News that caught my eye: First ‘Doctor Sleep’ Reactions Tease Heartfelt Horror & a Worthy ‘The Shining’ Sequel First reactions tend to be overly positive when compared to actual reviews, but this is a nice sign. I've been looking forward to Doctor Sleep since it was announced. I've never read a Stephen King novel, but this… Continue reading Movie News – Week of 10/28
Month: October 2019
Prometheus
#3 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. Out of all the opinions I've expressed about film, my love of Ridley Scott's Prometheus is probably the one that I receive the most grief over, and I do not care. I've seen this movie seven times now, and I love it as much after the seventh viewing… Continue reading Prometheus
Alien: Resurrection
#6 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. This is the first movie in the Alien franchise that makes no attempt to be a horror film. Instead, it's a blackly comic action movie, and I think it sort of works. Sort of. There's a lot of handwaving away of certain practical elements like the source of… Continue reading Alien: Resurrection
Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
#5 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. Literally every change and addition in this cut improves the film. It doesn't make the movie good. It still has a lot of the flaws the theatrical cut has, but it helps with some of the others, strengthens some of the images, and creates a more cohesive experience… Continue reading Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
Alien 3 (Theatrical Cut)
#7 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. Where Aliens was one of the great examples of how to do a sequel right, Alien 3 is one of the great examples of how to do a sequel wrong. It's an interesting case study in contrasts, thinking of the two films side by side, but even then,… Continue reading Alien 3 (Theatrical Cut)
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