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Let's hope Fox doesn't use DNR (especially on Aliens). And what was wrong with Donnie Darko exactly? It looked soft, but that was inherent to the print, wasn't it?
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Well, I read several complaints so I assumed there were more examples. It's good that there aren't any more films botched then, isn't it?
And James Cameron said that he was surprised how grainy Aliens looked. If it was too grainy or if he misremembered, I don't know. It should look better, anyhow.
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Awesome news
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One thing that's bothered me a bit concering "Alien" that it would be nice to see fixed is that the Theatrical Cut isn't truly the Theatrical Cut in the sense the "base" version in the Director's Cut. This means that all the new color timing for the DC (especially the more golden color in the parts of the ship that Brett travels through to find Jones) The Theatrical Cut loses the original opening 20th Century Fox logo and fanfare for a later version. I would also guess some of the digital touch ups that occured for the DC are also present in the Theatrical Cut. It's not a huge deal, but I usually find myself watching the older 20th Anniversary disc rather than the Quadrilogy version.
It would also be nice to restore the original Ridley Scott commentary that appeared on the older disc, which was very good. And if legal issues permit the isolated score and production audio tracks that appeared on the old disc as well.
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| You know its funny that despite people complain about how the Fox fanfare is wrong on the current Alien disc when if you think about it, it actually isn't. |
Well, technically you might be right (and I did wonder why the original Fox Fanfare and logo seemed to be an old version) But I still would like to see the logo and fanfare that originally appeared on the film in 1979 for the theatrical cut on a BD release.
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This is also one of the reasons I occasionally put the old 20th anniversary DVD into the player. Both the commentary and the isolated, untampered version of Goldsmith's score are gems, and should be included on the high definiton set.
The biggest extra, which would instantly make me to rebuy Alien a THIRD time, would be to do a final sound mix on Alien, with the untampered Goldsmith score. I understand Ridley Scott's creative decisions, but every time I hear the complete score on CD, I cringe because there is SO much stuff made of genius NOT appering in the final score. I appreciate BOTH Scott and Goldsmith as great artists.
I think a tribute to the late Jerry Goldsmith would also be more than appropriate, since Alien is one of the best and most unique film scores ever made, done by one of the best film composers ever lived. Sadly, he is so underappreciated by the masses because he often made excellent scores to mediocre films, lacking the commercial fame of John Williams.
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I second your comments especially since the Goldsmith isolated track makes Alien more chilling and creepy.
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| I think a tribute to the late Jerry Goldsmith would also be more than appropriate, since Alien is one of the best and most unique film scores ever made, done by one of the best film composers ever lived. |
Agreed. As much as I love "Alien" it wouldn't have anywhere near the impact it has without that score.
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| if you take a more honest look at it, having a b-movie script, which could have easily turned into a ridiculous horror flick. |
Yep, and that is a point that pretty much everyone involved with the film has admitted. It's been refered to a "a haunted house movie in space" albeit one with an especially noteworthy scene.
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