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Aliens The Rewatchables
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Sean Fennessey Award for Stealth Homage That Gives Every Movie Nerd a Criterion Orgasm

Dark Star, The Shining, War of the Worlds, war films and 2001

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:17:07Read transcript
  • Bishop’s knife game compared with Dark Star
  • A child’s Big Wheel in the extended cut compared with The Shining
  • The opening probe compared with 1953’s The War of the Worlds
  • Military structure compared with Sands of Iwo Jima
  • Parallel Vietnam storytelling with Rambo: First Blood Part II
  • Dissolve from sleeping Ripley to the planet compared with 2001
Aliens The Rewatchables
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Jesse Eisenberg “That’s good. You should be proud of that right there. Don’t worry if you don’t make it any further” Award for Best Line Reading

Bill Paxton as Hudson

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
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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)
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  • 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
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What’s Aged the Worst?

Vasquez casting and omitted Ripley backstory

In the discussion (6)
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  • 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
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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
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Casting What-Ifs

Weaver negotiations; Paxton and Remar/Biehn casting

In the discussion (4)
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  • 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
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