael
11-08-2005, 08:34 AM
In my opinion, 3 was horrible. Not even worth the time to watch it. 4 was marginal at best. I would just buy 1 & 2. But, that is just me. Others may not feel the same.

Kam
11-08-2005, 08:43 AM
ditto. the special edition of Alien and the director's cut/ extended edition of Aliens are awesome, the other two are crudbuckets. i got the first two for under 10 each at a local video store (in their 3 for $25 bin) and can find them online very cheap at a few spots (not including ebay, which i am a huge fan of).

L.J.
11-08-2005, 08:51 AM
I may have to rent the final two. I can remember 3 a little. That's the one when SW crashed on a prison planet and had to shave her head bald right?

And I believe she became a alien host in 4 and died in the end?

GMichael
11-08-2005, 09:07 AM
I may have to rent the final two. I can remember 3 a little. That's the one when SW crashed on a prison planet and had to shave her head bald right?

And I believe she became a alien host in 4 and died in the end?

Yes, 3 ended with her falling into a pit (of fire I believe) with an alien ripping through her chest on the way down.
4 starts with her and her alien baby being cloned by some crazy scientists.

Kam
11-08-2005, 09:11 AM
I may have to rent the final two. I can remember 3 a little. That's the one when SW crashed on a prison planet and had to shave her head bald right?

And I believe she became a alien host in 4 and died in the end?

yeap, 3 is the prison one directed by david fincher (prior to the Game, fight club and seven fame) where the alien is impregnated in a dog and so comes out a lil sleaker and the camera did that nauseating spinning movement and everyone died including ripley, believe it or not.

4 took place on that space station or space ship where winona ryder and a group of rogues land or dock and see that the science station are trying to make a human/alien hybrid, which is what ripley is, believe it or not. they some how managed to find some human ripley genes to clone along with the alien genes, although not sure how since she dove into a vat of molten lava stuff at the end of 3, but... such is life. ends with the weird ripley baby, that freaky looking white albino alien thing being sucked out of a tiny hole. was kinda laugh-ably funny in its own comedic way. south park made fun of it in the towely episode.

both are understandably forgettable and not worth more than a rental at best imo. :)

GMichael
11-08-2005, 09:18 AM
both are understandably forgettable and not worth more than a rental at best imo. :)

I'll take this one more step. If either were on free TV, I would change the channel.

GMichael
11-08-2005, 09:25 AM
Does anyone know if the DTS versions can be purchased seperately?

I haven't seen any

I didn't look, but check this site. You can search for almost anything.

http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresults.asp?qu=DTS&mrl=322&mrd=4&search_store=0&queryType=home

L.J.
11-08-2005, 09:25 AM
Does anyone know if the DTS versions can be purchased seperately?

I haven't seen any

L.J.
11-08-2005, 09:43 AM
yeap, 3 is the prison one directed by david fincher (prior to the Game, fight club and seven fame) where the alien is impregnated in a dog and so comes out a lil sleaker and the camera did that nauseating spinning movement and everyone died including ripley, believe it or not.

4 took place on that space station or space ship where winona ryder and a group of rogues land or dock and see that the science station are trying to make a human/alien hybrid, which is what ripley is, believe it or not. they some how managed to find some human ripley genes to clone along with the alien genes, although not sure how since she dove into a vat of molten lava stuff at the end of 3, but... such is life. ends with the weird ripley baby, that freaky looking white albino alien thing being sucked out of a tiny hole. was kinda laugh-ably funny in its own comedic way. south park made fun of it in the towely episode.

both are understandably forgettable and not worth more than a rental at best imo. :)

AAAAHHHH! Now I remember! :eek: Thanks for the flashback. Now I'm just plain curious. I will take your advice though. No reason to waste 4 hours on two bad films. I found the first two for as cheap as $7.99 at Buy.com, but no mention of DTS.

eisforelectronic
11-08-2005, 10:42 AM
I'll take this one more step. If either were on free TV, I would change the channel.
That white Alien looked so sad and betrayed as he was sucked out into space through a hole the size of a quarter.

