After having read a quote from the director, I kind of understand why they did this. They made the decision that a few thermite charges could not uncover such a huge area of ice, so they made the branching decision that the engine startup would be responsible. If you think about it, the engines start up, then stop, then over the next 24 hours the heat melted the (thinner) ice in time for the American crew to get there. I feel *somewhat* more relaxed about that part now
It could still have been done better... but meh. Almost anything can be done better
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I think that's a film making cop out. It's over analyzing the CLEAR insinuation that the digging was done by the Norwegians. They just couldn't think of a plot that was exciting enough or plausible enough that incorporated the discovery of an alien spacecraft and life form. The opening and closing fins on the spacecraft were clearly retarded. However, I did quite enjoy the special effects inside the ship.
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What a great review! This SciFi = 'must have Ellen Ripley character' rule stops me watching any of it now. It's so contrived. Why the original was so good was the stress and the tension it portrayed because of the hidden monster among them.
And that's what was missing in the 1982 film - I don't think you ever got properly introduced to those guys, they never ever actually said Hi, I'm a chopper pilot, or Hi, I'm a dog handler, or a geologist, or radio operator or whatever; you just see them doing whatever it is they do, so that's probably a bit hard for audiences to grasp, they need to be told stuff like that, over and over again. And you definitely need to know I'm a palaeontologist, because otherwise you might mistake me for a schoolgirl. Yes, I'm that young. Hey, I could almost be just out of kindergarten! But be thankful you've got me instead of some old woman who might be better qualified and have more field experience, but who hey, wouldn't be nearly as HOT and appeal to the young male demographic.
Apart from The Hobbit, The new batman film, and maybe the alien prequel ... nothing in cinema interests me these days. I did love the explanation of ADD kids running around and people talking, I had a similar experience watching "Hero" some time back with a large girl stuffing popcorn in front laughing at the "funny accents" .... hmmmm.
Anyway, off topic, but yes a good review that sums it up real well.
From that review site I was linked to a short story called "My Day By Jones" and tells the story of Alien from the cat's view. Very short, but quite funny if you like cats
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