ALIEN DVD

Hi everyone. I purchased the original ALIEN movie on DVD (not part of any
set). I love the quality! However, I don't remember so much of the alien in
the original release. Obviously the graphics for Mother were added in, but
did they also add more of the creature? What edition is this? Thanks!

Samurai

"Samurai" <> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone. I purchased the original ALIEN movie on DVD (not part of any
> set). I love the quality! However, I don't remember so much of the alien
> in the original release. Obviously the graphics for Mother were added in,
> but did they also add more of the creature? What edition is this? Thanks!
>
>

Does the DVD Menu begin with the WY Database thing before going into the
Main Menu?

Also, if this is that version, you should be able to choose between the
"Original Theatrical Version" or the "Special Edition"...if you don't have
these menus or aren't offered this choice, then this is the "regular" DVD,
and no changes were made from the time it appeared in the theaters in 1979
(on other words, no extra alien stuff, so you must have mentally blocked out
some of the alien since you saw it last).

The Special Edition adds a few extra minutes, including new scenes with the
Alien Transmission before the Nostromo lands, and Ripley finding Dallas
while Mother counts down to self destruct.



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>
> The Special Edition adds a few extra minutes, including new scenes with
> the Alien Transmission before the Nostromo lands, and Ripley finding
> Dallas while Mother counts down to self destruct.
>
>

It still has the 'boo' moment when Dallas meets the alien in the airshaft
and it waves its rubber hands at him. Boo! Rubber gloves! Help me with this
washing up, will you?
That scene should have been edited so the last ten seconds or so of the
alien's rubber fingers wobbling about were removed.

This is the "regular" edition, with deleted scenes as extras, but the Mother
graphics have to be updated!

"Samurai" <> wrote in message
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> This is the "regular" edition, with deleted scenes as extras, but the
> Mother graphics have to be updated!

Which graphics? I don't remember seeing anything anywhere on any of the
computer screens in any version of the film, that couldn't have been
achieved in 1978.

Want to post screengrabs of what you're talking about?

LH

"Luke Hooft" <> wrote in >> Mother graphics have to be
updated!
>
> Which graphics? I don't remember seeing anything anywhere on any of the
> computer screens in any version of the film, that couldn't have been
> achieved in 1978.

There is a great deal on "computer screens," very crude graphics, but they
could have been rear-projected. When Dallas and Ripley confer with Mother
there are numerous shots of screens and messages. However, in the DVD these
are the "classic" neon green of the ALIEN franchise. They are crips and
clear as opposed to the crappy scrolling binary numbers, etc of other
scenes.

>
> Want to post screengrabs of what you're talking about?
>
> LH
>
Don't know how to do this. Sorry.

>
>

"Samurai" <> wrote in message
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>> Which graphics? I don't remember seeing anything anywhere on any of
>> the
>> computer screens in any version of the film, that couldn't have been
>> achieved in 1978.
>
> There is a great deal on "computer screens," very crude graphics, but
> they could have been rear-projected. When Dallas and Ripley confer
> with Mother there are numerous shots of screens and messages. However,
> in the DVD these are the "classic" neon green of the ALIEN franchise.
> They are crips and clear as opposed to the crappy scrolling binary
> numbers, etc of other scenes.
>
>>
>> Want to post screengrabs of what you're talking about?
>>
> Don't know how to do this. Sorry.

How about referencing some time codes in the movie?

"Samurai" <> writes:
> There is a great deal on "computer screens," very crude graphics, but they
> could have been rear-projected. When Dallas and Ripley confer with Mother
> there are numerous shots of screens and messages. However, in the DVD these
> are the "classic" neon green of the ALIEN franchise. They are crips and
> clear as opposed to the crappy scrolling binary numbers, etc of other
> scenes.

IIRC, at least some of the displays in _Alien_ were screenshots of the classic
"Star Trek" game. At least they looked like the BASIC version (published
in Creative Computing) that I remember.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, see

http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/startrek/

Bye,
Jens.
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Will do. Watching it again tomorrow as I finish paper for class.


>
> How about referencing some time codes in the movie?
>

In article <>,
"Samurai" <> wrote:

> Hi everyone. I purchased the original ALIEN movie on DVD (not part of any
> set). I love the quality! However, I don't remember so much of the alien in
> the original release. Obviously the graphics for Mother were added in, but
> did they also add more of the creature? What edition is this? Thanks!

When did you purchase the DVD? I understand that there is now a
director's cut available. You might have that.