Not exact matches
Just like the film that precedes it,
Aliens is a cinematic
masterpiece.
As an uberfan of the so - bad - it
's - good
masterpiece The Room and a solid admirer of The Disaster Artist, The Room co-star Greg Sestero
's tell - all book about the making of mysterious vampiric figure Tommy Wiseau
's «Tennessee Williams style melodrama as told by an
alien who has apparently never seen normal human
beings interact» drama - turned - dark - comedy - after - initial - audience - reactions - full - of - howling - laughter, I
was a bit reserved in my excitement when I found out that James Franco
was going to direct the film adaptation, as well as portraying Wiseau himself.
No, it
's not half as good as John Carpenter
's 1982 version, nor of Ridley Scott
's 1979
masterpiece, «
Alien,» another film that obviously influenced this film
's production.
I had lost hope for original studio horror
masterpieces on the level of The Exorcist,
Alien and a few others, but in following its own unique path, A Quiet Place
is one for the ages.
I agree that WWZ does not stand up to the two
Alien pictures (the ’79 film
being a top 10 of all time
masterpiece IMHO), but in a pretty miserable movie summer, it
is one of the few that exceeded expectations and stands on its own.
The scene in which the
alien uncomprehendingly watches Tommy Cooper on television
is a
masterpiece of tonal suspense.
I never thought I'd say this, but the similar
Alien vs. Predator
is a
masterpiece in comparison to this reboot.
Offering new insights into Ridley Scott's second science fiction mash - up
masterpiece (here Sci - Fi and L.A. Noir) which followed immediately after
Alien,
is rather difficult.
I've had the pleasure of seeing
Alien, a personal favorite and all - around
masterpiece of cinematic horror, in a theater on a few occasions but tonight's
was different.
When it
's all said and done, this really
is nothing more than a rehash of what we've seen repeated countless times since Ridley Scott
's epic classic
Alien, with just enough broad strokes of Stanley Kubrick
's twisted
masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey to let you know the filmmakers have done their homework.
Alongside
masterpieces like
Alien Soldier, Gunstar Heroes, and Sin and Punishment, it
's really strange to see this very Japanese developer do an Anglo - Saxon fantasy, and the results
are mixed.
But unlike some collectible games for the console,
Alien Soldier
is a
masterpiece of design rather than merely a low - print - run cult oddity.