Sunday, December 07, 2008

No Aliens For Alien 5?!! WTF?


From IO9: Sigourney Weaver has revealed that she and Ridley Scott have talked about teaming up to make Alien 5 - but are thinking about leaving the alien out of the movie altogether. Is that WTF or the work of genius?

Weaver told MTV's Movie Blog that she and Scott have discussed returning to the character of Ripley in a new movie: What we’re interested in is taking the character of Ripley and seeing what other science fiction story we can tell about someone who has lived several lives.
Knowing the 4 preceding films as we all do I and IO9 have to ask: "Other science fiction story"? As in, one that isn't the latest iteration of "Bad Ass Woman Fights Aliens, Rinse And Repeat"?

And as you are all now groaning with the idea, lets think a moment - After Alien and then maybe Aliens....did you really get much into Ripley fighting of the aliens in 3? In 4 we saw Weaver bring some real kick ass strength to Ripley. I mean really - the line "Who do I have to .... to get off this ship? " was both so different for Ripley and instantly made her someone you didn't want to screw around with. I mean my contention for the Alien movies is that for science fiction movies they make great monster movies. You know? And yes I know most science fiction movies are a monster waiting in the wings somewhere to destroy everyone. As scarey as this is, quite frankly it's not really good science fiction. So the thought of Ripley, who has become so very much more than what she was in the start, doing something else besides kicking monster butt has some ummm charm. I'm game.

<- MTV movies blog via IO9 ->

2 comments:

Dave Tackett said...

I'm cool with the idea as long as they don't call it Alien 5. If they call it Ripley, or something else, no problem. If Scott directs - I will watch it!

Beam Me Up said...

That was my thought all along Dave. No Alien....(well Ripley is now the baddest of all the aliens now being a queen halfbreed) don't call it that. Like I said, by the end of it, I was tired of flat iron head and more interested in the very exciting Ripley. Yeah, I am interested