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[img]http://mfc.com.mt/filebank/imagebank/Poster%20Inseminoid.jpg[/img] reminds me of my shear excitment at the dawn of the video nasty.

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OMG the Xtro Id forgoten that & the Inseminoid thats the one where the girl is raped by an alien with a glass dick and you see his semen enter her god that film was tacky

[img]http://actors.pick2web.com/pics/937565/nakedlunch.jpg[/img] the naked lunch a great book and not a bad film.... also has the star of screamers also a decent sc fi.

yeah hucker but dont you just have the urge for a guilty pleasure .

rape and scfi nothing new how about demon seed [img]http://www.williamahearn.com/demonseed2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bpIUlXG_4hg/Ttyyio8EgLI/AAAAAAAAAX4/J8fPrA7TnPo/s1600/videodrome.bringhell.com+%25283%2529.jpg[/img] videodrome a classic i loved as a youth.

[img]http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/posters-v/videodrome_poster_04.jpg[/img]......... Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring extreme violence and torture. The layers of deception and mind-control conspiracy unfold as he uncovers the signal's source and loses touch with reality in a series of increasingly bizarre and violent organic hallucinations. The film has been described as "techno-surrealist".[1] Max Renn (James Woods) is the president of CIVIC-TV (Channel 83, Cable 12), a sleazy Toronto UHF television station specializing in sensationalistic programming. Displeased with his station's current lineup (which mostly consists of softcore pornography and gratuitous violence), Max is on a seemingly endless quest for something that will break through to a new audience. One morning, he is summoned to the clandestine office of Harlan (Peter Dvorsky), who operates CIVIC-TV's pirate satellite dish which can intercept broadcasts from as far away as Asia. Harlan shows him Videodrome, a plotless television show apparently being broadcast out of Malaysia which depicts the brutal torture and eventual murder of anonymous victims in a bizarre, reddish-orange chamber. Believing this to be the future of television — (staged) snuff TV — Max orders Harlan to begin pirating the show. Appearing on a talk show, Max defends his station's programming choices to Nicki Brand (Deborah Harry), a sadomasochistic psychiatrist and radio host, and Professor Brian O'Blivion (Jack Creley), a pop-culture analyst and philosopher who will only appear on television if his image is broadcast into the studio, onto a television, from a remote location. O'Blivion hijacks the interview and delivers a speech prophesying a future in which television supplants real life. Max dates Nicki, who is sexually aroused when he shows her an episode of Videodrome and coaxes him into having sex with her while they watch it. Max goes once again to Harlan's office, where Harlan informs him the signal delay which caused it to appear to be coming from Malaysia was a ploy by the broadcaster. In fact, Videodrome is being broadcast out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Max tells Nicki of his discovery and she excitedly goes to Pittsburgh to try and audition for the show under the guise of a business trip. When Nicki fails to return to Toronto, Max contacts Masha (Lynne Gorman), a softcore feminist pornographer with long-standing ties to the porn community, and asks her to help him find out the truth about Videodrome. Through Masha, Max learns that not only is the footage in Videodrome not faked, but it is the public "face" of a political movement with unspecified but apparently violent goals. Masha further informs him that O'Blivion knows about Videodrome. Max tracks down O'Blivion's office to The Cathode Ray Mission, a mission where homeless individuals are provided food, shelter, and clothing, and encouraged to engage in marathon sessions of television viewing. He discovers the mission is run by O'Blivion's daughter, Bianca (Sonja Smits), with the goal of helping to bring about her father's vision of a world in which television replaces every aspect of everyday life. Later, Max views a videotape in which O'Blivion informs him that "the Videodrome" is a socio-political battleground in