In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:45Read transcript
- The existing title is favored
- A maternal profanity-based alternative is joked about
- Cameron’s dollar-sign pitch is recalled
Categories & segments
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:13Read transcript
- Bishop volunteering exchange
- Confronting Burke
- Reacting to the power cut
- Seventeen-day rescue estimate
- Express-elevator delivery
- Sentry-gun morale joke in the extended cut
- Game-over reaction after the dropship crash
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Burke’s scheme; Newt’s parents; Newt / missing motivation
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:31Read transcript
- Burke’s plan to bring an alien specimen home is challenged
- Newt’s parents bringing children to investigate the derelict ship is questioned
- Newt’s prominence and self-assigned nickname are criticized
- Ripley’s daughter backstory is defended as crucial motivation in the extended cut
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:25:52Read transcript
- Jenette Goldstein’s portrayal of a Chicana character is discussed critically
- Omission of Ripley’s daughter from the theatrical cut
- James Horner’s compressed scoring schedule
- The scripted co-ed shower scene and its removal
- Alien 3 killing Hicks and Newt
- Later action movies unfavorably compared with Aliens
The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award
Bill Paxton and Vasquez discussed
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:38Read transcript
- Paxton’s heightened performance is praised
- Vasquez’s gestures and physical posing are nominated
- No clean final ballot is stated
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:20Read transcript
- Michael Biehn is nominated as an actor who should have become a bigger star
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Franchise direction, Vietnam comparison and Ripley’s final line
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:53Read transcript
- Aliens may be the best entry while constraining the franchise around Ripley
- Aliens may be a better Vietnam film than Full Metal Jacket, without necessarily being a better movie
- Ripley’s famous final line delivery is criticized; another participant defends it
- Craig is invited to prepare for this category in future and has no prepared take here
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:19Read transcript
- Burke receives proposed ratings of 6.5 and 8.5
- The alien queen is defended as protecting her young rather than being a villain
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:29Read transcript
- Weaver’s salary negotiation is recounted
- Paxton’s prospective Police Academy 2 role and Bobcat Goldthwait are discussed
- James Remar’s removal and Biehn’s quick arrival are recounted
- Pacino visiting a neighboring set leads to imagined roles for him; those are jokes, not casting history
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:36:58Read transcript
- Mark Rolston, identified through his Shawshank role
- Paul Maxwell as Van Leuwen
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:11Read transcript
- Al Matthews is the stated Dion Waiters candidate
- The cast’s appearance at a past cemetery screening becomes a tangent
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:11Read transcript
- Move the setting to Boston
- Swap Kubrick and Cameron between Aliens and Full Metal Jacket
- Young Kevin Costner as Hicks
- Drew Barrymore as Newt
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