Alien - Predator Total Destruction Collection [8 Discs]Alien - Predator Total Destruction Collection [8 Discs]

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    This amazing eight disc collection includes Alien 20th Anniversary Widescreen Edition, Aliens Long Version Widescreen, Alien 3 Widescreen, Alien Ressurection Widescreen, Predator Pan & Scan edition, Predator 2 Widescreen, Alien Vs. Predator Unrated Widescreen edition, and Alien Vs. Predator 2 Unrated widescreen edition. Total destruction indeed!

DVD FEATURES:
  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 8
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
  • Audio: Dolby Digital Surround
AWARDS
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  •     Won Best Sound Effects - 1986 (Don Sharpe)
  •     Won Best Visual Effects - 1986 (John Richardson, Bob Skotak, Suzanne Benson, Stan Winston)
  •     Won Best Visual Effects - 1979 (H.R. Giger, Nick Allder, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson)
  •     Nominated Best Visual Effects - 1992 (Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., Richard Edlund, George Gibbs)
  •     Nominated Best Visual Effects - 1987 (Robert M. Greenberg, Stan Winston, Joel Hynek, Richard Greenberg)
  •     Nominated Best Actress - 1986 (Sigourney Weaver)
  •     Nominated Best Art Direction - 1986 (Crispian Sallis, Peter Lamont)
  •     Nominated Best Editing - 1986 (Ray Lovejoy)
  •     Nominated Best Score - 1986 (James Horner)
  •     Nominated Best Sound - 1986 (Roy Charman, Graham Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael Carter)
  •     Nominated Best Art Direction - 1979 (Michael Seymour, Ian Whittaker, Roger Christian)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  •     Won Best Art Direction - 1979 (Michael Seymour)
  •     Nominated Best Production Design - 1986 (Peter Lamont)
  •     Nominated Makeup Award - 1986 (Peter Robb-King)
  •     Nominated Sound Award - 1986
  •     Nominated Visual Effects Award - 1986
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1986 (Sigourney Weaver)
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REVIEWS:
  • Combining science fiction with horror, Swiss artist H.R. Giger's alien design and Carlo Rambaldi's visual effects creepily meld technology with corporeality, creating a claustrophobic environment that is coldly mechanical yet horribly anthropomorphized, like the metallic monster itself. Director Ridley Scott keeps the alien out of full view, hiding it in the dark or camouflaging it in the workings of the Nostromo. Signs of '70s cultural upheaval permeate Alien's future world, from the relationship between corporate capitalism and rapacious monstrosity to the heterogeneous crew and Ripley's forceful horror heroine. The intense frights and gross-outs, however, are credited with making Alien one of the biggest hits of 1979 (it premiered on the two-year anniversary of Star Wars); Giger, Rambaldi, et al. won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Alien went on to spawn three genre-bending sequels (and reconditioned Ripleys): exceptional '80s actioner Aliens (1986), dark prison drama Alien 3 (1992), and exotically grotesque Alien Resurrection (1997). With its atmospheric isolation, implacable monster, and whiff of social conscience, Alien stands as one of the more thoughtful yet utterly terrifying horror films of the 1970s. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
  • Directed by a true master of heart-pumping action, John McTiernan, Predator is an entertaining marriage of action and science fiction. This is a honed-down action film without pretense. Thanks to some spine-tingling camera work, the deep rain forest setting comes alive. The innovative use of special effects make this film stand out from the average blood and guts action film. Using a point-of-view technique previously reserved for horror films, Predator gives the viewer a digitized stalking perspective of the ghastly Predator. One of Arnold Schwarznegger's best roles, the film lets him fly some of his patented one-liners, but for the most part he's restrained. The wily supporting cast includes such colorful characters as Bill Duke, Carl Weathers, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura. While not without its structural flaws, the film stands the test of time: a stylish unbridled action film that ranks extremely high in its genre. ~ Mike DiBella, Rovi
  • For big-budget, high-octane showmanship, Aliens (the sequel to Alien, directed by Ridley Scott) is hard to beat. While not as deliberate or interesting as the first in the series, Aliens is a wide-open visual-effects bonanza, with enough intensity and thrill for three standard action movies. Director James Cameron again proves himself more than capable when it comes to making the genre pay off. Sigourney Weaver reprises her role as Ripley, but this time she's no mere survivor, she's ready to lay waste to those ultra-nasty creatures from the first movie. She's like Wonder Woman without the skimpy clothes. The female heroine in this series has always been fascinating because of her complete ignorance of her sexuality. This is given an interesting spin at the end of this film when Ripley's goal becomes to destroy the alien eggs in their nest. A slap in the face to traditional motherhood? Anyway, too much shouldn't be read into the proceedings here. The dialogue is often horrendous, and the characters other than Ripley are little more than fodder for some impressive scenes of carnage, but this remains one of the most enjoyable action movies of the mid-'80s. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi
  • Predator 2 is one of those solid sequels that gets the short end of the shaft when people tend to talk about this series, which is really too bad because it delivers the Predator goods in a fun and pleasantly different way. Not only does it continue the creature's mythology, but it also has a fresh story that's full of big action, gobs of style, and more than enough spooks to get you on the edge of your seat. It also isn't afraid of over-the-top indulgence, as with the lightning striking the monster and the few cornball lines where the Predator actually talks (used solely as a nod to the first film). Written by the same writing duo as the first film, Predator 2 extends a further mystery to the character, but just like its predecessor, the movie hinges on gusto action performances -- supplied here by a rough and buff Danny Glover and his motley team of tough butt-kickers, amply filled out by Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, and freshly riding on his newfound Aliens fame, Bill Paxton. While Paxton is a little much, he still milks likability out of his brash character, while the other two make more of a mark here than in most of their other film roles combined. Aided by a few other inspired casting choices, including Morton Downey Jr., a scene-chewing Gary Busey, and Calvin Lockhart as the classic Jamaican drug lord King Willie, the film is littered with colorful actors spouting off iconic dialogue left and right. With a charging Alan Silvestri score that carries over the original themes while consistently moving the action forward, the film is graced with a rhythm that rarely lets up. Drawbacks include some uneven optical effects and a laughable performance by the #2 FBI baddie, Adam Baldwin, who's front row in one of the most blatant Aliens rip-off scenes in movie history. Still, Predator 2 knows what it needs to be and it provides the gory goods in full, thanks to some superb direction by Stephen Hopkins, who later moved onto more serious fare in his career. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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