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James Cameron, patron saint of sci-fi sequels, is weighing in on a sci-fi sequel. Speaking in an expansive, otherwise excellent interview with Vulture, Cameron was asked about Ridley Scott's upcoming Alien: Covenant, and had this to say (emphasis my own):

"The franchise has kind of wandered all over the map. Ridley (Scott) did the first film, and he inspired an entire generation of filmmakers and science-fiction fans with that one movie and there have been so many films that stylistically have derived from it, including my own Aliens, which was the legitimate sequel and, I think, the proper heir to his film."

Shit, dude. "The legitimate sequel"? That's pretty rich. Aliens was wonderful, but replaced the vibe of Scott's tightly-wound horror with an all-action badass adventure movie. Both are masterpieces in their own right, but the middling Prometheus is still more thematically linked to Alien.

Like any good aging, increasingly out-of-touch filmmaker who doesn't know what's good for them, Cameron went on:

"It's like, okay, we've got it, we've got the whole Freudian biomechanoid meme. I've seen it in 100 horror films since. I think both of those films stand at a certain point in time, as a reference point. But is there any validity to doing another one now? I don't know. Maybe. Let's see, jury's out. Let's see what Ridley comes up with."

Let us not forget James Cameron is the dude in the midst of making four consecutive Avatar movies, passing judgment on what counts as a "legitimate sequel". In the coming decade we will be getting, presumably, over six hundred minutes of more Avatar, and, according to Cameron, all of it apparently vital.

What an arrogant dick.

Source : GQ online

The poster was good though!

 

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Yep.  What else you got?

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Dr. Curt Connors
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Oh sorry James Cameron apologist, you got an answer for everything bro. Star Wars prequels, oh wait they probably don't apply either. Fast and Furious garbage, oh wait probably don't apply either.

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None of them apply since we're specifically talking about James Cameron movies that got good box office and good reviews.  Do you have anything specifically that challenges those specific numbers?

Whining about how you don't like Cameron doesn't count.

 

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It's people opinions dude, rotten tomatoes ain't nothing but people's opinions. I ain't whining, how would you know can you read my mind. My opinion he's a dick, I am done conversing with you bro, all you do on here is correct people and shoot down people's ideas and comments. Not worth arguing with you about things like this. And that doesn't have anything to do with this topic as it pertains to many other things I've seen from you on here, letting it go man, in the grand scheme of life this stuff is not that important to always have to correct people cause they got something wrong or mess something up. It's supposed to be fun on here, peace out.

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Ending this dumb disagreement before it gets blown out of proportion.

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lol

Yeah sure "bro".

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 I don't see what a director's personal life has to due with the quality of movies they make. Uwe Boll might volunteer at the soup kitchen every other day, that doesn't change that his movies are garbage. By the same token James Cameron might not sign a child's autograph, doesn't change that he makes great movies.

 

Since the star wars prequels were mentioned just wanna point out Episode 3 has a higher score on multiple review sites than Prometheus.

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Indeed. Each Star Wars prequel gradually got better reviews.

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Yeah I know, dumb me. It's um, my opinion of him. Just like your opinion is he makes great movies, I'll give you three movies that he's directed that I think are great. Aliens, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, everything else not so much. Oh right, it's okay to have your own opinion still, or is that freedom getting taken away too. And I'm sure Piranha Part 2: The Spawning is amazing.

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Read his Spider-Man scriptment it's fucking brilliant-ly   a w f u l.

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The point wasn't that you think he makes bad movies, it was that your post spent more time highlighting the fact he didn't sign a kid's autograph.

 

Good or bad director his personal conduct outside the chair has nothing to do with that.

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Yeah that was me responding to the actual point of this thread, when Necronom 4 finishes this topic calling him an arrogant dick. This topic according to the author is pretty much about him being a dick, it's not about whether his movies are good, bad or shit. This topic got so sidetracked because of certain people, so I end up responding to other stuff, which I was actually happy too until it became a contest of who knows more about movies. But don't forget, initially I was responding to the point of the thread of him being a dick, which I absoulutely agree with Necronom 4, which is why I initially wrote all the things I did. Good day, I say good day(Fez's voice from That 70s show)

 

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DR. CURT CONNERS - Please, I implore you to cease with the utilization of profanities in your posts. It not only cheapens your words, but also cheapens the quality of SCIFIED. You have proven that you are an intelligent man; please step away from harsh language. However, if you prefer to make your cursing slightly more comical, censor it by utilizing symbols such as @#$%!. :)

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@Something Real   My apologies to you sir, those are not intended for you. If you read the article that Lone wrote, which I saw you commented on, you know where I am coming from. Sorry to you again, it's how I talk and they are just words that someone made up but again sorry if you are offended. I will try to be more civilized. Sorry to you again, there is no disrespect to you good sir.

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DR. CURT CONNERS - Hahaha! You do not have to apology to me, goofball! I am fully aware that your words have not been directed at me in any way, shape or form. I simply desire for others to engage one-another in civil discourse that befits the intelligence I know they possess. You have in no way disrespected me; you have simply caused me a moment's pause. Oh, and, if you are going to stick around (which I hope you will) you should know that I am Miss - not a Sir. ;)

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@Something Real  Yes I will be sticking around and my apologies indeed Miss. Thanks and I hope to get to read your thoughtful words and analysis.

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DR. CURT CONNERS - You are most welcome, my friend. Please, enjoy your time here at SCIFIED! It is always quite agreeable to have new men and women amongst us! :)

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Glad to be here @Something Real

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"Yeah that was me responding to the actual point of this thread, when Necronom 4 finishes this topic calling him an arrogant dick."

Necronom 4 deliberately edited out the bit where Cameron effusively praises Ridley Scott and puts the whole thing in a different light, simply to push an angry agenda.

So, mission accomplished I suppose...

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@SM "Necronom 4 deliberately edited out the bit where Cameron effusively praises Ridley Scott."

Was that really my intention? I took the quote directly from the GQ article and in no part of the GQ article did I read a quote from Cameron praising Ridley. It was the GQ author of that article that left out the closing comment, not me. 

I've only just read the Vulture interview and indeed it does close with a compliment to Ridley, however, that doesn't change the fact that he's an arrogant dick, does it? 

The poster was good though!

 

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