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  • 2
    Jul
    2012
    2:57pm, EDT

    Kids take on gnarly 'Alien' chest-bursting scene in video parody

    By Anna Chan, TODAY

    Can't stomach Ridley Scott's 1979 hit sci-fi film "Alien"? We don't blame you. As amazing as the movie is, there are some seriously stomach-churning scenes, including the famous one where a bloody baby alien bursts through Officer Kane's chest during mealtime. Ick.


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    But kids make everything better, right? Well, the young'uns of Kids Swede Movies (powered by the adults at We Don't Give a Frak) certainly do when it comes to "Alien." The children tackled the famous scene and managed to take it from gross to cute, and they did it with just a little help from a few spoons, some lipstick, what appears to be soggy cheese pizza and a sock puppet bearing a banana clip for fangs. (OK, and probably some grown-up help.) 

    Check it out:

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    Kind of sucks that the kid playing Kane met the same fate as the adult version of the officer, but a fun remake nonetheless! Let's just hope the little ones didn't have to watch the original they parodied.

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    "Alien" isn't the first grown-up film the children at Kids Swede Movies have taken on. Previous projects include "Rocky," "Big Lebowski" and "There Will Be Blood."

    What do you think of the parody? Funny, or inappropriate for kids? Tell us on our Facebook page!

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  • 6
    Jun
    2012
    2:06pm, EDT

    Aliens, demons and lustful trees: Five disturbing moments in film

    By Cody Delistraty, NBC News

    The upcoming Ridley Scott vehicle “Prometheus” is practically a shoo-in to make big bucks at the box office, but it’s also a great bet for plenty of new nightmare fodder. A particular scene, in which an alien infiltrates the body of Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace), a young scientist aboard the “Prometheus” vessel en route to the alien home world, was one of the most disturbing parts of the film for Rapace and her costar Michael Fassbender.

    “It’s something that’s literally under your skin and already makes you feel kind of queasy,” Fassbender told the AP. “With any luck, millions of people will be suffering nightmares from that hectic scene ... ”

    In honor of Fassbender’s wish for nightmares, we’ve put together a list of our favorite disturbing scenes that have cost us many sleepless nights. (Proceed to video links with caution.)

    Our top five most disturbing moments in film

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    "Silence of the Lambs."

    5. “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) -- Clarice kills Buffalo Bill
    In a scene that carries massive amounts of tension, we see Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling stumbling in the dark through the night vision goggles of serial killer Jame Gumb, known as Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). The scene seems to last forever as Buffalo Bill slowly stalks her with no music or tricks for added effect. When he eventually cocks his gun, Clarice hears it, turns, and fatally shoots the antagonist -- a disturbing, yet satisfying end to this beautifully drawn out scene. The extremely close and creepily lurking presence of Buffalo Bill combined with the knowledge that he plans to flay her for his suit of skin ratchets up the disturbance factor. 

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    "The Evil Dead."

    4. “The Evil Dead” (1981) -- Molesting shrub
    Trees aren’t usually scary. But, then again, one usually assumes they’re standing still and keeping their branches to themselves. Not the case in Sam Raimi’s cult horror film that mixes tongue-in-cheek plotting, campy acting, and legitimate scares. Raimi has since said that he regrets using the scene where a tree chases down a young woman in a forest. Thankfully he went out on a limb, and the film stands as a classic of low-budget horror. It demonstrates how pushing the envelope can create a slice of cinema where you’re not sure whether you should laugh or hide your eyes.

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    "Alien."

    3. “Alien” (1979) -- Alien chest burster
    It’s always a surprise to see an alien burst from a writhing man’s chest, but it was even more of a surprise to see it done so realistically in 1979 when special effects were in their nascent stages (“Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” was released only two years earlier). The alien chest-burster scene has left its mark on sci-fi history as the perfect execution of what seems like a ridiculous and implausible cinematic moment. John Hurt (it sure did!) convincingly chokes and croaks in epic fashion and undoubtedly left film fans with a frightening breakfast table vision for years to come.

