Just got the Aliens DVD box set

[werewolf_bite]

And it rocks :)
Just watched Alien for the first time on DVD and i'm noticing things i have never seen on the TV/VHS versions (i'm sure it has added bits not mentioned on the box).

Going to watch Aliens tonight, Alien 3 tommorow and the last one on Friday :E

[Kick]

Report back on what extras are on it... hopefully im gonna get it for my BDay (ive hinted to maaa... so hopefully)

[quin]

gotta agree wi you there.
watching alien on dvd ,for me,was like watching the film for the first time!!
mint transfer ,showing a lot more detail to that ol vhs version gathering dust.
as for the extras,well theres plenty there to keep you interested on the actual dvds and then an extra disc for some more.
top notch.
harle.

[Shaun]

OOOoooOO
ive heard good of this box set.
I may just get it next week :)

[Bapapapa]

It was only 35 quid in the Gameplay sale last week with the 10 quid off voucher.

Shame they sold out rather quickly though. :{

[werewolf_bite]

eeek

not a bad price at all, Alien alone is about £20 from most high street shops :(

[Calzor Suzay]

Has it only just come out on Region2? I've had it a while now on Region 1 so was just wondering :)

[Bapapapa]

Been out ages m8. You gotta remember a lot of people only got players around Xmas time and they do tend to get a wee bit excited. LOL! :laugh:

Mind you when the CC bills due I'm normally :cry: due to this here DVD addiction.

[Calzor Suzay]

Hehe ok :)
Had mine about two and half years now :E

[werewolf_bite]

Watched Aliens last night

The special edition version has scenes the NEVER should have been removed in the first place from the original cinema version.
I mean that bit where Newts parents take her and her brother to check out the site on company orders, makes the whole film make a bit more sense. Not to mention the scene in the control room where you realise that the order came through to check out the alien crash site after Ripleys court marshall (or whatever).

*gets ready to Watch Alien 3 tonight*

[Kick]

Best bit in Aliens Special Edition, has to be the sentry gun scenes. They are the most tense scenes i have seen in most films. Watching the ammo counter go down on those laptops, with the sound of the guns fireing and Aliens dieing, gives me that edge that i havent found again yet. Top scene's...

23rd feb, and i should get this box set :D
cant wait.

[[kray]Spooksta]

Totaly agree with you Kickbuttoall
I might even watch it tonight :)
But ive got Pitch Bacl and ive only seen that once so am going to see that
Aliens SP Rocks

[WeaselFierce]

Originally posted by Kickbuttoall
Best bit in Aliens Special Edition, has to be the sentry gun scenes. They are the most tense scenes i have seen in most films. Watching the ammo counter go down on those laptops, with the sound of the guns fireing and Aliens dieing, gives me that edge that i havent found again yet. Top scene's...

23rd feb, and i should get this box set :D
cant wait.

Actually, here in lies the key flaw with the DVD - the picture quality's too good! During the sentry gun sequences the flash cuts of Aliens been shot you can see the background too clearly and it is obviously footage from the hive earlier in the film. On VHS the picture is too dark and grainy to make out the background but on DVD it shows up. Minor complaint at any rate :)

[CyberfisH]

Watched Aliens last night ... that bit near the begining when riply was loading the boxes in the mech suit .. it was a bit of a give away that she would end up fighting in it.

.. also how did ripley become a weapons expert after a short point and shoot lesson with a pulse rifle?

[Ruskins]

Cos Shes done the book learning j00 ph00l!! :P

[[HB]RugRat]

Can't believe theres been talk of Alien box set and no mention of "that" scene in Alien - you know: the legendary deleted scene where Ripley finds... I wont spoil it :)