which a war is being fought for control of the minds of the people of North America. Shortly thereafter, Max begins experiencing disturbing hallucinations in which his torso transforms into a gaping hole that functions as a VCR. Bianca tells him these are side-effects from having viewed Videodrome, which is in fact the carrier of a malicious broadcast signal that causes the viewer to develop a malignant brain tumor. O'Blivion helped to create it as part of his vision for the future, but when he found out it was to be used for malevolent purposes, he attempted to stop his partners; they used his own invention to kill him. In the year before his death, O'Blivion recorded tens of thousands of videos, which now form the basis of his television appearances. Max is contacted by Videodrome's producer, the Spectacular Optical Corporation, an eyeglasses company that acts as a front for a NATO weapons manufacturer. The head of Spectacular Optical, Barry Convex (Leslie Carlson), has been secretly working with Harlan to get Max exposed to Videodrome and to have him broadcast it, as part of a crypto-government conspiracy to morally and ideologically "purge" North America, giving fatal brain tumors to "lowlifes" fixated on extreme sex and violence. Convex then inserts a brainwashing video tape into the "VCR" in Max's torso. Under Convex's influence, Max murders his colleagues at CIVIC-TV, and later attempts to murder Bianca O'Blivion, as Videodrome considered these victims threats to its mission. Bianca manages to stop Max from assassinating her by successfully 'reprogramming' him to turn against Videodrome, in the hope of destroying the project that led to her father's death. On her orders, Max kills Harlan, then tracks Convex to a trade show, where he shoots him to death in front of a horrified crowd. Afterwards, Max takes refuge on a derelict boat in an abandoned harbor, where Nicki appears to him on a television. She tells him he has weakened Videodrome, but in order to completely defeat it, he has to ascend to the next level and "leave the old flesh." The television then shows an image of Max shooting himself in the head, which causes the set to explode, splattering the deck of the ship with bloody, human intestines. Imitating what he has just seen on TV, Max says his final words, "Long Live the New Flesh", and then shoots himself. A deleted scene from the film provides background on the origin of Videodrome. In that scene Convex tells Max about the "Image Accumulator," (which is the device placed on Max's head during his meeting with Convex) an experimental new form of night vision that can work in zero-light conditions. When the developers played the recorded footage from the Accumulator, they saw things that could not have been there. They conclude these phantom figures were hallucinations of the test volunteers, inexplicably recorded by the Accumulator. Further research of the test volunteers revealed they had developed a brain tumor, which externalized their hallucinations, but more specifically, granted them reality warping abilities, which Max refers to as "brain damage". The same signal used in the Image Accumulator was then used to create Videodrome. David Cronenberg recalled how, when he was a child, he used to pick up pirate television signals from Buffalo, New York, late at night after Canadian stations had gone off the air, and how he used to worry he might see something disturbing not meant for public consumption. This formed the basis for the plot of Videodrome.[2] As a young man, Cronenberg attended the University of Toronto—first studying science, but eventually gaining his degree in Literature. Marshall McLuhan was a lecturer in media studies at the University during the same time (the early 1970s), and is often credited as an influence on Cronenberg's ideas for Videodrome.[3] Videodrome pioneered the flicker-eliminating technology used to film a television screen's images; before, film images were superimposed onto blank television screens. Videodrome used Betamax videotape cassettes because VHS videotape cassettes were too large to fit the faux abdominal wound.