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Since i watched this via free online links for the director's cut, there was some trouble synching the beginning, I've left it unblurred with the sound on for maybe about a minute and a half at the top! :) 

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ALIENS PATREON WATCH ALONG

This is "ALIENS PATREON WATCH ALONG" by Shanelle Riccio on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Michael F.

Director's cut, Hmm? Well... the theatrical version is tighter. But, it'll be okay. May I ask which free online link you used? When I'm done with my work shift, I'll watch along.

Kade (Sydney, AU)

Seems to be sped up. And because it is Vimeo, it can't be slowed down/sped up by 4%. Vimeo Downloader/VLC to the rescue.

Kade (Sydney, AU)

Nah, still can't find the right time base. It's sped up, but only a by a fraction. 1% maybe? BTW, Shanelle just asked why they can breathe... LV-426 is now a terraformed planet. It isn't yet at it's final climate, but the air is breathable now.

Kade (Sydney, AU)

Yeah, it's sped up about 102-103%, if I had to guess. Not a nice factor at all. 50 mins left on my copy of the R1 DVD.

Kade (Sydney, AU)

Cool reaction... but I'm sure others will tell you, Alien 3 is very dark. Good Fincher film, but the continuation of the story will haunt you, so maybe not? Hm. Your choice.

Jason McNeil

Since you liked Aliens, you might want to put the movie The Abyss on your list. It has a small crew in a confined space and it is difficult to get help because it takes place underwater. It is also written and directed by James Cameron. Speaking of written and directed by, I have a weird question. If I want to say I have seen every movie by Christopher Nolan (I'm the one who asked you about him during your live stream), do I have to include Man Of Steel considering it was written by Nolan but directed by Zack Snyder? A couple of more things. You weren't sure if you had seen The Prestige and I was wondering what the final answer is on that. If you click on Nolan's director tab you will see a movie called Insomnia. It stars Al Pacino, Hillary Swank and Robin Williams who is in the antagonist role. And with Dunkirk, the thing that caught my attention the most was the long stretches of little to no dialogue. Nolan and Tarantino are the only directors that are must sees for me. Also, I'm going to say that was an Almond Joy you were eating because sometimes you feel like a nut.

My Ex Boyfriend

Yes, you missed at the beginning they said they sent engineers to set up farms to make the air on the planet breathable. I am still a bigger fan of the original. But yes this is a great sequel, which a rare thing. This alien is the centre of my worst nightmare ever. Woke up in a pool sweat just like Ripley. I don’t know what triggered it, but thankfully it has never reoccurred. I know alien 3 is not as strong as the others but I don’t understand why people shit all over it. I still like it.

Sean O'Hara

You should look the screenplay up online. James Cameron is a phenomenal writer, and the script is a master class on how to write stage directions so that people will want to read them.

shanellericcio

yeah im still trying to figure out if it's a screen recorder issue, I have the frame rate set higher for better quality picture, but I might drop the frame rate down for the next watch. I believe the Thing had a medium frame rate. I hate that these don't synch perfectly, I wish there was a better way to do this!!

Michael F.

Finally managed to finish, and watch the watch. It's been a while since I watched the director's cut. There's more in there, but having seen this in the theater, that's the version I was used to. I didn't need the additional story points. It still works, even without. But... this was okay. Thanks for the watch. You haven't seen Terminator? It's a really good movie, but not nearly as good as the sequel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. My wife and I enjoy 'The Abyss' and watch it occasionally. I think my favorite Schwarzenegger/Cameron film is True Lies. Jenette Goldstein, you noted, is in Titanic. She's also in Terminator 2. She did a good job in Aliens. Sigourney Weaver did an excellent job as Ripley in Aliens. She was okay in the original, but it could have been anyone who survived, and the story would not have been diminished. But, here in Aliens, I can't imagine anyone else playing the part of Ripley, and it being anywhere near as good. She just did an excellent job. Now... the additional sequels... If you plan to watch them, I certainly don't want to dissuade you. Let me just say, the first... what... five minutes of Alien 3 will make you really, really angry. Once you get past that... then, it's not a bad movie. But, I had real trouble getting past that. I respectfully submit that it's a movie that should not have happened. Not that it shouldn't have been made, but from a story perspective... it just shouldn't exist. That's all I'll say about it. Except, as you hoped, it does pick up right where Aliens leaves off. Well... that's about it. Thank you for the watch. As always. Looking forward to the next one. I hope you have a pleasant evening.

JayWantsACat

I like most everything that the Director's Cut adds in except for the part where we jump to the colony with Newt's family and see her dad get face hugged near the beginning. I think not seeing any of that until the marines do works much better. The fear of the unknown and whatnot. Obviously, we as the audience know there is going to be aliens and facehuggers but showing that before we get there kind of removes the anticipation, I think.

Paul Cox

Agreed that the opening sequence of Alien 3 is one of the biggest, most unforgivable betrayals of the viewer's investment in any sequel I've ever seen. I was happy to read this from David Fincher: "No one hated [Alien 3] more than me; to this day, no one hates it more than me."

Matthew

I know I'm late to the party but man these syncs are awful. Why don't people just rent the movie from Prime for $3 I mean holy shit.

Anonymous

Yeah I'm trying to watch it now and it seems like I keep getting a second or two ahead of her video no matter how much i try to sync up. Funny thing is out of all the Patreon channels I've watched now that do watch alongs it's always this movie that seems to be a problem with syncing. I'm thinking this is another way the copyright is getting at people who show the film.