There was a time when the Alien saga had some really, really amazing packaging. The greatest, award winning and, in my opinion, most comprehensive set on any film - titled Alien Quadrilogy on DVD, then retitled Alien Anthology on Blu-Ray, received multiple different collectible packagings. I love it when the studios do that, like the Endoarm for Terminator 2: Judgment Day or the fractured Cowl in The Dark Knight Rises set. Alien Anthology had a set that looked like it was being held by a Facehugger (very much like the UK Alien Trilogy VHS set), a set that looked like Nostromo Corridor and a set that looked like a giant Egg held by an Alien Warrior from Aliens (among other versions). For me, while I loved the other ones too, the egg one was the coolest option and I chose to get that one. I just like the idea of an actual figure and the whole design of course.
Another reason was that it was the only version of the set that was Aliens themed as oppose to Alien themed. Of course, nothing is wrong with an Alien themed set, but in years leading up to this 2011 Collectible release, and quite a few years past it, everything was focused on the first movie only. At first it was a very welcomed change after basically over 20 years of Aliens getting all the focus - Comic book stories, figures, multiple video games, Cards, novels. It was great and felt fresh to see the original film becoming the face of the mythology, but then it also became tired. So all of a sudden to see Aliens representing the saga again, felt like a breath of fresh air, even thought we breathed that air for over two decades already. Actually what was cool was that we got mix - both Alien AND Aliens represented the sets, not just one movie.
The statuette wasn't done by just any company either, it was made by the one and only Sideshow Collectibles - one of the first companies that started making high end and expensive movie collectibles, figures, busts and statues, and is still one of the leading companies in the field today.
While the sculpt isn't as fine detailed as some high end figures are today, have in mind the set did not cost hundreds of dollars like Sideshow figures alone would. It retailed for about $100 at the time of the release in 2011 (2010 in UK), and mind you, that was the price for a multidisc BluRay set housed in a collectible, sturdy book-like packaging AND the Egg and Warrior statuette that came with it. And on top of that, the egg actually lit up and the riser it rested on had a shelf inside that housed the Bluray set.
So that's a pretty awful lot for that price even at the time, so I wouldn't expect who knows what from the sculpt itself and yet it's perfect. The Alien Warrior is perfectly accurate, and he kind of molds into the giant egg at the back of it. The egg itself is made out of a softer material, and my only gripe is that it's closer to the latter films' egg design rather than that of the first 2 films.
The Alien Anthology Egg Statue is certainly one of the highlights of any movie collection
