Support NeoGAF

[PhoncipleBone]

http://gizmodo.com/5587643/need-an-excuse-to-watch-aliens-again

This set sounds incredible. Can't wait for it to come out. Let's hope Fox doesn't fuck with the master on this like they did with Predator. (Probably not, with Scott and Cameron involved).
Two versions of each film. DTS-HD Master Audio. Commentaries on each film. All previous material from the Laserdisc and Quadrilogy sets. Hopefully this was still produced by Charles de Lauzirika (Almost all Ridley Scott DVDs, such as Kingdom of Heaven and Blade Runner, Alien Quadrilogy).

ALIEN ANTHOLOGY: The Ultimate Collection Featuring All Four ALIEN Films Hatches On Blu-ray from October 25 With Never-Before-Seen Bonus Material And The Debut Of The Exclusive and Groundbreaking Interactive Experience, MU-TH-UR Mode
ON BLU-RAY, EVERYONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM
Fans Have A Chance To Board The Nostromo During Comic-Con At Booth #3528 And Enter The Hibernation Chamber Of The Doomed Intergalactic Crew
Comic-Con 2010
LOS ANGELES—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sometimes, the scariest things come from within. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four ALIEN films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. The release also marks the debut of MU-TH-UR Mode, a fully interactive companion that takes the extensive materials in the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY and puts them in the user's hand – connecting fans to special features on all six discs and instantly providing an index of all available ALIEN content, including over 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images.

"Wreckage and Rage: The Making of ALIEN3"
The ALIEN ANTHOLOGY is a truly unique home entertainment experience. For the first time ever, the studio has united the material from every home video release of the ALIEN saga including the 1991/1992 laserdisc releases, the 1999 "Legacy" release and 2003's groundbreaking ALIEN QUADRILOGY release into one complete Blu-ray collection. The set also includes two versions of each film and over four hours of previously unreleased exclusive material such as original screentests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original ALIEN, unseen deleted scenes, thousands of still photographs from the Fox archives, the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of ALIEN3," and much, much more.

The ALIEN ANTHOLOGY will be available for a suggested retail price of $139.99 U.S. / $179.99 Canada. Prebook is September 22.

The ALIEN ANTHOLOGY is just one aspect of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's yearlong campaign to honor the studio's 75th birthday. This year the division will debut several select fan-favorites on Blu-ray for the first time ever including The Rocky Horror Picture Show, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, The Last of the Mohicans1 and The Sound of Music.

DISC ONE: ALIEN
1979 Theatrical Version
2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction
Audio Commentary by Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O'Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editor Terry Rawlings, Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt
Audio Commentary (for Theatrical Cut only) by Ridley Scott
Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
Composer's Original Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
Deleted and Extended Scenes
MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

DISC TWO: ALIENS
1986 Theatrical Version
1991 Special Edition with James Cameron Introduction
Audio Commentary by Director James Cameron, Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Alien Effects Creator Stan Winston, Visual Effects Supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, Miniature Effects Supervisor Pat McClung, Actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn
Final Theatrical Isolated Score by James Horner
Composer's Original Isolated Score by James Horner
Deleted and Extended Scenes
MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

DISC THREE: ALIEN3
1992 Theatrical Version
2003 Special Edition (Restored Workprint Version)
Audio Commentary by Cinematographer Alex Thomson, B.S.C., Editor Terry Rawlings, Alien Effects Designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., Visual Effects Producer Richard Edlund, A.S.C., Actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen
Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Elliot Goldenthal
Deleted and Extended Scenes
MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

DISC FOUR: ALIEN RESURRECTION
1997 Theatrical Version
2003 Special Edition with Jean-Pierre Jeunet Introduction
Audio Commentary by Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Editor Hervé Schneid, A.C.E., Alien Effects Creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., Visual Effects Supervisor Pitof, Conceptual Artist Sylvain Despretz, Actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser
Final Theatrical Isolated Score by John Frizzell
Deleted and Extended Scenes
MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

DISC FIVE: MAKING THE ANTHOLOGY
In addition to over 12 hours of candid, in-depth documentaries, you now have the ability to go even deeper into Alien Anthology history with nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At topical points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience, or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.

