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  • ImperialATAT@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I think the groundbreaking part was Dan O’Bannon’s note in the Alien script that gave us more amazing characters in Aliens.

    “At the start of Dan O’Bannon’s script for Alien, there’s a note that few other screenplays contain: “The crew is unisex and all parts are interchangeable for men or women.” It’s a line that fundamentally altered the nature of the film, affecting everything from the presentation of its characters to the way Ridley Scott and his team approached casting, and it was certainly for the best.”

    source here

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    It might not seem like it now but Vasquez was a groundbreaking character at the time.

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          1 month ago

          She has the most iconic line from my youth.

          Some soldier, saying to Vasquez who’s doing pull-ups: hey Vasquez, you ever been mistaken for a man To which she replies: no, have you?

          Also the way

          she

          dies is bad ass.

          I mean next to Ripley, the android and the little girl, she’s the most memorable character in that movie.

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            She has the most iconic line from my youth.

            I got gifted a 4K Blu-ray player for Christmas. Immediately bought Aliens (my favourite movie of all time) then sat down with my older kids to watch it with popcorn etc.

            There was such a buzz in the room when she delivered that line.

            Have to recommend the 4K Blu-ray experience if you’re a fan. The detail honestly shocked me.

            Edit:

            I mean next to Ripley, the android and the little girl, she’s the most memorable character in that movie.

            The casting is great.

            I think Paul Riser did a great job as the slimy company man Burke. He was very believable.

            Michael Bien was great as Hudson Hicks too. The exchange between himself, Ripley and Burke about nuking the site was great.