The NewBorn Alien

I think it was under utilised.  It came too far out of left field too late in the film.  It should've been flagged a bit earlier, to create some tension and expectation.

That said I think the design works in regard to that stage of development - chestbursters are off-white and fleshy too.  Would've been great to see it as an adult.

And in technical terms it's one of the greatest animatronics ever built.

That's great.It could have used better,but thanks to the films short length,it does have unfortunately small screen time.The one thing i'd change is it's nose.

It's not the films length so much, as placement.  In Aliens they have a discussion about where the eggs were coming from and Bishop suggests a Queen is laying them.  When Ripley meets the Queen it's a call back that the audience had likely forgotten about - right up to the point they see her.

A better idea for Resurrection would be for them to find the Queen dead and have the audience wondering what killed it.  So the seed is planted and it's not such a "What the hell is that?" moment when we have the reveal.

That's a fair assessment.

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Indeed SM i think that would be better, i was disapointed with the look but mainly the behavoour of the New Born... it was a bit cheesy and reminded me how you would expect the halfway point between a Mogwai and Gremlin to look at act...

The other concept ideas were better IMO

Cant upload maybe due to server load... so here is a link

Video here

One i like best Here

Horrible design, horrible role. Absoutely cheesy implementation. Turned Alien:Rez into a comedy that I cannot watch. The thing sniffs like a dog, and moves like Jabba the Hut. In fact, it almost looked like Jabba the Hut's bastard child, and NOTHING like any traditional "Alien" DNA was even involved.

Well, most people found it horrifying when they saw it in Alien when it was a new concept. Today we might need neomorphs?

Well, most people found it horrifying when they saw it in Alien when it was a new concept. Today we might need neomorphs?

A better idea for Resurrection would be for them to find the Queen dead and have the audience wondering what killed it.  So the seed is planted and it's not such a "What the hell is that?" moment when we have the reveal.

That's a fantastic idea, even better then Whedon's, that would also tie in nicely to the current final act where the Newborn manages to get on board The Betty.

I like the Newborn *evades a shoe* 

I think it looks terrifying with its stretched limbs and doll-li*dodges a chair* ke eyes.

Its groans are bone chilling, and the animatronics *ducks a piano* are amazing! 

It also killed the Queen! *gets chased by a combine harvester and an army of furious Aliens fans*

I don't think the newborn was BAD, it just didn't belong in an Alien movie. The Xenos have a sleek beauty to their menace that was COMPLETELY absent from the newborn design.

"The halfway point between a mogwai and a gremlin"  LOL BigDave.

"I don't think the newborn was BAD, it just didn't belong in an Alien movie. The Xenos have a sleek beauty to their menace that was COMPLETELY absent from the newborn design."

It belonged in that particular Alien movie. It was effectively the anti-Ripley.  Mostly Alien DNA with some human.  I would've liked for them to take it further and have it try to mate with Ripley as per the script, but ultimately it was an abomination and died like one 10 minutes later.  Which was part of the problem.

To me its still frightening.the only frightening alien to me to date,

So weird like a abomination

@Tiago_miami_la

Exactly, look at that; a real abomination and scary as f*** 

Compared to the Engineers, Zombie Fifield and the adorable Deacon, it's a masterpiece imo.

It is certainly frightening,but not as frightening as the xenomorph.

@S.M. basically all of Alien Resurrection didn't belong in an Alien film IMO, so I have to agree with you.

*reads replies with great interest...then retrieves shoe* ;)

LOL Lone.That why i started this thread.Have fun.