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Alien Quadrilogy (DVD, 2003, 9-Disc Set) ox Set Pristine Condition

Description: Why is this for sale? Another from my late hubby DVD Collection. He was meticulous in caring for his media. 99% of the time, he was the only one to touch them. If by some strange chance he would allow me to load a DVD, it was with supervision and instruction (Now you know why he was the only one to touch them!). The good news is anything you purchase from his collection will guarantee the discs are pristine. Alien Quadrilogy The Alien Quadrilogy is a nine-disc boxed set devoted to the four Alien films. Although previously available on DVD as the Alien Legacy, here they have been repackaged with vastly more extras and with upgraded sound and picture. For anyone who hasn't been in hypersleep for the last 25 years, this series needs no introduction, though for the first time each film now comes in both original and "special edition" form. Alien (1979) was so perfect it didn't need fixing, and Ridley Scott's 2003 director's cut is fiddling for the sake of fiddling. Watch it once, then return to the majestic, perfectly paced original. Conversely, the special edition of James Cameron's Aliens (1986) is the definitive version, though it's nice to finally have the theatrical cut on DVD for comparison. Most interesting is the alternative Alien 3 (1992). This isn't a "director's cut"--David Fincher refused to have any involvement with this release--but a 1991 work-print that runs 29 minutes longer than the theatrical version, and has now been restored, remastered, and finished off with (unfortunately) cheap new CGI. Still, it's truly fascinating, offering a different insight into a flawed masterpiece. The expanded opening is visually breathtaking, the central firestorm is much longer, and a subplot involving Paul McGann's character adds considerable depth to story. The ending is also subtly but significantly different. Alien: Resurrection (1997) always was a mess with a handful of brilliant scenes, and the special edition just makes it eight minutes longer. The Alien Quadrilogy offers the first and fourth films with DTS soundtracks, the others having still fine Dolby Digital 5.1 presentation. All four films sound fantastic, with much low-level detail revealed for the first time. Each is anamorphically enhanced at the correct original aspect ratio, and the prints and transfers are superlative. Every film offers a commentary track that lends insight into the creative process--though the Scott-only commentary and isolated music score from the first Alien DVD release are missing here. Each movie is complemented by a separate disc packed with hours of seriously detailed documentaries (all presented in full-screen with clips letterboxed), thousands of photos, production stills, and storyboards, giving a level of inside information for the dedicated buff only surpassed by the Lord of the Rings extended DVD sets. A ninth DVD compiles miscellaneous material, including an hourlong documentary and even all the extras from the old Alien laserdisc. "Exhaustive" hardly beings to describe the Alien Quadrilogy, a set that establishes the new DVD benchmark for retrospective releases and looks unlikely to be surpassed for some time. --Gary S. Dalkin

Price: 28 USD

Location: Vacaville, California

End Time: 2024-12-26T05:06:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7 USD

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Alien Quadrilogy (DVD, 2003, 9-Disc Set)  ox Set Pristine ConditionAlien Quadrilogy (DVD, 2003, 9-Disc Set)  ox Set Pristine ConditionAlien Quadrilogy (DVD, 2003, 9-Disc Set)  ox Set Pristine Condition

Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Video Format: NTSC

Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve

Subtitle Language: English

Custom Bundle: No

Rating: R

Sub-Genre: Aliens

Director: David Fincher, James Cameron, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

MPN: 2454309847

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Edition: 9-Disc Set

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Type: Movie

Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)

Format: DVD

Release Year: 2003

Language: English

Actor: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver

Features: Captioned, Widescreen

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Movie/TV Title: Alien Quadrilogy

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