This is how I feel.
I can do without the colony scene but the daughter scene tells so much story and makes Newt calling her mommy at the end so meaningful.
The turret scene really added more tension and nuance to the aliens and the situation. It was short, but really emphasized the threat.
Agreed on all counts. But apart from being a master class in tension, the sentry gun scene has another valuable component that I personally think should have secured its inclusion on its own: The ruggedized remote-control laptops have what I consider to be the absolutely best example of UX ever made for a movie. Not only because it makes the unfolding situation clear to the viewers, but also because it’s exactly what I’d expect from a military interface upon which lives literally depend and which is designed to be operated by Private Schmuck in the field: Functional, clear and concise. It’s the perfect antidote to the ludicrous meaningless greeble seen in most other sci-fi, and a sharp contrast to the over-complicated and visually confusing mess seen in Prometheus onwards. It’s a big part of what I generally admire about the OG Alien aesthetic: Pragmatism. These people are there to work. Their tools aren’t made to look pretty. They’re there to get the job done.
This is how I feel. I can do without the colony scene but the daughter scene tells so much story and makes Newt calling her mommy at the end so meaningful. The turret scene really added more tension and nuance to the aliens and the situation. It was short, but really emphasized the threat.
Agreed on all counts. But apart from being a master class in tension, the sentry gun scene has another valuable component that I personally think should have secured its inclusion on its own: The ruggedized remote-control laptops have what I consider to be the absolutely best example of UX ever made for a movie. Not only because it makes the unfolding situation clear to the viewers, but also because it’s exactly what I’d expect from a military interface upon which lives literally depend and which is designed to be operated by Private Schmuck in the field: Functional, clear and concise. It’s the perfect antidote to the ludicrous meaningless greeble seen in most other sci-fi, and a sharp contrast to the over-complicated and visually confusing mess seen in Prometheus onwards. It’s a big part of what I generally admire about the OG Alien aesthetic: Pragmatism. These people are there to work. Their tools aren’t made to look pretty. They’re there to get the job done.