Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere else

I REALLY like the sound of this version -

http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/Alien3.txt

Ollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllld news Proph.

Would have been much better, but Fox weren't keen with the idea of Aliens on earth, and while they liked parts they didn't really appreciate the screenplay as a whole. Gibson was asked to make rewrites but declined as he was busy with other commitments. You can get a good feel for what could have been with the Gibson version by picking up the Dark Horse Aliens omnibusses - Just replace Billy with Newt and Wilkes with Hicks. Novelisations are the same, I believe, although I have less experience with those.

The space monks on the wooden space-ship version is a good one too, although for different [funnier] reasons: http://www.horrorlair.com/scripts/alien3_fasano.html

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Sgt. Jake Tucker - 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters.

It would seem it's almost Fox policy now ...

Question is, as a general rule, would people have liked a film or videogame which had the Aliens and CM's on earth and didn't retread LV426 at all?

Going beyond that, would Colonial Marines on earth with little or no reference to the Xenomorphs be commercially successful?

I think it would have to be a balls out f'kin awesome war movie in 3D to even get a second read through by producers. Even then people would ask "Where are the Aliens?".

Now a movie set after Prometheus/Alien explaining the link between the USCM an WY with spec-ops and different species of aliens would work.

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AKA: Simon

It's a shame, because [and i say this all the time to everyone who will bloody listen] Colonial Marines would stand absolutely fine by themselves out of an Alien context.

I want to see Colonial Marines putting down colony rebellions, I want to see why it doesn't matter when it's arcturian. I want the Colonial Marines to exist outside of being mostly alien food, because if we're suppposed to believe they're the best in the business, I want to see why - before the Aliens tear them apart. I'm really upset Colonial Marines wasn't played straight up as a Weyland blaster for the first 2-3 levels before the Aliens bust out and cause havoc.

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Sgt. Jake Tucker - 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters.

ooooo DW you just gave me a Light Bulb moment. I might have to shoot ideas to the wife and write something up and make a film........ Would have to open it up for donations to help fund it but it would be able to be done. maybe add Xeno's at the end...............

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SGT Chris Kraemer "BIRD"
S/N: A07/TQ0.0.82154G1 Sgt Kraemer

Well Cosmo, I'd say that if you need marines for your movie you know where to look =P

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Capt. Beale, Gwenydd M., U.S.C.M.
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Cmdr. U.S.S. Nemesis

May ask about gear or extra's in the background in armor, but as of right now Me the wife and a alot of friends are working on this little Fan Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpVPdemxSk so was goin to try and grab some of our Actors. i Built alot of the suits on this film. I might start a Thread for idea's what people would like to see.So you can see from this we can do good work the Crew that i work with are all really good.

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SGT Chris Kraemer "BIRD"
S/N: A07/TQ0.0.82154G1 Sgt Kraemer

Impressive Cosmo, very nice work.

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Capt. Beale, Gwenydd M., U.S.C.M.
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Cmdr. U.S.S. Nemesis

Colonial Marines on Earth kind of defeats the concept of the Marines being "Colonial". But there's nothing to say, with a good story, that a game within the universe but not about xenomorphs couldn't work.

That being said, everyone would just moan about not working with an original IP.

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