I think the first season of Alien: Earth finished very strongly with a number of interesting new developments and a plethora of creepy and frightening alien lifeform encounters and brutal slayings. I think the handling of new life forms and their often deadly qualities is handled better in this series than in, say, “Prometheus” (2012). These alien monsters are scary and other worldly. They are magnificent. As a matter of fact, they remind me of some of the disgusting life forms unleashed in “The Mist” (2007). Things we may have the misfortune of running into in our nightmares.
Well, it looks like all the opposing groups have been defined and are gathering on the island to iron out their differences. It may be a very chaotic, violent second season.
One final question which hasn’t been answered in Season One. Is there anything that can even slow down the Alien Xenomorph? Maybe next season.
A harrowing account of a collection of dubious characters involved in a drug deal that goes bad. A counsellor, in need of some heavy cash, agrees to go in on a deal with some of his drug connected buddies. Little do they know that they are being set up by a member of their inner circle. Visually stunning work with an equally stunning cast. Ridley Scott directs a cast that includes Michael Fassbender ( who took a turn as a sadistic artificial person in Scott’s “Alien” prequel “Prometheus”), Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, and Javier Bardem. Incidentally, the screenplay was written by Cormac McCarthy of “No Country For Old Men” and “The Road” literary fame. The author’s style shows as we witness the amusing philosophical musings of the mostly dirt bag characters and some rather nasty death scenes. Although the outcome is ultimately grim, I find myself watching this movie repeatedly and getting involved all over again in the doomed scenario. A rather amazing work!
Probably my all time favorite movie. This trailer is interesting in that it has the crude egg model and the tracking shot of the alien planet surface which are unique to the trailer and do not appear in the theatrical release. Hugely influential film.
A varied collection of unusual movie and music video clips.
