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I noticed those dropship scenes on a rewatch a couple of years ago. I think when I watched it as a kid it was on a CRT on cable television and you couldn't see

I noticed those dropship scenes on a rewatch a couple of years ago. I think when I watched it as a kid it was on a CRT on cable television and you couldn't see the details as much. Plus, I was a kid. On that note, I just rewatched the original Alien and there's really only one or two shots that looks kind of bad or goofy. Holds up so well for a film from 1979 with what would be a lower range budget in today's money ($44M).

the_af 4y ago
Yes, and also: imagine Alien in the hands of a director with access to today's budget and CGI: it would completely ditch any ambience, pace and characterizations in favor of showing one -- nay, thousands -- of monsters and chase scenes.
- chaostheory 4y ago
  This is exactly why I hated the last half of Will Smith’s I Am Legend. The first half did so well at showing a post apocalypse, and the last half ruined everything with CGI video game monsters. They also butchered the main plot.
- bigDinosaur 4y ago
  Well you don't need to look far, that's one of the problems with films from the exact same director such as Alien: Covenant.
  - the_af 4y ago
    Agreed. I did learn my lesson after the awful Prometheus and haven't watched any of the rest though.
rasz 4y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLBLJOCBg8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLBLJOCBg8 dropship descent and crash are really bad green/blue screen jobs. Writing could also use some work "Ripley, you've blown the transaxle! You're just grinding metal!" what transaxle? M577 APC would have to have 4 independent hub motors, or else be a Tardis :) Besides who cares if you blew a motor if the thing still moves, and why abandon mobile safe house other than to segue into terrible dropship scene ;-)
- midoridensha 4y ago
  To be fair, even if they had consulted mechanical and automotive engineers in 1985, I'm not sure those engineers would have had enough foresight to predict this. But then again, I think extremely large construction equipment has used hybrid-electric/diesel drives with independent wheel motors for a long time.

the_af 4y ago

Yes, and also: imagine Alien in the hands of a director with access to today's budget and CGI: it would completely ditch any ambience, pace and characterizations in favor of showing one -- nay, thousands -- of monsters and chase scenes.

chaostheory 4y ago
This is exactly why I hated the last half of Will Smith’s I Am Legend. The first half did so well at showing a post apocalypse, and the last half ruined everything with CGI video game monsters. They also butchered the main plot.
bigDinosaur 4y ago
Well you don't need to look far, that's one of the problems with films from the exact same director such as Alien: Covenant.
- the_af 4y ago
  Agreed. I did learn my lesson after the awful Prometheus and haven't watched any of the rest though.

rasz 4y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLBLJOCBg8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLBLJOCBg8 dropship descent and crash are really bad green/blue screen jobs. Writing could also use some work "Ripley, you've blown the transaxle! You're just grinding metal!" what transaxle? M577 APC would have to have 4 independent hub motors, or else be a Tardis :) Besides who cares if you blew a motor if the thing still moves, and why abandon mobile safe house other than to segue into terrible dropship scene ;-)

midoridensha 4y ago
To be fair, even if they had consulted mechanical and automotive engineers in 1985, I'm not sure those engineers would have had enough foresight to predict this. But then again, I think extremely large construction equipment has used hybrid-electric/diesel drives with independent wheel motors for a long time.