Prophecies Denied (Special Edition) [Digipak] - Sinister

Aliens - Special Edition

Advantages: It's a classic
Disadvantages: None

Aliens is one of the greatest sequels of all time. My feelings on the film are in much greater detail are available in my review of the movie itself. However this review is based more on the content of the DVD and its features. This is a single disc special edition version. Brief Story Outline 57 years after her first encounter with the alien infested planet ( LV-426 ) Ripley returns with a force of marines to investigate a colony now located there. It soon becomes apparent the alien menance is more than they bargined for. This movie is largely regarded as one of the few example were a sequel is worthy of its predeccessor. Somehow Cameron was able to make a great horror movie into a great action movie whilst holding onto the feel of the original. Its a remarkable feat indeed given the impact of "Alien." The movies cast is ...

num13er 09.01.2005 (19.12.2005) · Read full review
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Alien 3 (Special Edition)

Advantages: Character development, Sigourney Weaver
Disadvantages: Bad CGI, repetitive action scenes, plot holes

atmosphere that was distinguishable within the first two films. Ripley, of course, is a joy to watch as well: sporting a shaved head, with a desire to confront the alien head on, which further cements her position as the definitive female action hero of all time. To fully appreciate the potential of Alien 3 I'd definitely recommend watching the special edition, which contains thirty minutes extra footage. Not all of it is beneficial to the story, but there are some interesting incidences of character development, such as a rendezvous between Ripley and Clemens (Charles Dance- who is killed off way too early for my liking) and Dillon, the spiritual leader of the inmates, who is a brilliant addition to the franchise. The introduction is also much better paced and visually stimulating. Still, with two versions of the film, either one is far ...

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pawn of prophecy

Advantages: very interesting story
Disadvantages: would have been made an easier read with humor

Pawn of Prophecy was written by David Eddings and is part of a three book series. I feel like the author has a similar stile of writing as Terry pratchett although he does not get too technical when explaining how things work. I must admit its only really till i go to the middle of the story that I began to understand what was happening.the first few chapters go into detail of how there world was created by the seven guards Audor,Torek and five other quards what gets confusing is when he goes into describing which cities the gods are control of and history of many wars that have gone on in the past. Garion one of the characters in the book is very inquisitive and is always asking how things work and it is because of that he is able to learn more about how life works.Garion is adopted at an early age by aunt pol aka polgara ...

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