The Beast Within: Making ALIEN
Star Beast: Developing the Story
The Visualists: Direction and Design
Truckers in Space: Casting
Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978
The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet
The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design
Future Tense: Editing and Music
Outward Bound: Visual Effects
A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film
Enhancement Pods

Superior Firepower: Making ALIENS
57 Years Later: Continuing the Story
Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction
Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization
This Time It's War: Pinewood Studios, 1985
The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action
Bug Hunt: Creature Design
Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien
Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn
The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound
The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects
Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film
Enhancement Pods

Wreckage and Rage: Making ALIEN3
Development Hell: Concluding the Story
Tales of the Wooden Planet: Vincent Ward's Vision
Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher's Vision
Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger's Redesign
The Color of Blood: Pinewood Studios, 1991
Adaptive Organism: Creature Design
The Downward Spiral: Creative Differences
Where the Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, L.A. 1992
Optical Fury: Visual Effects
Requiem for a Scream: Music, Editing and Sound
Post-Mortem: Reaction to the Film
Enhancement Pods

One Step Beyond: Making ALIEN RESURRECTION
From the Ashes: Reviving the Story
French Twist: Direction and Design
Under the Skin: Casting and Characterization
Death from Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996
In the Zone: The Basketball Scene
Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design
Genetic Composition: Music
Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery
A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography
Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film
Enhancement Pods
MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience to Access and Control Enhancement Pods

DISC SIX: THE ANTHOLOGY ARCHIVES

ALIEN
Pre-Production
First Draft Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon
Ridleygrams: Original Thumbnails and Notes
Storyboard Archive
The Art of Alien: Conceptual Art Portfolio
Sigourney Weaver Screen Tests with Select Director Commentary
Cast Portrait Gallery
Production
The Chestbuster: Multi-Angle Sequence with Commentary
Video Graphics Gallery
Production Image Galleries
Continuity Polaroids
The Sets of Alien
H.R. Giger's Workshop Gallery
Post-Production and Aftermath
Additional Deleted Scenes
Image & Poster Galleries
Experience in Terror
Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc Archive
The Alien Legacy
American Cinematheque: Ridley Scott Q&A
Trailers & TV Spots

ALIENS
Pre-Production
Original Treatment by James Cameron
Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics with Commentary
Storyboard Archive
The Art of Aliens: Image Galleries
Cast Portrait Gallery
Production
Production Image Galleries
Continuity Polaroids
Weapons and Vehicles
Stan Winston's Workshop
Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras
Video Graphics Gallery
Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers
Post-Production and Aftermath
Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned
Deleted Scene Montage
Image Galleries
Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc Archive
Main Title Exploration
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
Trailers & TV Spots

ALIEN3
Pre-Production
Storyboard Archive
The Art of Arceon
The Art of Fiorina
Production
Furnace Construction: Time-Lapse Sequence
EEV Bioscan: Multi-Angle Vignette with Commentary
Production Image Galleries
A.D.I.'s Workshop
Post-Production and Aftermath
Visual Effects Gallery
Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
Alien3 Advance Featurette
The Making of Alien3 Promotional Featurette
Trailers & TV Spots

ALIEN RESURRECTION
Pre-Production
First Draft Screenplay by Joss Whedon
Test Footage: A.D.I. Creature Shop with Commentary
Test Footage: Costumes, Hair and Makeup
Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Rehearsals
Storyboard Archive
The Marc Caro Portfolio: Character Designs
The Art of Resurrection: Image Galleries
Production
Production Image Galleries
A.D.I.'s Workshop
Post-Production and Aftermath
Visual Effects Gallery
Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
HBO First Look: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection Promotional Featurette
Trailers & TV Spots

ANTHOLOGY
Two Versions of Alien Evolution
The Alien Saga
Patches and Logos Gallery
Aliens 3D Attraction Scripts and Gallery
Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection
Parodies
Dark Horse Cover Gallery
Patches and Logos Gallery
MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience

About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

ALIEN ANTHOLOGY
Street Date: October 26, 2010
Prebook Date: September 22, 2010
Screen Format:
ALIEN: Widescreen 2.35:1
ALIENS: Widescreen 1.85:1
ALIEN3: Widescreen 2.35:1
ALIEN RESURRECTION: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio:
ALIEN: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English 4.1 Dolby Surround, English Dolby Surround, French 5.1 DTS, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital
ALIENS: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English 4.1 Dolby Surround, English Dolby Surround, French 5.1 DTS, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital
ALIEN3: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English, French 5.1 DTS, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital
ALIEN RESURRECTION: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English, French 5.1 DTS, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
U.S. Rating: R
Total Run Time: 1020 Minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes
1 North America only.

 

[Discotheque]

Crazy features discs. But I'm not making the same mistake I did with the Matrix collection.

This time I'm waiting for individual releases. I only want the first two.

 

[Veritas_]

Outstanding! I'm a huge fan of the Alien series, so this is great news.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Crazy features discs. But I'm not making the same mistake I did with the Matrix collection.

This time I'm waiting for individual releases. I only want the first two.

It will be a few years then. We still haven't gotten the last two Matrix movies separately yet. And the fifth and sixth discs probably arent going to be anywhere but this box set.

 

[shintoki]

I love it, but I'm happy with my DVD set,

 

[PuppetSlave]

2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction

Refers to the Alien disc.

