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Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection) |  | Directors: David Fincher, James Cameron, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Ridley Scott
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Winona Ryder
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  395 reviews
Sales Rank: 1250
Format: Full Screen, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 9
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 9
Running Time: 145 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.9 x 2.5
MPN: FOXD2009848D
UPC: 024543098478
EAN: 0024543098478
ASIN: B0000VCZK2
Theatrical Release Date: July 18, 1986
Release Date: December 2, 2003
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Product Description
Four movies tracing Ripley's battle against a deadly alien.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: R
Release Date: 16-OCT-2007
Media Type: DVD
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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
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 Finaly all in on August 19, 2010
Scott V. Kelly (Colorado Springs, CO, US)
This DVD set comes with 9 disks. Each two set disks have the original movie and extended version with additional materials. I have waited for years to have the entire move set. With this I have the movies and hours of background on each of the movies. I have not yet watched all the disks. This is a must have for any fan of Alien.
my viewing is complete. July 25, 2010
Mr. C. J. Hill (Australia)
What a great bax set to have. Complete with all the trimmings. Hours of movie time from one to the next. Sit back and play em all.
Alien Quadrilogy July 21, 2010
Dingus22
Although this series started before I was born, I recently became obsessed with it and it is now among my favorite movie series of all time. Definitely in the top 5 anyway. I found this set when searching for a box set of all the movies and being a movie buff I was excited to see all the extras included in the Quadrilogy box set. Although a few of the special effects are dated, cheesy or downright bad, these are still some GREAT movies when you're in the mood for suspense/action/horror. Would definitely recommend this set for anyone who not only loves sci-fi and horror movies, but also for someone who really needs in-depth coverage on the making of the films and behind the scenes information and interviews.
Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection) July 1, 2010
Nicholas J. Cup (ROCHESTER, NY, US)
If your an Alien fan this is the collection to get. Not only do you get all four movies, but you get them twice.
Theatrical cut and the Directors extended version. Not to mention all the extras you could ever imagin.
I am very glad that I now have this collection.
 Pat73 May 25, 2010
Pat73
Now this is more like it--really good movies, well acted, with the most terrifying horror characterizations to ever be put on film. A delightful mind blower. Pat 73
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