[2] Alternate titles of Videodrome were Network of Blood and Zonekiller. "Civic TV" is a reference to Toronto television station, CityTV, which in the 1970s and early 1980s was notorious for broadcasting soft-core pornography among its programming. One of Max's business partners is named Moses likely in reference to CityTV co-founder Moses Znaimer. The pornographic video Samurai Dreams, of which only a few moments are seen in the film story, was made specifically for the film. The five-minute film is in The Criterion Collection DVD edition of Videodrome.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/SocietyPoster.jpg[/img] Another guilty pleasure lol Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock) seems to have it all. His family is wealthy and he lives in a mansion in Beverly Hills, California. He's popular at his high school, looks to be a shoo-in for class president, has a cute cheerleader girlfriend and owns a new Jeep Wrangler to drive around in. Despite this, he feels as though he does not fit in with his family or their high-society friends. When his sister's ex-boyfriend Blanchard (Tim Bartell) gives him a surreptitiously recorded tape of what sounds like his family engaged in a vile, murderous orgy, Bill begins to suspect that his feelings are justified. Bill gives the tape to his therapist Dr. Cleveland (Ben Slack) to listen to. When he comes back for his appointment, Dr. Cleveland plays the tape back for Bill. The audio has now changed and now merely contains the sounds of his sister Jenny (Patrice Jennings) enjoying her coming out party. Bill insists that what he'd heard before was real and calls Blanchard to get another copy. When he arrives at their meeting place, Bill discovers an ambulance and police officers gathered around Blanchard's crashed van. A body is placed into the back of the ambulance, but Bill is prevented from seeing its face. At Blanchard's funeral, Bill and his friend Milo (Evan Richards) discover that Blanchard's corpse either needed a lot of reconstructive work for display, or is not real. After the funeral and at the encouragement of his parents, Bill attends a party hosted by his upper-class classmate Ferguson (Ben Meyerson). There, Ferguson lasciviously confirms that the first audio tape Bill listened to—with the sounds of an orgy on it—was the real tape. Angry and confused, he leaves the party with Clarissa (Devin DeVasquez), a beautiful girl he'd been admiring. They have acrobatic sex at her house and Bill meets Clarissa's bizarre, hair-loving mother (Pamela Matheson). Bill returns home the next day and confronts his parents (Connie Danese and Charles Lucia) and sister, who are all in the master bedroom dressed in lingerie. With Dr. Cleveland's help, they drug Bill. As Milo secretly trails him, Bill is taken to a hospital. Bill awakens in a hospital bed and thinks he hears Blanchard crying out, but discovers that nothing is there. He leaves the hospital and finds his Jeep waiting for him. Milo tries to warn him, but he drives back to his house. Back home again, Bill finds a large, formal party. He is snared by the neck and Dr. Cleveland reveals all of the secrets he has been searching for. He is not really related to his family after all. In fact, his family and their high-society friends are actually a different species from Bill. To demonstrate, they bring in a still-living Blanchard. The wealthy party guests strip to their underwear and begin "shunting". The rich literally feed on the poor, physically deforming and melding with each other as they suck the nutrients out of Blanchard's body. Their intention is to do to the same to Bill. In a fight with Ferguson, Bill manages to pull the pliable Ferguson inside-out. With Milo and Clarissa's help—who is also of this alternate species, but has fallen in love with Bill—he escapes. Society was a success in Europe, but was shelved for three years before getting a release in the U.S.[1] Said director Yuzna in an interview: "I think Europeans are more willing to accept the ideas that are in a movie. That's why for example Society did really well in Europe and in the US did nothing, where it was a big joke. And I think it's because they responded to the ideas in there. I was totally having fun with them, but they are there nonetheless."[2] In 1990, Society won the Silver Raven award for "Best Make-Up" at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.

