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Alien Trilogy: Top 15 Shots From Each Film

All three films from the original Alien Trilogy are works of the great, exceptionally talented directors who aren't only great with their stories, but stunning with their visuals as well. There should be a Alien Trilogy Frames book, like it was for the two Star Wars Trilogies, showcasing best screencaptures from each film. All three films are full of stunning, sometimes even breath taking shots and I wanted to pick my top 10 from each, but it proved to be impossible to only pick 10, so I decided to do a Top 15. I also wanted to showcase some of the split second shots that are barely registered by the viewer. There are many hidden gems in those frames, and I think some of them are so good they deserve a spotlight. So lets take a look in chronological order and Ill explain each one of my choices Ridley Scott's 1979 Alien has very deep, very dark dominating blacks. In a lot of it, its the blackest dark that's dominating the screen, with splotches of images on it. I

First Experience: Discovering the Alien Trilogy

My first experience with Alien Trilogy was very fractured. And what I mean by that is that I haven't seen the films in chronological order, and I discovered them years apart. Fairly often I notice online that the younger generation attributes admiring some of the sci fi classics to nostalgia. Even some directors do it, trying to cover their own inability to create an instant classic or at least a great and admired film. What some claim is that the hardcore fans of some films hold them in such high esteem because of the way they felt when they were young. That the wow factor they had seeing it as kids is psychologically engraved in them, therefore they tend to see the film through their young-selves' eyes. While it sounds plausible and perhaps is true in some instances, I disagree its the only reason for loving a movie, and at least in my case it is completely not true at all. Ridley Scott's Alien is not nostalgic for me, so my opinion on it isn't tainted by strong c

Making of Aliens Book by J.W. Rinzler

J.W. Rinzler is, and should be a well known writer, known for his absolute best and most thorough books on the making of a movie. I first heard of him when he did the famous books on the original Star Wars Trilogy, and was thrilled when his book on the original Alien was announced. With extremely busy schedule at the time, I didn't have a chance to pick up the Alien book when it came out (well I had a chance and possibility to do so just not a time to read it at the time), and when the Aliens books was announced I was double thrilled and decided to wait for the other one to get published to get both at the same time. I finally got some extra time for the holiday season so bought the two, and since The Making of Aliens arrived first, I was too eager to wait and decided to start reading this one. Many fans were and are weary of any new Making of books coming out because the Alien fans are blessed with detailed material on the production of all the films. Its mostly thanks to the exce

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