    2. “Funny Games” (1997) -- Anna’s abrupt murder
    Austrian director Michael Haneke asks the audience to confront their own expectations and sit through the sickening murder of an innocent bourgeois family. Not surprisingly, audiences didn’t approve (the original and 2008 remake couldn't even gross a combined $8 million). Yet, the ending scene in which the mother Anna (Susanne Lothar) is tied up and casually tossed off a boat to die after it appeared that she would set herself free is both startling and questions the way we separate what we see in film and what happens in real life. The scene is never violent or gory, but it asks us to wonder why we view violence as entertainment when, in the real world, it’s usually not the good guys that get in the last blow. 

    1. “The Exorcist” (1973) -- Father Damian exorcises the demon

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    "The Exorcist."

    It’s the realistic nature of this classic supernatural horror film that affords it the most disturbing scene of all time. When Father Damian Karras (Jason Miller) finally exorcises the foul demon from 12-year-old Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), he throws himself out a window and down a flight of stairs to kill himself and the demon that had taken to possessing him. The combination of such a young girl committing violent sex acts, spewing profanity, and being generally vile perfectly complements the realistic way in which the film is shot. The innocent being possessed by demons is a supernatural idea that has been around for thousands of years; “The Exorcist” makes it real.

    What's one of the more disturbing moments you remember from a film? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.


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  • 19
    Mar
    2012
    2:57pm, EDT

    'Prometheus' trailer earning raves from 'Alien' fans

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    Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth Shaw in "Prometheus."

    By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, NBC News

    There's been lots of debate about what to call "Prometheus," which hits theaters June 8. A prequel to "Alien"? Not really a prequel, but in the same universe? Fans have hunted for "Alien" hints (that space jockey!) in the teaser trailer and debated details dropped in interviews and on Twitter.

    Now that a full trailer is out (actually, three different ones--a U.S. version, a U.K. version, and an IMAX version), the exact relationship of "Prometheus" to "Alien" is less important to fans than the mere fact that the new movie looks heart-pounding and exciting all on its own.

    British critic Chris Hewitt at Empire Magazine has an exhaustively thorough, shot-by-shot, 61-slide breakdown of the U.S. trailer. (Don't read if you don't want spoilers.)

    As Hewitt points out in slide 28, the trailer offers a very brief shot of one of the creatures from "Alien." And slide 31 offers a holographic version of the space jockey's ship. Hewitt also wonders if slide 49 is offering a gigantic spoiler for "Prometheus'" conclusion, so you may want to skip that if you think he could be right.

    Watch the trailer for yourself and see what you think.

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  • 22
    Dec
    2011
    4:57pm, EST

    'Alien' trailer is a face-hugging hit

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    Sigourney Weaver's Ripley was a big part of the original "Alien" films.

    By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, NBC News

    As someone who considers "Alien" and "Aliens" to be possibly the scariest set of movie-and-sequel ever made, you bet I'm all over the upcoming "Alien" film, "Prometheus."

    In my opinion, the "Alien" films got badly off-track with 1992's "Alien 3," losing the pervasive terror of the original two.  (Although I heartily enjoyed the Alien-Predator spinoff films for what they were, monster shoot-em-ups that don't take themselves too seriously.)

    But Ridley Scott is getting the original "Alien" mythology back on track, and I for one can't wait. Scott hasn't made a sci-fi movie since 1982's "Blade Runner," and after 30 years, anticipation is high.

    The new trailer is short (one minute) and a little dark. It's unclear exactly how the plot will unfold, and that's fine -- doesn't everyone hate trailers that give too much away? This one tantalizes with the same feelings of dread and claustrophobia of the original two films -- when a creature has acid for blood, you can't just unleash a gun at it and come out unscathed.

    There's been some debate about whether "Prometheus" is actually a prequel to the other films. First people thought it was, then Scott and writer Damon Lindelof (co-creator of "Lost") said no, it wasn't, that the events do not actually precede the events of the first two. (Meaning that aliens concurrently are face-hugging people on different planets, I guess?) 

     But the trailer certainly seems to position it as as a prequel. It shows elements of the first film, including that weird dead alien who appears to have been chest-bursted eons before the Nostromo crew stumbled upon him. (The fun blog I Watch Stuff refers to him as a "space jockey.") And though they're not at all mentioned, I can't be the only fan who's spent time wondering about poor Newt's family, and how their band of terraforming colonists met their horrible ends.

    Prequel or no, I can't wait till the June 8 release.

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