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how many combat drops?

Such a great redemption and love how Vasquez not only shows she has some newfound respect for him but even gets in a last little dig which is so in keeping with her own character. Just great writing, character development and acting all round.

I did really enjoy that part too...

But he's still an asshole

Yes! And had he not done that, we'd never seen Ripley battle the queen in that loader. She has a class 2 rating ! 🐿

All the characters in Aliens end being the opposite of what they seemed at the start. Burke seems like a genuinely good guy who doesn't realize how bad the organisation he works for is, then turns out to be a treacherous snake who was in league with his masters from the start. Hicks seems like a typical jar-head who isn't going to take the civilian woman seriously and ends up being her strongest ally. Bishop seems like a creepy synthetic who's gonna be a repeat of Ash but ends up being a good dude. Hudson goes from being a braggadocious, arrogant tough guy to a spineless coward (before redeeming himself in a last stand toward the end of the movie). It's that kind of writing that kept the movie from being dull and predictable. You could almost call it "subverting expectations done right." Now compare and contrast that with Promethdeus, where every character's true nature is immediately obvious from their first moments on screen, and not a single one of the surprises you with their actions at any point. Yeah, I know which I'd rather watch...

Still better than all modern films. There, I fixed it for you.

I have it on iTunes and it was upgraded for free to 4K. I noticed that it now has a warning that it has “outdated language, attitudes and cultural depictions that some may find offensive today”. Is it the marines? Is it the comment by Hicks to Vasquez? The marines are supposed be Jar heads and offensive, even in the 80s that was clear. Is it Vasquez being played by a white actress? She was bad ass and I haven’t read or heard any one be offended by that. Maybe that’s it, though. Really confused by that. There is no warning about the violence and blood of course, but It’s rated 18 (uk) so people should know it’s going to contain adult material.

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@@makasete30 The thing I find weird regarding the "white washing" allegations surrounding Vasquez, is that a huge chunk of Mexicans are of predominantly European ancestry and identify as white, and Jeanette Goldstein is half Brazillian, the Brazillians are Portuguese, who are basically the same ethnicity (Iberian) as Spanish people (whom the Mexicans are descendants of). So I don't see it as race swapping at all, unless the existence of predominantly European Hispanics are completely ignored. I swear some people live in a parallel universe where the only Hispanics are either fully indigenous or have very minimal Iberian in them at the most. Obviously not every Hispanic is white but white ones do exist and I think that Vasquez is clearly meant to be a European Mexican.

I turned 39 on sunday, and i was watching it again the night before he went live with this interview. I thought i was going mental haha

Going back for Vasquez, armed with *a pistol* cemented his badass-ery forever

Just like Ripley in Alien.

Nah, he was completely arrogant. That’s the point

Yeah, the same handshake she gives her buddy drake at the beginning

Amen bro

on a parr with predator for me...watched them both in the same night when i was 12 in 1989...rewired my synapses and the rest is history

Jason Isaacs would also be a great choice.

Ben Wheatley would be a good guest

@@davidsummer8631 Fantastic director

@@jonbaxter2254 A lot The Drinker could talk to him about over a few hours

@@jonbaxter2254 A lot The Drinker could talk to him about over a few hours

I introduced a young co-worker of mine to Aliens a few months ago - she's the type who doesn't like to watch movies made prior to 2010, but she loved it in spite of herself. It's a movie that's hard to beat.

yes it was a key arc, he was out of his depth but he has a great redemption.

Finally,some recognition for Kyle! 👍

"RIPLEY!!!"

You always were an asshole Gorman…✊

Yeah, the panels are all a little boring and predictable now, including FNT. They mostly just bitch about how bad movies are. I like the parts where they go over the box office numbers and layoffs because it paints an accurate picture of how soon the economy will completely collapse.

I'm a big Hellraiser fan in general. Just so vicious and cruel, no fucking rules.