I have this but on DVD and Ridley Scotts intro to the DC is hilarious. He actually sounds like he is at gunpoint or something when making it.

 

[Mobius 1]

Needs more lens flare in the box.

 

[The Elite]

I love it, but I'm happy with my DVD set,

I love my Aliens special edition but I could do with it in HD.

All I need is the first two.

 

[FLEABttn]

I've been told the workprint version of Aliens 3 makes it bearable. Have I been lied to?

 

[goMaki]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

This is the only thing that matters the most out of the article ( to me ). Now THAT is something I can't wait for. Woo~

 

[Macam]

Thanks; I was wondering when this was going to be announced.

As far as Predator goes, DVDActive's review eased my concerns somewhat, although there's no question the rubber people is a problem.

 

[Dascu]

I've been told the workprint version of Aliens 3 makes it bearable. Have I been lied to?

Generally speaking, if you liked Alien³, then you'll love the workprint version. If you didn't care for it, then the workprint version won't feel very different.

 

[pseudomyxoma]

Yeah Amazon emailed me this morning it was now available for pre-order. Pretty excited I have been waiting for this to come on blu-ray for a long time. Hope it turns out good

Shit my bad regular link here
Alien Anthology Blu-Ray

 

[Anton Sugar]

Oh this is joyous news!

 

[YuriLowell]

Oh will bu---- WTF 100 bucks. Its 4 movies.

I will probably get it anyways. I am weak.

 

[pseudomyxoma]

Oh will bu---- WTF 100 bucks. Its 4 movies.

I will probably get it anyways. I am weak.

Exactly what I said $100 I'm not paying that much and then it ended up in my cart. I'm sure by the time it actually comes out Amazon will have it for less than it is currently at and there might even by some sweet coupon deals.

 

[BertramCooper]

I'm perfectly pleased with the Quadrilogy DVD set, even with its ridiculous packaging. It looks amazing upscaled.

Definitely not worth the double dip, IMO. Sorry, Ridley.

 

[Medalion]

I only want one movie... that is Aliens, fuck this anthology crap

 

[Solo]

Fuck this noise! I refuse to own Alien 3 and Resurrection under any circumstances. Will wait for individual Alien and Aliens releases.

 

[Lucky Forward]

I'll wait 'til I can get the first two only.

 

[Pctx]

This is a f'ning steal and it's about GD TIME!!! It will be mine!!!!

 

[StoOgE]

I love the first two movies.

 

[Zombie James]

Sounds like a damn good set.

 

[storybook77]

Fuck this noise! I refuse to own Alien 3 and Resurrection under any circumstances. Will wait for individual Alien and Aliens releases.

.

 

[Ollie Pooch]

Is that the default Photoshop Lens flare filter? Eugh.

Aliens on Bluray will justify the purchase of my PS3. Of my TV.

*passes out*

 

[broadwayrock]

I'm getting this for the uncut Alien 3 documentary: Wreckage and Rage aka Wreckage and Rape.

For those who didnt know, 30 minutes of footage were cut from the documentary on the dvd edition:

More than thirty minutes of material that was produced for this documentary was cut at the last minute. You might be wondering what difference thirty minutes could make in a three hour documentary. A big difference. Gone now is much of the honesty and truth about the hell director David Fincher went through on the production. Among the footage lost were actual moments with Fincher on the set, where you saw his frustration and anger. You saw his struggles with producers. You heard from Sigourney and the other cast and crew members talking about the problems, and what a raw deal Fincher got. You even heard from the film’s producers and Fox executives talking about what went wrong. Simply put, this disc was about as good a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alien³ as you could ever hope to get, short of Fincher returning to address the production himself (and he WAS asked to do so, but declined). Unfortunately, what you get now, while it still does contain some of the above (including material that you’ve never seen before), it sort of teases the stuff you really want to know, then glosses by it.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/alienquad06.html

 

[Hugbot]

Oh will bu---- WTF 100 bucks. Its 4 movies.

I will probably get it anyways. I am weak.

I'll probably hold out for a sale but I am definitely going to get this. The first two are both outstanding movies, the third is pretty decent and I'd like to see the full version of Wreckage and Rage.

 

[140.85]

FINALLY! Woohoo

 

[derder]

I'm perfectly pleased with the Quadrilogy DVD set, even with its ridiculous packaging. It looks amazing upscaled.

Definitely not worth the double dip, IMO. Sorry, Ridley.

Not an audiophile, I assume

 

[JesseZao]

It will be a few years then. We still haven't gotten the last two Matrix movies separately yet. And the fifth and sixth discs probably arent going to be anywhere but this box set.

:lol at the thought of people waiting for solo releases of matrix sequels.