One of my all times favorites is an old film called THE ASPHYX from 1973, while its not about aliens its still a sci fi movie i guess. Its about an English country squire Sir Hugo Cunningham searches for immortality by literally 'bottling up' the Spirit of the Dead, or Asphyx. Once the human soul is captured the person no longer fears death. WATCH THE TRAILER and tell me it didn't give you goose bumps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT6R1Mz9FdA

ill check that one thanks uk alien thats a new one for me to.

i can remember watching it when i was 15, don't think i slept all night, really creepy

[img]http://bp0.blogger.com/_v0fV15P7uQo/SFOX-XPKaCI/AAAAAAAACUk/FPcaPCQc1pU/s400/shivers+n+rabid.jpg[/img] another dave cronenberg film along with the brood with oliver reed had big impact on me in my early teens.

I think sega finally listened and made a game worthy of the film and the graphics are stunning...I am looking to get my hands on the Collector's edition....I think this game will be worth it...

Hey BH, Nice Find. I am so with Cain on that. I so want to see an Aliens MMO Game. I'd bet there will be one with the introduction of the Jockeys and Engineers. Its time to take our little cannon to a Multi-Player Open Environment. I'd be Bug Hunting every day. Regards, Rick

I'm not a gamer by any means and havent owned a consul in years. I'm a HUGE fan of the series and am seriously considering getting something to play Aliens Colonial Marines when it comes out. Can anyone recommend which format might be best?

Get a ps3 it has a bluray and I use mine as a media center. That and the online is free unless you really want the PS+ content, but even if you do I find it cheaper than Microsoft. But I am in Australia so our dollar is a bit better at the moment. However I also have an Xbox 360 that only ever gets used for Gears of War, but I do work with these things (have been in gaming retail for a few years,) and I personally find PS3 to be a better value system. Also I run both through a 40 inch hi definition TV with HDMI cables and I really can't tell the difference (graphically) between the 2 systems.

I'll be getting the collectors edition of this game. I'm happy to see a game thats canon to the series in some way. I'm exicted!!

i don't think there be a sequel to Prometheus as ridley scott states the last 10 mins of the film will have alien dna. maybe meaning it paves the way for the first movie. i found link with possible storyline, it sounds pretty right as it makes the trailer make sence http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/11/28/possible-prometheus-synopsis-arrives-spoiler.html i wonder if the space jockys sound the same as the message heard in the nostromo (seen in alien deleted scenes) ?

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Hey Ripley 8. There is a line in Alien spoken by Ash "I have confirmed that he's got an outer layer of protein polysaccharides. Has a funny habit of shedding his cells and replacing them with polarized silicon, which gives him a prolonged resistance to adverse environmental conditions." I always took this as to mean that the Xeno actually is able to absort sustainance from whatever atmosphere it finds itself in. Just a thought.

I have added an image of a fossil to the OP to help fuel this discussion.

Okay BH an update on the PM system... - the "Delete This Message" still does not work - the "Sent" button does not work - because only the last 10 messages are displayed, older messages cannot be viewed Aside from these and the features you are planning to implement there are no other problems.

Yes, I will be working on resolving all of those bugs today hopefully. As well as adding some more bulk to the overall PM system. Thanks.

more bulk, hmmm, interesting, ever elusive eh BH lol.

This illustration of Cthulhu does remind me of Space Jockey in his healthier days: [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/1ru90g.jpg[/IMG]

Wow, Cthulhu is all a Space Jockey, very nice image.

Well H.R. Giger's work has been synonymous with H.P. Lovecraft. It's interesting to know that often H.R. Giger is inspired by his night terrors. There's a darker side to all of this that I wish not to venture into. I will just enjoy the movie as just a movie.

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very good image, apparently elephants are not the only who can aspire to resemble a jockey... lol... the cephalopods have some advantage...

I do not think that is a helmet for the blue humanoid. The structure of the "helmet" is too wrong. The eyes are too far apart, the blue guy would get serious tunnel vision if he even could see out of the "helmet" in the first place.

Here's my take. The derelict is really old, right? The SJs were pissed that humans were able to decimate their planet. Perhaps, since these gods were so powerful, the lone suvivor SJ took a ship, full of alien eggs and were determined to wipe us out ages ago on earth. That's right. I think they travelled back in time. This in turn would also correct the timeline and allow the SJs to continue to live. But the Prometheus crew was onboard this ship too, determined to make this mission fail... and with infected hosts onboard, everybody dies and the ship lands on the planet from the 1st Alien movie.

I totally disagree. Nice idea though. Sounds too much like Star Wars and George Lucas ... completely opposite of Ridley Scott. Makes the scenario much too easy to explain.

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hi bacon boy yes me old china i agrea my tag is d4ve67 not sure when il get to play a game or two with ya but yer anyone else fancy teaming up for a game or two?

sorry make that D4VE67

The move that the Xenomorph does to Lambert at the end of Alien is actually in the new AvP game for consoles. The Alien's tail pushes up naval of the victim, through their torso and up out their mouth. You can tell this is what happens to Lambert by the way the tail goes up between her legs... very gruesome way to die