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Well, at the very least it looks enjoyable. But it altogether lacks gravitas... Is it possible at all for Hollywood to make space opera that is in no way ironic? (Well, yes, it is, as we know from Sunshine, Interstellar, The Martian...)

I kind of liked the first Alien versus Predator movie (the original comic was pretty brilliant) although the timeframe was complete nonsense. But the sight of a properly animated queen... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sE-YwK6_PI The second one was horrific.

I always liked Alien 3, despite its sad ending (actually, that still worked for me, and the score is smegging beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bd9L5Tw7k&list=PLCF78A6D4F54F01DA ), and knowing from what troubled origins it came makes me appreciate it even more. I do remember that Sigourney Weaver said it felt like God was giving her the role of Queen Isabella in 1492: Conquest of Paradise to make up for the sheer hell of shooting Alien 3. Now, Alien Resurrection on the other hand... There is one thing that does not, and never will belong in an Alien movie, and that is humor.

Explaining precisely where the villain came from always takes away from the horror unless the explanation is absurd or completely disproportionate. Then it can work. Example 1: In the Transformers franchise, the ultimate villain is Unicron, who is slowly destroying all that exists, one planet at a time. He literally eats planets with all the people on them. He is gigantic, he is pure evil, he is incredibly powerful and only one thing in the universe can stop him. Now, in most incarnations of the franchise where Unicron appears, if his origin is explained at all, it is that he is an evil god from the dawn of time. But in the cartoon, it was revealed he was created by a silly old man in a laboratory. He just got out of hand. Dramatically sound: such significance from such insignificance. Like opening a jar containing a deadly strain of some disease because you misread the label, or just were curious. Oops! Example 2: In the Iron Man comics, for almost a year of stories (actually it might be longer) Tony Stark was plagued by an unseen enemy. Paralyzed by a gunshot wound, he had had an experimental bio-chip implanted in his spine to regain the ability to walk; but it turned out this was a deadly trap, as the bio-chip was a parasitic organism which gradually insinuated itself into his nervous system. Eventually his body could be taken over and remote-controlled by his deadly enemy - a man who we, the readers, did see, and who gloried in his victory over Tony Stark, because he hated him with a furious passion. In the end, the men confronted each other in armored battle. Tony Stark won... and when his mortal enemy's identity was finally revealed (he had apparently been killed)... he did not recognize him. He had no idea who he was at all. It was brilliant. Example 3: In the Dark Horse Alien comics, from years before their completely pointless 'Fire and stone' comics, there was a mini-series called 'the Destroying Angels'. In this, it was revealed that the Xenomorphs have appeared on Earth before... about two billion years ago. Hence the name 'destroying angels' - it's like they're agents of some cosmic force, sent to effect extinction events. No attempt is made to explain where they actually come from. They don't need it. The Xenomorphs are Lovecraftian horrors - they are simply the most perfect expression of a universe which itself is horrible, unknown, dark, scary and deadly. Nothing Scott intends to explain is going to improve that.

Apocalypse is a sort of meta-mutant. His original mutation seems to be shapeshifting, but he was also an X-ternal (the Eternals are a race of immortals; the Celestials took proto-humanity, about a million years before, and changed them into three groups: the Deviants, genetically unstable people who often look monstrous, but have an advanced society and dominated humanity for a long time until they were driven underground; the Eternals, who are immortal and possess god-like powers, but who are very few in number and live in the high places of the world; and humans, who seem unassuming, but have the potential to develop superpowers to surpass even the Eternals. We call such people 'mutants'. Some of the mutants are immortal, and are called X-ternals). He discovered an alien ship buried on Earth and claimed it for his own; it changed him into something which was not just a mutant anymore, or even just an X-ternal. Apocalypse's power is to change into pretty much anything he wants, organic or cybernetic; it's complete control over his body's molecules. Apparently he can also increase his mass, like Giant-Man or the Hulk. He can also transfer his essence into new bodies; in the distant future, approximately the 40th century, he has become an old, wizened shell who has to change bodies more and more often, because he's burning them out. That might be where the image of Apocalypse in an armor comes from: This is what he originally looked like, in his misspent youth, 5000 years ago: Interestingly, En Sabah Nur is currently once again incarnated - proving he cannot be permanently killed; he's just reborn - but as a boy, Evan, whose sheltered upbringing actually makes him pretty much the opposite of what Apocalypse is.

How long do you envision such a story to be? And what is the conflict - who are the characters?

We have already seen his story. And since there wasn't anyone for him to interact with until Barcas woke him up - what would that be like, anyway? It's not as if there actually was anything for him to do.

All the people they tested to become Zoalords and who got rejected, and presumably killed. The endless experiments to perfect the Zoaforming procedure (Consider that Guyot stated that even as recent as, what, 1987? Most of the subjects die from the process). The experimentation, which amounts to torture. The rebellions against Chronos - there must have been some, over the past four centuries - and which all failed until the Guyvers appeared. Familial bonds ripped apart, societies skewed to serve Chronos' ends, countries put through wars to change the geopolitical landscape to their desires. I think it would be horrifically depressing.

I don't mind it. Making Apocalypse as huge as he is in the comics - which he is - might take away from the impact when he does become huge. (Also, did anyone complain when Wolverine was much too tall?). I have to say, so far I am somewhat more hopeful than before.

Nah, I am pretty sure this is on schedule. Actually it's two years late... And there is a teaser, of sorts... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=192nSuo_FMM

...Prequels are always fascinating.

It's already moving so slowly...

Pretty meta. I need to watch 'Superman' again. Make me forget about all those 'dark and edgy' remakes.

Well... picking up from that: a guy on 9Gag reminded us that Doomsday adapts while fighting. So this is how he looks at the start of the battle... but he may well develop the bone spurs during the fight. Ugh. New 52-Doomsday. I'll NEVER understand why they added ram's horns. Didn't he look menacing enough, and they thought it would help? Of course, it could be worse.

Guys. This is Doomsday. If it were Bizarro, it would wear a uniform. And be less feral. It even has the bone spurs sticking out. The original Bizarro was not created from or by Zod - that story was from 1982 - but was an imperfect copy of Superboy. In 1958. Unngh. Seriously, guys?

Kinda hoping. Season Three of 'Agents of SHIELD' is a lot better than the previous two seasons, so far. I guess they were told to 'commit or quit'. With an 'Inhumans' movie coming up they're going to have to do something...

Oh great. They have a cave troll.

Hmmm. In 'Agents of SHIELD' there is now nationwide paranoia in the USA because of the rapid emergence of Inhumans. But the movies ignore the TV shows so far...

Why do you presume it is Tony who needs the adjustment?

Sound and fury.

They are separated now. And Kurumegnik's think seems to be force spheres. I wonder if he can create one strong enough to survive Agito's grip.

Comic Civil War was huge. It didn't just tear the comic book heroes into two factions, but the fandom as well. This can't. The scale can't be the same, because the cinematic universe is so much smaller. The 'Civil War' involved many factions, and hundreds of individuals, whose stories spanned decades. So why call this 'Civil War'?

Nice one, 0009.