Suggested retail price is absurd. They will release the first two solo. I will wait (and I can always Netflix them).

 

[ezekial45]

I have a feeling that Aliens on blu-ray is gonna look awful. As great as it is, it's gonna look even more dated than it already is.

 

[swoon]

the dvds are pretty good, but i mean i've seen alien and aliens this year on film, and there's a pretty large gap in quality between source and the dvds , the blu-ray could fill in the middle nicely.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Fuck this noise! I refuse to own Alien 3 and Resurrection under any circumstances. Will wait for individual Alien and Aliens releases.

Same. But I also want the behind the scenes stuff. Arg.

 

[JoeBoy101]

I despise Resurrection, but Alien 3 wasn't that bad, and to get all the features and everything, I might bite down. Alot may rest on the packaging. I'm still irritated I had to import the Alien Head Quad set for the DVDs.

 

[Hugbot]

I despise Resurrection, but Alien 3 wasn't that bad

I agree completely. I understand all of the hate it gets opening like it does, but it's a pretty good tragic movie. It's not up to the genre-defining caliber of the first two, but at least it isn't Resurrection. "I am the man with whom you should not fuck" - Joss Whedon never change.

 

[fallengorn]

Never got them on DVD, so will probably bite.

 

[LosDaddie]

eh....Aliens Directors Cut is on Netflix streaming HD. That's good enough for me since I only really like the first 2 Alien movie. Alien3 was OK

 

[jett]

Too bad I can't just get the Alien/Aliens-related stuff.

 

[vicissitudes]

Will wait for Alien and Aliens separately...although it will take what, at least a year for that? Then another 6 months for it to drop in price...sigh. And tons of movies that haven't even been announced yet. And I thought I was a pretty late adaptor of blu-ray.

Although this is pretty smart, they'll sell all 4 movies to all the hardcore Alien/Aliens fans who wouldn't have gotten the 3rd or 4th one but can't wait for separate releases.

(same goes for waiting for all those blu-books to come out with a regular case edition :lol :lol )

 

[JoeBoy101]

I agree completely. I understand all of the hate it gets opening like it does, but it's a pretty good tragic movie. It's not up to the genre-defining caliber of the first two, but at least it isn't Resurrection. "I am the man with whom you should not fuck" - Joss Whedon never change.

If split into separate movie purchases, i would skip it. But its not a Godfather III issue where I will go out of my way to avoid the box sets that include it. I'm going to have a tough time with this one though, I can tell, because it has two movies I love, one that's okay, and one that sucks. That'll put it around 66% of what I want for the box set. I think I might go with Solo on this one.

 

[BertramCooper]

Not an audiophile, I assume

Not really, no.

I have a relatively inexpensive Panasonic 5.1 HTIB and the Quadrilogy DVDs sound fine on them.

No doubt the BluRays will sound better, but not enough to justify $100 for a double dip.

 

[plagiarize]

I'm getting this for the uncut Alien 3 documentary: Wreckage and Rage aka Wreckage and Rape.

For those who didnt know, 30 minutes of footage were cut from the documentary on the dvd edition:



http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/alienquad06.html

yep. needs to be reposted. the full version of Wreckage and Rage finally.

plus, Alien 3 detractors need to watch the extended version before writing off owning something like this.

you mightn't still like it, but the extended version is a far better film than the theatrical cut.

 

[aparisi2274]

Supposedly this is the packaging for the polish blu-ray set... hopefully we get something as cool as this..

 

[andymcc]

i'm not making the same mistake i made with the Quadrilogy set on DVD. that shit was expensive too.

will wait until there are separate Alien and Aliens releases.

 

[Count Dookkake]

At long last, death to "quadrilogy."

 

[Blader]

The only film I want is Alien, but I'd be interested in the Aliens and Alien 3 documentaries.

 

[gdt]

Just need the first two, please.

 

[JoeBoy101]

Supposedly this is the packaging for the polish blu-ray set... hopefully we get something as cool as this..

That is fuck sexy.

 

[Sapiens]

At long last, death to "quadrilogy."

I always liked calling it the quadradgilodge.

Such a fucking stupid word.

When all anyone wants is the first film (and maybe the second).

Supposedly this is the packaging for the polish blu-ray set... hopefully we get something as cool as this..

http://www.blu-ray.com/images/news/alien_ant_3.jpg[/MG]

[IMG]http://www.blu-ray.com/images/news/alien_ant_4.jpg/IMG][/QUOTE]

Christ, that looks like tacky shit.

Filmmakers: All I want is a nice, thin, cardboard case that won't take up any more room than it needs to.

 

[KingGondo]

When all anyone wants is the first film (and maybe the second).

Maybe the second? Come on, it's only James Cameron's best film.