Unpopular Movie Opinions: Part III - Page 1952 - Blu-ray Forum

spaceball-one · 09-08-2025, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay H.

"Back In Time" > "The Power of Love"

Both are inferior to the old timey, in-film version of "Doubleback"

Blu Lemmy · 09-09-2025, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TotallyTuned

Alien: Romulus was awful. Seeing it in theaters was a thoroughly disappointing experience for me.

It has great visuals and a decent concept but it was ruined by weak writing that leans on nostalgia. Also, the cast reminded me of YA novel movies like Divergent and not in a good way.

How do you feel about Alien: Earth?

JackForrester · 09-09-2025, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by energyturtle85

I can pretty much say the same. I saw the Legacy cut of Alien3 not long ago, and it was better than before, but I would still say I like Prometheus & AC more.

Just found out about the Legacy cut of Alien³ and it seems they managed to fix my biggest gripe witn the film, the rough look of the rod puppet. I've seen some clips the editor posted on YouTube and it looks pretty good now. What's your opinion on it?

Bernardo A. · 09-09-2025, 11:32 AM

Weapons is better than Sinners (which is good but not a masterpiece).

rsp_clark · 09-09-2025, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bernardo a.

weapons is better than sinners (which is good but not a masterpiece).

agreed!

Streamingsux · 09-09-2025, 12:52 PM

Alien 3 is so weird (but good). Weird that the Alien overall looks the worst it does in any of the movies. There are some good shots but the whole movie feels like they never got a handle on how they wanted to show it. Or even what effects technique they wanted to use to bring it to life. It feels all over the place. There's only one real iconic shot of the alien and it's oddly a much less elaborate shot than anything in the first two. There's some early CGI in there if I'm not mistaken...which I think was a mistake if true. You guys probably know what shots I'm referring to. CGI wasn't advanced enough yet for that. They should have stuck with how Ridley did it 100%..

energyturtle85 · 09-09-2025, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JackForrester

Just found out about the Legacy cut of Alien³ and it seems they managed to fix my biggest gripe witn the film, the rough look of the rod puppet. I've seen some clips the editor posted on YouTube and it looks pretty good now. What's your opinion on it?

Yes, that was one of the best changes. I saw those clips as well. The original stuck out like a sore thumb, and it's a lot better now. Like a fresh coat of paint on the whole thing, so to speak.

pjl69 · 09-09-2025, 01:53 PM

They probably wanted something new in the alien design and in order to sell the idea to the audience, they had to show the alien as a whole (hence those puppet shots). If I'm not mistaken, Giger's original idea was that the alien takes features of its host organism and since it was born from a dog, it had features of a dog.

TotallyTuned · 09-09-2025, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Lemmy

How do you feel about Alien: Earth?

I haven't checked that out yet but I'd give it a shot based on the creator Noah Hawley.

However, Disney+ isn't really a good use of money for me since I own nearly every Disney property I care about on blu-ray. I'm not sure when I'll get around to seeing it.

Is Alien: Earth any good?

BudBaxter · 09-09-2025, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Streamingsux

Alien 3 is so weird (but good). Weird that the Alien overall looks the worst it does in any of the movies. There are some good shots but the whole movie feels like they never got a handle on how they wanted to show it. Or even what effects technique they wanted to use to bring it to life. It feels all over the place. There's only one real iconic shot of the alien and it's oddly a much less elaborate shot than anything in the first two. There's some early CGI in there if I'm not mistaken...which I think was a mistake if true. You guys probably know what shots I'm referring to. CGI wasn't advanced enough yet for that. They should have stuck with how Ridley did it 100%..

I've no idea about the subsequent versions, but in the original theatrical cut there's only one very brief full cgi alien shot in the film (when the head cracks under the water at the end).

Other than a few cgi shadows here & there in some of the composite shots, the rest of it is all practical or rod puppets.

Eye Candy · Yesterday, 12:41 AM

Battlefield Earth > Alien: Earth

Jay H. · Yesterday, 12:53 AM

"fan edits" are worthless to me. This is why, as much as I enjoy the Assembly Cut, I will never watch the Legacy Cut of Alien 3.

(I cannot believe this is an unpopular opinion...)

Damon1281 · Yesterday, 01:46 AM

Rise of the Silver Surfer > First Steps

Resident Evil Labs · Yesterday, 01:50 AM

Halloween Kills is a fantastic sequel
Rob Zombies H2 is one of the most brutal and terrifying Halloween movies
Halloween 4 is better than Halloween 2

Streamingsux · Yesterday, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Resident Evil Labs

Halloween Kills is a fantastic sequel
Rob Zombies H2 is one of the most brutal and terrifying Halloween movies
Halloween 4 is better than Halloween 2

I agree with the first one!

energyturtle85 · Yesterday, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Resident Evil Labs

Halloween Kills is a fantastic sequel
Rob Zombies H2 is one of the most brutal and terrifying Halloween movies
Halloween 4 is better than Halloween 2

Definitely agree about Halloween Kills. I like Zombie's H2 more than the first one. Halloween 4 is my second favorite, only behind Part 2, but not by much. Both are very entertaining. Watched them both at least 15-20 times over the years.

