Aliens 30th Anniversary Blu-ray

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

All over Aliens on 4K. I have no use for the DC, but love the theatrical.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

All over Aliens on 4K. I have no use for the DC, but love the theatrical.

Ditto. Can't be bothered to upgrade 3&4. Better not be a box set only...

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Ditto. Can't be bothered to upgrade 3&4. Better not be a box set only...

Hope not!

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

Thinking if I need to upgrade my Alien movies... Probably not...3 and 4 I flat out don't care for. One is a masterpiece of design but dear god it's ponderous. Probably an every 5 years or so movie for me and I watched it a few months ago. Aliens is the keeper but my girl doesn't like monster movies (not even The Thing. I know...) so how much opportunity am I actually going to get to watch it.

Plus the Cameron thing of keeping the tension and action ratcheted for the last hour and a half of a film I may have grown out of. It's his signature as a director, and I used to love it, but being an old fucker I tend to want to relax into my seat a bit these days.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

ALIENS: ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION
THEATRICAL VERSION AND SPECIAL EDITION VERSION

Street Date
Digital: December 12, 2023
Physical: March 12, 2024

BONUS FEATURES

* James Cameron Introduction – A message from writer/director James Cameron introducing the Special Edition version of the film.
* 2003 Audio Commentary by James Cameron and the Cast and Crew-Special Edition – 1990 Special Edition Commentary by James Cameron and the cast and crew.
* The Inspiration and Design of Aliens – For the 30th anniversary, writer/director James Cameron reveals new insight into his own inspiration and the design elements for Aliens.
* 2003 Audio Commentary by James Cameron and the Cast and Crew – 1986 Theatrical Version Commentary by James Cameron and the cast and crew.
* Isolated Scores
* Final Theatrical Isolated Score – This isolated track presents, as accurately as possible, James Horner’s music score in its final form following extensive reworking during the post-production process.
* Composer’s Original Isolated Score – Although there are a few instances where the length of individual sequences was changed slightly after the music was recorded, this isolated score track presents, as accurately as possible, James Horner’s original intentions.
* Superior Firepower: Making Aliens–
* 57 Years Later: Continuing the Story
* Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction
* Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization
* This Time It’s War: Pinewood Studios, 1985
* The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action
* Bug Hunt: Creature Design
* Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn
* Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien
* The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound
* The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects
* Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film
* Superior Firepower: Making Aliens Enhancement Pods – Supplemental video pieces to complement Superior Firepower: Making Aliens.
* Without Sigourney Weaver
* Origins of Acheron
* Building Hadley’s Hope
* Cameron’s Design Philosophy
* Finding an Unused Power Plant
* Cameron’s Military Interests
* Working with Sigourney Weaver
* The Importance of Being Bishop
* Paul Reiser on Carter Burke
* The Paxton/Cameron Connection
* Becoming Vasquez
* On Set: Infiltrating the Colony
* Props: Personal Light Unit
* Simon Atherton Talks Weapons
* Praising Stan Winston
* Test Footage: Chestburster
* Fighting the Facehugger
* Test Footage: Facehugger
* Stan Winston’s Challenge
* Test Footage: Queen Alien
* Stan Winston’s Legacy
* Cameron’s Cutting Edge
* Sigourney Weaver’s Triumph
* Re-Enlisting with Cameron
* From Producer to Stunt Double
* Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics
* Angle 1: Videomatic
* Angle 2: Videomatic/Final Shot Comparison
* Audio Commentary by Miniature Effects Supervisor Pat McClung
* Direct Access to New/Additional Scenes From Special Edition
* Ripley’s Daughter
* Van Leuwen’s Verdict –
* The Colony/The Jordens’ Discovery –
* Burke’s Answer –
* INT. Sulaco –
* Hudson’s Hubris –
* False Alarm –
* Ripley Pauses –
* The Sentry Guns –
* Fire in the Hole –
* Last Line of Defense –
* Newt’s Questions –
* Hudson’s “Ant” Theory
* The Aliens Attack –
* The Aliens Retreat –
* First Name Basis – As
* Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned –
* Deleted Scene Montage –
* Still Galleries and More
* Original Treatment by James Cameron
* Storyboard Archive
* The Art of Aliens
* Cast Portrait Gallery
* Production Image Galleries
* Continuity Polaroids
* Weapons and Vehicles
* Stan Winston’s Workshop
* Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras
* Video Graphics Gallery
* Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers
* Post-Production Aftermath
* Image Galleries
* Laserdisc Archives
* Main Title Exploration
* Teaser Trailer
* Theatrical Trailer
* Domestic Trailer
* International Trailer

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

At least they didn't overdo it with the special features....

[Lorne Marshall Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorne Marshall]

At least they didn't overdo it with the special features....

What, you don't have a year to spare, Matt?

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Aliens is one grainy mother, hope it doesn't get smoothed to shit.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

At least they didn't overdo it with the special features....

But is it gonna be one of those things where they filmed what should be a 40 minute interview with 5 people, and they're just gonna break it up into 18 second clips based on subject? Because that's what it looks like.

Also, Paul Reiser, IMO, lucked into this role.

[Jason C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jason C]

At the time of release the Alien(s) boxsets, VHS, DVD and then Blu-ray were the crown jewels of my collection. We are overdue for a UHD boxset. And I don't need any more special features unless they want to give a less teal version or a way to add the Sentry Guns scene into the Theatrical cut.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Unless the video extras are on the UHD disc, I doubt that I'll ever watch them. Too lazy to put in another disc to view stuff I probably already saw years ago.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

At the time of release the Alien(s) boxsets, VHS, DVD and then Blu-ray were the crown jewels of my collection. We are overdue for a UHD boxset. And I don't need any more special features unless they want to give a less teal version or a way to add the Sentry Guns scene into the Theatrical cut.

Those sentry guns are the only reason to watch the extended cut lol.