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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
It just shows how instrumental and influential those handful of movies from the late 70s to 80s are.
Whenever someone talks about their influences it's usually "Aliens, Blade Runner, Terminator".
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I think a huge part of it also, was it was the absolute peak, of real life special effects using models, miniatures etc. And when you watch the action scenes in movies like Aliens, Predator...etc, the action looks better than CGI does now. CGI still doesn't look natural, and therefore, I feel it isn't as memorable.
When you watch the Aliens move in Aliens especially, then look at how the Aliens move in the following films, it was just way creepier, and believable in the "man in a suit" films. I believe they hired a bunch of french acrobats to do the "man in a suit" scenes in Aliens. I am sure I read that somewhere.
edit: sort of..lol, don't know where I got the french part from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_%28film%29
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The Alien suits were made more flexible and durable than the ones used in Alien, to expand on the creatures' movements and allow them to crawl and jump. Dancers, gymnasts and stunt men were hired to portray the Aliens. The creature's head was changed from the sleek shape used in Alien, as the crew thought that the original shape would crack with the creatures' increased mobility. Ridges were added along the head to increase its durability during movements.
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