The 'Alien' trilogy: No, There Isn't a Fourth One. Shut Up. Stop Lying.

Ahem. I should probably explain myself for that title, but I don’t really think I have to as my point is THAT valid. The trilogy seemed so final and complete that it didn't seem necessary to rehash an awful premise for the fourth film. Given I like seeing Winona Ryder getting shot as much as the next guy; but I digress, it was needless and unnecessary (The film, not the shooting).  It was safe to say it didn't keep up with the incredibly high standards of the other films, despite a very impressive scene including Sigourney Weaver and a basketball, it didn't stop the sense of "Why? Just why was this made in the first place?” I do hope that she got a few Nike sponsorship deals out of it but still the film sucked like the Alien out of the door in the first film.  

Alien was released in 1979 and is still considered a masterpiece of the science fiction-horror genre. With the tagline of “no-one hearing you scream” driving the marketing campaign the film was a monster success (no pun intended). My father always tells me it’s the first film he saw that made him get sick, thanks, really. The film is famous for many reasons, the twists and turns, the horrific imagery, the emergence of Ellen Ripley as one of the major female heroines of the 20^th Century. But on top of all that I just think that the complex and simply amazing direction of Ridley Scott that makes this film, in my opinion, the best horror film ever made. The tension in the scenes following THAT scene with John Hurt is still hard to watch, and when the big reveal ‘reveals’ itself it’s almost like being punched in the stomach. It’s that intense. With the tension and occasional outbursts of violence it was a nerve-shredding, brilliant film that still beats many of the new wave of horror films being released these days.

Star Trek No. Gazillion: The Search For The Spockfull Mind

Sorry, I had to make that the title of the post. If you're a regular reader on here (well, if you were) then you would've realised we have had a dry spell, or as I like to call it the Supernatural season 6 and 7 "re-adjustment period". Well we've had our time out and now like 24 we're back and you can enjoy us making sarcastic comments, avoiding the toilet and charging our phones for 24 hours, all so you can make us feel more important than we are. If you don't want to see the good in our return then think of us like Heroes, no matter how much you don't want us we will blog again!

Perfect time for blogging isn't it? The American television season is over so I'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about... Well at least theres the Summer blockbusters! Or whatever phase in the Marvel cinematic Universe we're in. Oh, theres only 1 left to be released this Summer... At least theres Netflix!!! And I guess we could say we're getting a head start on Awards season, even though I don't think any of us really care too much. Look at it this way, we don't really know how to shut up so we'll find something to talk about. Hopefully.

Well, Live Long and Blog!