Remaking "ALIEN" is just as much of a crime if they decided to remake "Strange Brew". Both classics in their own right; IMHO.

I disagree, there's plenty of imagination it's just misplaced. There are many, many, many, creative and talented writers and others with great ideas for films, television shows, etc. What's lacking is courage and imagination in the corporate offices where the people who sign the checks live.

Ironically, one need only look at some of the newest commercials to see where a lot of the talent is working. There are some major film directors who go "slumming" to make commercials because they're given a lot of latitude and until recently, some pretty amazing budgets. I've worked on commercials which had budgets that shamed some feature length films.

As for original stories, there are only what, 12 story lines in the world? It's all about how you use the elements at hand when you're telling yours.

I'm glad it's not a remake, but sequel or prequel, I only liked The Original "Alien" and the original sequel "Aliens". Every other film with the H.R. Giger Alien in it has been a tremendous disappointment, including the AVP films.

Thanks for the info though.

Hmm, a prequel would start plugging the gap in the timeline between the AVP series and the original Alien movie. Well, they only have what, a couple hundred years or so of time to fill?

You know, you can beat something to death, even an Alien...