Aliens (Spoiler) Screen Shot Whats This? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Flash Ahhh · 05-21-2002, 12:56 AM

Ok, I think this was brought up before, I've looked and never seen it before.

Look at this screen shot of Aliens.

Chapter 4 - 0:18:15 is the time slot.

As the ground craft slowly approaches the Alien vessel, there is a black vertical bar on the left side of the screen, visible only when viewing in the movie in OAR.

As the shot progresses, that black vertical bar slowly pans left and exits off the side of the screen.

What is it? I don't think it's supposed to be a part of the landscape. It's too uniformly shaped. Is this a part of the stage set? Blooper? What?

-Flash

PS. Thank you WinDVD for your cool built in screen capture utility and special screen captured folder set up. Makes screen captures a breeze.

***Wirehed*** · 05-21-2002, 01:16 AM

It has stars in it.:p

(off topic) how do you screen capture in WinDVD? I swear I have tried to do this and didn't get it to work.

Flash Ahhh · 05-21-2002, 01:29 AM

You have to watch the movie to see the way that thing slides off the screen. Trippy.

-Flash

Seamonkey, hit the "capture" button.

ElCuCuy2000 · 05-21-2002, 01:04 PM

Could it be a tornado? I haven't watched my "Alien" DVD since the set came out, I guess it's time to dust 'em off and watch 'em.

Flash Ahhh · 05-21-2002, 04:14 PM

I don't think so.

I think Underpants was the first to bring this up.

The black thing is two rectangular shaped and it's movement is too fluid to be a tornado or a part of the rocky and twisted landscape.

You really have to pop your disk in to see it.

-Flash

Chest Rockwell · 05-21-2002, 04:42 PM

It's the monolith.

Porkchop · 05-21-2002, 05:22 PM

Hey, it was me who brought it up first!

http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...ghlight=aliens

At any rate, I think the only explanation is that it's a part of the model that was never meant to be seen. It moves contrary to proper perspective so it's not just a monolith thrown in as a sight gag. Very strange, though.

tacomantt · 05-21-2002, 10:53 PM

Who cares about the black thing when that crashed ship looks like a giant dildo.

Agalloch · 05-22-2002, 12:06 AM

I threw my copy in to check it out and sure enough, that's pretty strange, and I never noticed it before. As it moved it seemed to become transparent, my guess is that it's some sort of glitch having to do with matte work, etc. But it's just a guess.

Agalloch

SolidSnakeASS · 05-22-2002, 12:25 AM

The Alien ship in and of itself is a huge phallic symbol, but it is also vaginal if you look at the holes where the engines are. Very creepy, and understand due to Giger's love of biotechnical imagery.

Flash Ahhh · 05-22-2002, 06:15 AM

Most of Giger's work is very blatantly sexual. That's his style. Well, one of his styles anyway.

Yea, it's the 2001 monolith. Lol

Porkchop, I looked for that thread forever.

-Flash

Lenny Nero · 05-22-2002, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Flash Ahhh

PS. Thank you WinDVD for your cool built in screen capture utility and special screen captured folder set up. Makes screen captures a breeze.

PowerDVD v4.0 XP is much better and very easy to capture. Try it out or PM me with your FTP server info and I'll upload it.

05-21-2002, 01:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	It has stars in it.:p (off topic) how do you screen capture in WinDVD? I swear I have tried to do this and didn't get it to work. __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

05-21-2002, 01:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Flash Ahhh Moderator Emeritus Well Worth the Double Dip! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 8.4 Miles from the newest Hooters Restaurant	You have to watch the movie to see the way that thing slides off the screen. Trippy. -Flash Seamonkey, hit the "capture" button. __________________ Flash - Moderator Emeritus - Savior of the Universe Criterion (krî´tir´èæn) Greek [kritËreon], *Noun.* (circa 1622) - Definitiveness. Set standard. Principle, rule or test upon which value or decision can be based. Characterization in which all others are judged.

05-21-2002, 01:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
ElCuCuy2000 Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: San Antonio,Texas, USA	Could it be a tornado? I haven't watched my "Alien" DVD since the set came out, I guess it's time to dust 'em off and watch 'em. __________________ "If you shake it more than twice, you're playing with it!"

05-21-2002, 04:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Flash Ahhh Moderator Emeritus Well Worth the Double Dip! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 8.4 Miles from the newest Hooters Restaurant	I don't think so. I think Underpants was the first to bring this up. The black thing is two rectangular shaped and it's movement is too fluid to be a tornado or a part of the rocky and twisted landscape. You really have to pop your disk in to see it. -Flash __________________ Flash - Moderator Emeritus - Savior of the Universe Criterion (krî´tir´èæn) Greek [kritËreon], *Noun.* (circa 1622) - Definitiveness. Set standard. Principle, rule or test upon which value or decision can be based. Characterization in which all others are judged.

05-21-2002, 04:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chest Rockwell Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	It's the monolith. __________________ "As a collector of pre-war cop jargon, I find the old man refreshing. However, he's one against two who killed two of our four. I suggest you let him 'C-your-A'"

05-21-2002, 05:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Porkchop Actor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Hey, it was me who brought it up first! http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...ghlight=aliens At any rate, I think the only explanation is that it's a part of the model that was never meant to be seen. It moves contrary to proper perspective so it's not just a monolith thrown in as a sight gag. Very strange, though. __________________ I've seen detergents that leave a better film than this.

05-21-2002, 10:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
tacomantt Supporting Actor Join Date: May 2001	Who cares about the black thing when that crashed ship looks like a giant dildo.

05-22-2002, 12:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
Agalloch Actor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Eugene, OR	I threw my copy in to check it out and sure enough, that's pretty strange, and I never noticed it before. As it moved it seemed to become transparent, my guess is that it's some sort of glitch having to do with matte work, etc. But it's just a guess. Agalloch __________________ Just as eating against one’s will is injurious to health, so study without a liking for it spoils the memory, and it retains nothing it takes in. -Da Vinci

05-22-2002, 12:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	The Alien ship in and of itself is a huge phallic symbol, but it is also vaginal if you look at the holes where the engines are. Very creepy, and understand due to Giger's love of biotechnical imagery.

05-22-2002, 06:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Flash Ahhh Moderator Emeritus Well Worth the Double Dip! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 8.4 Miles from the newest Hooters Restaurant	Most of Giger's work is very blatantly sexual. That's his style. Well, one of his styles anyway. Yea, it's the 2001 monolith. Lol Porkchop, I looked for that thread forever. -Flash __________________ Flash - Moderator Emeritus - Savior of the Universe Criterion (krî´tir´èæn) Greek [kritËreon], *Noun.* (circa 1622) - Definitiveness. Set standard. Principle, rule or test upon which value or decision can be based. Characterization in which all others are judged.

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