Showing posts with label John Hurt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Hurt. Show all posts

4. Alien (Directors Cut)

"Yeah, just lower yourself down and grab a couple of those eggs. Lovely grub!"

What is there left to say about one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time?

Not much, other than this version features Dallas all slimed up in alien goo and then getting burnt up by Ripley - initially I thought this was a bit of a naff looking puppet but after watching one of the many excellent 'makings ofs' featured on this Blu-Ray Quadrilogy, it turns out it was Tom Skerritt after all - just looking really ill and 'puppety'.

Perhaps that's why Ridley Scott decided to ditch the scene initially. Anyway please, please, please make sure that Prometheus isn't shit. Come on Ridley I know you can do it!


3. Immortals

"Look at me and my stupid fucking hat!"
IBOREtals more like (see what I did there?).

I fell asleep (twice) during this green screen shit fest. An un-engaging romp from start to finish. And what the fuck John Hurt is doing in this crappathon, I have no idea.

Dull plot, boring dialogue, dismal action scenes - this film manages to make the decapitation of a minotaur seem tedious. Add this to this some phoned in performances (I'm looking at you Rourke, Dorff) and what do you have?

The worst film of 2011, without a doubt.