The problem with this statement is that effects technology was not a defining characteristic of Alien - the story was. In Alien, the creature is developed in such a way to convey just how tough it is to kill, how keenly-honed its survival instincts are, and how it is to be hunted by a solitary, ruthlessly-efficient…
Ridley didn't live by the script... he didn't have 3d chracters... he didn't have massive robots and uber guns.... what Ridley had was the ability to use the camera to set the mood... he was able to bring life to his characters by allowing the actors to take the script to a new level... Ridley was an artist i like the…
Ridley Scott. Don't know if fox would go for it if they couldn't create a pop-corn munching action-packed block-buster, but in an ideal world where the director had complete licence to do what he wanted with the script, it'd be interesting to see how they first discover the aliens, and the events leading them up to the…