Kam
11-08-2005, 10:50 AM
That white Alien looked so sad and betrayed as he was sucked out into space through a hole the size of a quarter.

you shoulda seen how sad and betrayed I looked after watching that movie!

:D

L.J.
11-08-2005, 10:50 AM
That white Alien looked so sad and betrayed as he was sucked out into space through a hole the size of a quarter.

It's all coming back now. I think it even licked her a couple of times. When I was a kid, I thought the underwater scene in episode 3 was pretty tight.

Defshep
11-08-2005, 10:51 AM
LJ, I bought a used copy of Alien for $10 (two-disc Directors Cut, not the SE, which was part of the inferior Legacy collection) for the DTS track. As far as I know, it's the only installment with DTS. A shame, really. I'd love to hear Aliens remastered that way. I bought the single disc Special Edition DVD (ten bucks most places) for that one, as it's the director's cut already, and I've seen the behind the scenes stuff a million times. I've also read several reviews that state the print and sound of Aliens Special Edition is at best marginally different from the two disc (it also includes the theatrical version) Director's Cut. I've seen both, and I can't really say I noticed any difference. Special Edition looks and sounds great to me.

L.J.
11-08-2005, 10:57 AM
LJ, I bought a used copy of Alien for $10 (two-disc Directors Cut, not the SE, which was part of the inferior Legacy collection) for the DTS track. As far as I know, it's the only installment with DTS. A shame, really. I'd love to hear Aliens remastered that way. I bought the single disc Special Edition DVD (ten bucks most places) for that one, as it's the director's cut already, and I've seen the behind the scenes stuff a million times. I've also read several reviews that state the print and sound of Aliens Special Edition is at best marginally different from the two disc (it also includes the theatrical version) Director's Cut. I've seen both, and I can't really say I noticed any difference. Special Edition looks and sounds great to me.

I will probably just pick up Alien then. Hopefully I can find the DTS version. $10 is a great price. I already own the SE Aliens.

Defshep
11-08-2005, 11:02 AM
I believe the Alien two-disc version is the only one with DTS, so make sure you get the DIRECTORS CUT. Ridley Scott has some great insight of the making of in the special features.

GMichael
11-08-2005, 11:11 AM
That white Alien looked so sad and betrayed as he was sucked out into space through a hole the size of a quarter.

Yeah, I'd have to say that they did a good job of making a white blob of an alien show a sad expression. But not as sad as I looked coming out of the theater. (I spent how much to see that?!)

L.J.
11-08-2005, 12:26 PM
I believe the Alien two-disc version is the only one with DTS, so make sure you get the DIRECTORS CUT. Ridley Scott has some great insight of the making of in the special features.

What about the Alien Quadrilogy, it says DTS. Isn't there a DTS version of Aliens in the set?

GMichael
11-08-2005, 12:36 PM
What about the Alien Quadrilogy, it says DTS. Isn't there a DTS version of Aliens in the set?

Seems logical. I don't know if it's available by itself though. Maybe it will come out later.

L.J.
11-08-2005, 12:48 PM
Seems logical. I don't know if it's available by itself though. Maybe it will come out later.

Of course it will, now that I just got the SE a couple of weeks ago :mad: .

GMichael
11-08-2005, 12:54 PM
Of course it will, now that I just got the SE a couple of weeks ago :mad: .


Ooops....

Defshep
11-08-2005, 02:44 PM
L.J., what you may have seen is a misprint. I just read a couple of online reviews, and the version of Aliens in the Quadrilogy does not contain DTS audio. Don't beat yourself up yet, I'm still looking...

Defshep
11-08-2005, 02:47 PM
Okay, here's the skinny. Apparently, only the first and the fourth films in the series contain DTS audio. According to Amazon, DVD Times, and others.

L.J.
11-08-2005, 03:30 PM
Okay, here's the skinny. Apparently, only the first and the fourth films in the series contain DTS audio. According to Amazon, DVD Times, and others.

That sucks! Yeah I'll only be picking up the Alien DC.

