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
Categories & segments
Recasting Couch
Boston; director swap; Costner and Barrymore
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
Marion Cobretti Pizza Cutting Award: Why Didn’t They Stop This on Set?
Ripley’s unchanged clothing style
Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:40:00Read transcript
- Craig questions why Ripley’s clothing style is unchanged after 57 years
- The group offers fashion-cycle and personal-style explanations
Half-Assed Internet Research
Practical effects, production conflicts and the extended cut
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:40:41Read transcript
- British crew tea-break conflicts
- A lightweight Newt dummy for carrying scenes
- Carrie Henn repeating slide takes
- Fourteen puppeteers operating the alien queen
- Heavy prop weapons
- Henriksen’s reported illness from Bishop’s milky effects mixture
- Reuse of the alien-nest set for Batman
- Editing out the colony sequence
- Weaver’s objections to cutting Ripley’s daughter backstory
- Franchise timeline complications
- Alien: Isolation’s Amanda Ripley premise
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:16Read transcript
- Sigourney Weaver: yes
- James Cameron: no
- Michael Biehn: probably yes
- Bill Paxton: no, with Twister and Titanic cited
- Extraterrestrial movies: E.T. offered instead
- Alien franchise: disagreement between Alien and Aliens
- Jenette Goldstein: yes
- Body-concealment performances: examples discussed without resolution
- Paul Reiser: no; Mad About You offered instead
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:49:42Read transcript
- Tom Cruise as Burke
- Tom Cruise as Hicks
- 1980s Tom Hanks as Hudson
- Preferences split between Cruise/Hicks and Hanks/Hudson
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:50:11Read transcript
- 2014 Charlize Theron receives two preferences
- Angelina Jolie is another choice
- Zendaya is considered for physical presence
- 1994 Demi Moore is listed among the options
Picking Nits
Ripley ignored, inconsistent logic and survival mechanics
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:52:03Read transcript
- Authorities ignore Ripley’s experience
- Claims of no comparable alien life versus Marines’ alien-sex talk
- Ripley’s financial situation after hypersleep
- Newt surviving alone
- Destroying the eggs despite an imminent explosion
- Ripley’s exposure inside the power loader
- Holding on during airlock decompression
- Sparing Burke needs more justification
- Marines overlook the ceiling
- The Marines’ effectiveness is questioned and defended as Vietnam commentary
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
Untouchable, with franchise variations already made
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:58:34Read transcript
- Untouchable is favored
- The group notes that many sequel and TV variations already exist
Is This Movie Better With…?
Impressions and a proposed refresh of the roster
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:58:47Read transcript
- Zane Lowe interviewing Ripley
- Barney from The Vanishing is proposed
- Hudson is proposed for future impersonations
- Frank Hackett from Network is proposed
- The group discusses refreshing a recurring roster
Just One Oscar
James Cameron for directing; Oliver Stone counterargument
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 02:01:37Read transcript
- Cameron is proposed for Best Director
- Oliver Stone’s Platoon win is defended
- Other directing nominees are listed for comparison
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Hypersleep, transfer changes and Bishop’s future
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 02:02:15Read transcript
- Whether Ripley’s teeth were altered in the 4K transfer
- Biological needs during and after hypersleep
- How to spend the first moments after waking decades later
- Relative horror of cocooning, implantation and being torn apart
- A deleted Burke cocoon scene and timeline logic
- Bishop’s reconstruction after losing half his body
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