• @[email protected]
    3•9 months ago

    I watched Alien 3 last night and it’s a good movie. I think it suffered from two things: -All the production problems before and during the shoot -Being called Alien 3 and being the direct followup to Aliens

    It could have worked as its own movie or as an Alien spinoff. I think people were so upset about how it undoes the ending of Aliens that it coloured their opinion on the rest of the movie.

    One small nitpick though, and I can probably explain it; the Alien knew Ripley was carrying the Queen and that’s why it wouldn’t attack her. Why wouldn’t the Alien just plaster her to a wall up in the air ducts until the Queen hatched? It was probably wasn’t considered because the Alien was meant to be smaller than normal, having come from an animal. Production problems meant it kept changing size, and whilst the movie has a man sized Alien pulling people into air vents, that could have been part of the rewrites done during the shoot and wasn’t scoped into the larger story.

    • @[email protected]
      4•9 months ago

      The studio fucked around with Fincher so much that it affected the outcome of the product. We all know how good Fincher is and, personally I look past the interference and enjoy the movie on its own terms I guess.

      I have read the Cadigan/Gibson screenplay also and would love to see that on the big screen.

      I dunno if you’re still on Reddit, but, r/LV426 loves to talk about this stuff

      • @[email protected]
        2•9 months ago

        I came across r/LV426 looking for the screenplay. I don’t really go on reddit anymore but I might sub anyway.

        I think it’s so funny they picked Fincher when they wanted the movie made as quickly as possible. He was less of a known quantity then but he’s up there with Kubrick in terms of how many takes he’s willing to do for a scene.

        I loved the very Fincher cam at the end of the Alien’s POV. It’s a great cheap way to get that feeling of terror without needed to have the Alien on screen like a trick Carpenter would have used in an early movie

  • @[email protected]
    6•9 months ago

    Visited the expensive fancy supermarket because craving olive bread. Now have much less olive bread and a belly ache.

  • @[email protected]
    14•9 months ago

    I’m doing a favour for someone that involves me spending the night in the Yarra Valley tonight. I have a gorgeous fire going, and I’m kicking back with some yummy cheese. And I’m being genuinely helpful. Love it.

  • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
    12•9 months ago

    Had to clip Mickey’s claws a bit - he kept getting them stuck and then not being able to release it and yowling in pain. So I had my partner cuddle him with his oodie, and I used some small curved scissors and just very slightly clipped the very tips of his claws, just to remove the curve.

    He did so well, no struggling or freaking out. He wasn’t happy, but he wasn’t afraid. He such a great cat!

    I’ll have to grab him a new scratchy thing and keep an eye on his claws.

      • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
        2•9 months ago

        I was surprised he was as chill as he was. I think it helps that I adopted him when he was 4 months and I’ve handled his paws without doing anything since. Just petting them or kissing them, so he’s already pretty relaxed when I interact with his paws. I just expected him to not like the clipping itself, but yeah, no issues and hasn’t gotten caught on anything since :D

        • @[email protected]English
          2•9 months ago

          I wish I’d handled her paws more when she was a kitten. I pay someone else to do it. But admittedly, the vet requires her to be drugged before I bring her in so it’s not just me lol

          • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
            2•9 months ago

            Definitely way easier when they’re sedated haha, next time you go to the vet and you have to sedate her, you could enquire if they would trim her claws a bit.

            But if they’re not causing issues for her then I wouldn’t stress; this is literally the first time I’d ever clipped Mickey’s claws and it was only because he was getting them caught in everything.

      • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
        2•9 months ago

        I need to get one for Mickey, I think he really would benefit from exploring my buildings little garden

  • @[email protected]
    4•9 months ago

    Had a dream that I was working with “good” vampires to catch “bad” vampires, but the bad vamps could make themselves look like the good ones. But I think my little old dog could smell the difference. Hmm.

  • Dalek Thal
    5•9 months ago

    Mernda line is down, for those fellow poor bastards who discovered this when they got to the station. Hope your manglement is understanding, mine isn’t

  • @[email protected]
    7•9 months ago

    I have a catch up with some (nice) family this weekend but am otherwise free. I am seriously considering just being a big oodie couch gremlin for the day tomorrow. The world has been very noisy of late.

  • Tofu
    3•9 months ago

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  • @[email protected]
    11•9 months ago

    Feeling a bit snack-ey but wasnt impressed with any of the pantry offerings. Thought about cooking a quick cake or something but no packet mixes left. Then I remembered: I’m an adult and a semi-competent baker, I can just make something from scratch. Oat and choc chip muffins now in the overn.

    • @[email protected]
      4•9 months ago

      I did banana choc chip muffins yesterday, but must’ve accidentally used a magical disappearing recipe. There are not that many left. Although a few did make it into the freezer for future snack emergencies.