By the way. I said what the hell and picked up the LOTR extended editions. I haven't even opened em yet. Waiting for a nice cold raining weekend or until I free up some serious time.

eisforelectronic
11-08-2005, 03:48 PM
It's all coming back now. I think it even licked her a couple of times. When I was a kid, I thought the underwater scene in episode 3 was pretty tight.

I think the underwater scene was in 4.

eisforelectronic
11-08-2005, 03:52 PM
you shoulda seen how sad and betrayed I looked after watching that movie!

:D
:D :D LOL, now that's funny!!

Aliens: diectors cut was the first laserdisc I ever bought. I can't believe I used to buy lasers for $100 or more without a second thought and now I'll consider not buying a DVD because it's over $20.

Woochifer
11-08-2005, 05:31 PM
That Quadrilogy boxed set is a nine-disc collection that packages all four of the two-disc special edition DVDs alongside a ninth disc that contains yet another set of bonus features. I'm with the others -- the last two Alien movies are not worth buying. The $70, the Quadrilogy is still fairly pricey, and the only reason for buying it rather than the individual titles would be that extra bonus disc, which includes a new hour-long documentary and a few extras ported over from previous LD releases.

Keep in mind that Fox has already re-released the Alien series as budget-priced single-disc versions, so if you are at all interested in any of the individual titles, you might need to pick up the two-disc special edition sets soon. The versions that came with the Quadrilogy set have those cardboard Digipacks, and only the first and fourth Alien movie come with DTS soundtracks.

Defshep
11-08-2005, 06:14 PM
That sucks! Yeah I'll only be picking up the Alien DC.

By the way. I said what the hell and picked up the LOTR extended editions. I haven't even opened em yet. Waiting for a nice cold raining weekend or until I free up some serious time.

You're gonna love the LOTR extended cuts. You'll never be able to watch the theatrical versions again without feeling like you're missing something important. The DTS tracks are incredible!

Worf101
11-09-2005, 05:58 AM
you shoulda seen how sad and betrayed I looked after watching that movie!

:D

Owwwwch. That was a goodie. Square between the eyes!!!! Owwww I'm dyin again.

Da Worfster :cool: :D

steamboy 2
11-09-2005, 03:42 PM
I have the 4th on lasedisc only because, i got the DTS version at a bargin price & i have the 3rd one because of the director's cut which is really a better version with ripley dying without the alien busting out of her chest & the alien busting out of a COW ( if you can believe that ) instead of a dog. it's worth a look, but that's about it. the mood is still the same ending on a down note. as for the 4th, the DTS sounds good but that's the only thing good about it.

L.J.
12-01-2005, 11:42 AM
I picked up Aliens(Directors Cut) a couple of weeks ago. Man I forgot how good this movie was. I think Aliens was better, but this one was up there. It had me jumping out of my seat a few times.

Defshep
12-01-2005, 03:08 PM
I picked up Aliens(Directors Cut) a couple of weeks ago. Man I forgot how good this movie was. I think Aliens was better, but this one was up there. It had me jumping out of my seat a few times.

Did you mean you picked up Alien? The perfect example of how mood and atmosphere can really set the stage. It's been said before, Alien was a great horror flick, Aliens was a great action flick.Two totally different ideas for a franchise that worked well on their own.

GMichael
12-01-2005, 04:13 PM
Did you mean you picked up Alien? The perfect example of how mood and atmosphere can really set the stage. It's been said before, Alien was a great horror flick, Aliens was a great action flick.Two totally different ideas for a franchise that worked well on their own.

I agree. These were two very different movies. Both good in their own way.

L.J.
12-01-2005, 04:54 PM
Did you mean you picked up Alien? The perfect example of how mood and atmosphere can really set the stage. It's been said before, Alien was a great horror flick, Aliens was a great action flick.Two totally different ideas for a franchise that worked well on their own.

oops. Yeah I meant Alien. I did not remember the movie so it was like my first time watching it. I even watched some of the extras, and I never do that. I'm gonna try and change that habit though so I can get the most for my money.