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From: shiue@h-sc1.UUCP (steve shiue)
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Subject: Re: In defence of Alien - Re: Alien II coming soon
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Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 14:47:18 EST
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	Regarding Doug Anderson's comments on "Alien"
(didn't read the original article but excerpts posted by
Brad Templeton):  Has this man ever heard of the "willing
suspension of disbelief"?  I realize that some poorly
written and filmed sci-fi films are so ludicrous that it is
impossible for anyone with ANY science background to enjoy
them because they spend too much of the time cringing.
However, I don't think that "Alien" comes remotely close to
falling in this category.  And besides, for me, the gothic
horror elements of the story are the real active
ingredients.  I don't think this movie "tries to be a sci-fi
film and fails miserably" at all.  I think that the sci-fi
elements provide a vehicle for the story, much as the sci-fi
trappings in "Dune" (THE NOVEL) are a setting that provides
Frank Herbert freedom to create a geopolitical and religious
messiah epic.

			-Steve Shiue

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