Streamingsux · Yesterday, 12:31 PM

I wish I could get on board with Halloween 4 as much as so many other people seem to. I mean....I own it. I own them all on 4K except for the Rob Zombie ones which I don't own at all. The thing that makes me less inclined to REALLY like Halloween 4 (and 5, 6, H20 and Resurrection) is that it doesn't look or feel anything like something that John Carpenter had anything to do with. I know Carpenter hates Halloween II...and yeah, the whole "sister" angle is dumb...but that movie feels so much like Carpenter could have directed it. Same with Season of the Witch. So much so that I just count II and III as part of his filmography. 4 and 5 feel like they take place in the same universe as Children of the Corn lol. And their widescreen aspect ratio bothers me more than it probably should. 1.85 feels wrong for Halloween or anything even remotely connected to Carpenter..

spider-neil · Yesterday, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bernardo A.

Weapons is better than Sinners (which is good but not a masterpiece).

For me, Sinners is one of the best vampire movies I have ever seen, so that pushes it into the realm of a masterpiece.

Winslow Leach · Yesterday, 05:21 PM

Halloween (1978)
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween Ends (2022)

The rest I don't really care for.

Stanis · Yesterday, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Eye Candy

Battlefield Earth > Alien: Earth

They both make me laugh (in derision!) lol

09-09-2025, 11:32 AM	#39024
Bernardo A. Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Brazil 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:342 DVD collection:8 Blu-ray reviews:13	Weapons is better than Sinners (which is good but not a masterpiece).

09-09-2025, 12:52 PM	#39026
Streamingsux Power Member Member since:Feb 2018 Location:Texas	Alien 3 is so weird (but good). Weird that the Alien overall looks the worst it does in any of the movies. There are some good shots but the whole movie feels like they never got a handle on how they wanted to show it. Or even what effects technique they wanted to use to bring it to life. It feels all over the place. There's only one real iconic shot of the alien and it's oddly a much less elaborate shot than anything in the first two. There's some early CGI in there if I'm not mistaken...which I think was a mistake if true. You guys probably know what shots I'm referring to. CGI wasn't advanced enough yet for that. They should have stuck with how Ridley did it 100%..

09-09-2025, 01:53 PM	#39028
pjl69 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2021 4K collection:121 Blu-ray collection:770 DVD collection:79	They probably wanted something new in the alien design and in order to sell the idea to the audience, they had to show the alien as a whole (hence those puppet shots). If I'm not mistaken, Giger's original idea was that the alien takes features of its host organism and since it was born from a dog, it had features of a dog.

Yesterday, 12:41 AM	#39031
Eye Candy Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:N. Texas 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:30 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Battlefield Earth > Alien: Earth

Yesterday, 12:53 AM	#39032
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	"fan edits" are worthless to me. This is why, as much as I enjoy the Assembly Cut, I will never watch the Legacy Cut of Alien 3. (I cannot believe this is an unpopular opinion...)

Yesterday, 01:46 AM	#39033
Damon1281 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:-	Rise of the Silver Surfer > First Steps

Yesterday, 01:50 AM	#39034
Resident Evil Labs Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2020 Location:San Diego 4K collection:852 Blu-ray collection:2913 DVD collection:650 Digital collection:695 iTunes collection:264 Prime collection:174	Halloween Kills is a fantastic sequel Rob Zombies H2 is one of the most brutal and terrifying Halloween movies Halloween 4 is better than Halloween 2

Yesterday, 12:31 PM	#39037
Streamingsux Power Member Member since:Feb 2018 Location:Texas	I wish I could get on board with Halloween 4 as much as so many other people seem to. I mean....I own it. I own them all on 4K except for the Rob Zombie ones which I don't own at all. The thing that makes me less inclined to REALLY like Halloween 4 (and 5, 6, H20 and Resurrection) is that it doesn't look or feel anything like something that John Carpenter had anything to do with. I know Carpenter hates Halloween II...and yeah, the whole "sister" angle is dumb...but that movie feels so much like Carpenter could have directed it. Same with Season of the Witch. So much so that I just count II and III as part of his filmography. 4 and 5 feel like they take place in the same universe as Children of the Corn lol. And their widescreen aspect ratio bothers me more than it probably should. 1.85 feels wrong for Halloween or anything even remotely connected to Carpenter..

Yesterday, 05:21 PM	#39039
Winslow Leach Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Connecticut 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:255 DVD collection:312	Halloween (1978) Halloween II (1981) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Halloween Ends (2022) The rest I don't really care for.

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