Pollyphoniac wrote:
I was seriously expecting a 5th Alien movie to be made, thought they wouldn't resist the temptation of continuing the series with a final showdown on Earth (after that spacecraft with the remaining Aliens on board crashed onto our planet toward the end of the 4th movie), but so far no 5th episode has ever been produced.
but it's very remarkable that, even though the 4th movie is supposed to depict events taking place two centuries after those of the 3rd episode, there doesn't seem to have been much technological development from one period to the next.
and it always surprised me that the makers of those Alien movies never saw fit to allow for some futuristic weapons development. why those people (supposedly centuries into the future) are still using heavy-duty hand-held grenade launchers and flame-throwers (practically 20th-century style). truly unbelievable.
Yeah, good point. We thought so too - it would really bring out the 'alienation' in the viewer with some creativity in terms of technology - but they might have feared losing the broader audience and therefore just focusing on the hunting/getting hunted-theme
As for a 5th: they went with all that Alien vs Predator-stuff... again more fight with minimal sci-fi
