Comments on: Where are the movie aliens?

Where are the movie aliens?

quirked — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:36:32 -0800

Every year we seem to get a few horror or sci-fi movies featuring aliens. What happened this year? I may be missing some, but the only 2003 major release movies that had some aliens in them were Dreamcatcher, Good Boy! and Scary Movie 3. One horror movie and two comedies. Just a coincidence or are aliens no longer cool?

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:59:37 -0800

Give Paul Anderson time, he'll have a couple ready soon.

By: Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:17:46 -0800

This would probably be better on Ask Me.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:20:07 -0800

Oobie Doobie Do, we got some deleting to do. (On preview, I agree with the Goblin.) bobo, you got inside dope or just 'speculatin' on a hypothesis?

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:24:47 -0800

I was sorta talkin about the upcoming Aliens vs. Predator and Resident Evil: Apocalypse, not exactly secrets.

By: wendell

wendell — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:06:05 -0800

I thought there were aliens in "Gigli"... at least there weren't any characters from this planet... Top that, Ebert.

By: namespan

namespan — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:10:46 -0800

Lots of effort went into fantasy and epic adventure films this year, that could be part of it. Also, me might be more into exploring alien nature found/created here on the planet... a la "The Matrix". This would probably be better on Ask Me. This discussion might be better held on MetaTalk.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:26:30 -0800

bobo, okay, thanks. thought you meant Paul Thomas Anderson.

By: wendell

wendell — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:36:20 -0800

After Adam Sandler, PTAnderson would probably love to work with aliens. And who's assuming that Middle Earth is on the same planet as Hollywood?

By: wendell

wendell — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:36:59 -0800

my apologies for indirectly mentioning Planet Hollywood

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:13:04 -0800

This imdb site is cool and would make an excellent fpp on its own. The added context of discussion only makes it that much better. Aliens might not be cool, but that site sure is!

By: languagehat

languagehat — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:28:12 -0800

*worships The God Complex*

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:58:27 -0800

The disappearance of film-aliens? That's easy - we no longer required such manufactured nightmares now that the nightmares have come down to Earth and become mundane, grinding realities.

By: rhyax

rhyax — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:06:16 -0800

some people think science fiction in general is suffering from the impending uncertainty. In 1900 they probably thought they knew what 1950 would be like, who the fuck knows what 2050 will be like, we don't even pretend to. strong AI, nanotech sludge, completely bioengineered brains... those things are more pressing than aliens.

By: Hildago

Hildago — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:38:57 -0800

Warren Ellis does.

By: rushmc

rushmc — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 06:51:34 -0800

now that the nightmares have come down to Earth and become mundane, grinding realities Ah, what sheltered lives we few have led these past few years...and what small grasp of history, geography, and larger context we enjoy.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:28:48 -0800

We are as gnats peering, through the glass of our petrie dish, darkly.

By: Daze

Daze — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:16:59 -0800

Would Matrix 2 and Matrix 3 count?