The Alien and Predator Discussion Thread (1979-2012)

[Arrow]

I got a Predator/Predator 2 DVD-combo at Walmart the other day, and took the time to watch the first one. It's a well-made action film (with a nice musical score), but I'd honestly rather watch Aliens. Still, the original Predator is a pretty cool monster in its own right and the actions pretty cool.

Will watch Predator 2 later.

[zilla103192]

^ i got the same dvd arrow.

the special features suck... only one featurette on P2. but the movies are both great

[Hellspawn28]

Why not get the special editions instend since the special edition for Predator, and Predator 2 are around $10-20?

[wataru]

I got a Predator/Predator 2 DVD-combo at Walmart the other day, and took the time to watch the first one. It's a well-made action film (with a nice musical score), but I'd honestly rather watch Aliens. Still, the original Predator is a pretty cool monster in its own right and the actions pretty cool.

Will watch Predator 2 later.

Does no one turn over DVDs anymore and check the aspect and features?! :O

Why would anyone buy a fulscreen DVD?

[zilla103192]

^ im not as inclined in that stuff as you might be wataru... so im legit asking...

why is fullscreen a bad thing?

[Hellspawn28]

If you had a HD TV then wide screen fits the best. I'm not a fan of full screen neither.

[Tyler]

Her panties were baggy. Either she lost her ass in cryo or she was carryin' a load.

There, hotness factor - gone.

They were space panties.

[TokyoVigilante]

why is fullscreen a bad thing?

They zoom in and crop the film to fill the frame. It undermines the intentions of the cinematographer and the director.

I've been watching my VHS of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla since I was atleast 10, and when I finally got the wide-screen DVD I was blown away that I was missing 25% of movie.

[wataru]

Her panties were baggy. Either she lost her ass in cryo or she was carryin' a load.

There, hotness factor - gone.

They were space panties.

There was space in those panties, fo' sho.

[Goji]

Why not get the special editions instend since the special edition for Predator, and Predator 2 are around $10-20?

Because they are relatively hard to find now. They are not out of print, however.

[wataru]

^ im not as inclined in that stuff as you might be wataru... so im legit asking...

why is fullscreen a bad thing?

My main movie viewing TV is a 42'' Widescreen HDTV screen. Fullscreen actually shrinks the picture to make it fit. If I make it "full screen" on a 16:9 TV, it looks like shit.

Pan-And-Scan = Fail

[zilla103192]

ah. i did know that there was more picture in widescreen... but i didnt know it was that bad...

i dont have a huge problem with fullscreen... more now then an hour ago... thanks guys! lol

but anyway... question.

do you guys know where i can find pictures of the original predator design? the insect like monster? ive seen some black and white grainy pictures but nothing more. a video would be epic!

thanks

[TokyoVigilante]

I've seen test footage of the suit. Its head bobbed around and it carried an laser pistol. Also it was shorter then Schwarzenegger. It would've been a goofy monster, and I think the design is sorta' bland.

But this is why the cosmic forces that rule the universe so graciously granted us Stan Winston.

[HayesAJones]

I saw that awkward monstrosity on the Predator widescreen special edition's extra features. It looks ridiculous, not like a "Demon Who Makes Trophies from Men". I'm surprised we haven't seen that guy in a SciFi/Syfy Original Picture yet.

[zilla103192]

^ sweet... i dont know where... but i heard it had one eye in the center of the head.

[HayesAJones]

Now that I think about it, they had some footage of it on the special edition DVD, but it was only of the "red-suit" version used for the camouflage effects.

[TokyoVigilante]

^
That's what I saw of it too. It's head bobs around like it was rockin' to a funky beat and held its laser pistol like a cowboy.

Pretty sure Dutch could just give him a wedgie and be done with it.

[HayesAJones]

^It's head bobs around like it was rockin' to a funky beat and held its laser pistol like a cowboy.

That could have held possibilities for the finale.

"Draw!"

And it shot some kind of spinning projectile too. It looked like a cheap firework. What was with that?

[TokyoVigilante]

I demand a shootout between man and martian at high-noon. Someone make that movie.

I think, overall, it's a testament to how important creature design is; the movie would've been exactly the same, but Stan Winston's utterly fantastic monster completely saves the movie.

[Hellspawn28]

Why not get the special editions instend since the special edition for Predator, and Predator 2 are around $10-20?

Because they are relatively hard to find now. They are not out of print, however.

Try Suncoast since I found a used copy of the special edtion of Predator 2 the other day for $8 on sale.