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Starring: Sigourney Weaver,  Carrie Henn,  Michael Biehn,  Lance Henriksen,  Paul Reiser, 
Directed By: James Cameron,  David Fincher,  Ridley Scott, 
Rated: R (Restricted)
Release Date: 1986-07-18
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Format: DTS Surround Sound,  Anamorphic,  Box set,  Closed-captioned,  Color,  DVD-Video,  Widescreen,  Dolby,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

Product Description
Four movies tracing Ripley's battle against a deadly alien.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: ALIEN QUADRILOGY
Title: ALIEN QUADRILOGY
Street Release Date: 10/17/2006
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Genre: HORROR

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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

Customer Reviews for Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

Alien Quadrilogy a "Must-Have" for Completists
For a very long time, I had put off purchasing any of the "Alien" movies on video because it always seemed like some change was taking place that would be an improvement over my purchase. Once the DVD format became popular, it seemed there were at least two different editions of any "Alien" movie available at any given time.

Then one of my brothers spotted this HUGE (9-disc) boxed set of the four movies, knew I would appreciate it, and sent me a link to Amazon's page for it. This is what I'd been waiting for, it seems! Each film is presented in widescreen format in both its original theatrical version and in an alternate version, there are audio commentary tracks, and there are "making of" videos with all kinds of behind-the-scenes footage.

Whether the alternate versions of the films are actually improved is best left to the viewer (If you really want my opinion, I think "Alien" was actually improved by the added scene with the cocoon, since until I saw the second film I'd always assumed the alien was simply eating or killing people. "Aliens" is not improved much, but it's interesting to see the scenes in which the colony is intact and populated --- before the aliens invade --- as a contrast to its "ghost town" look later. "Alien 3" actually suffers in its alternate version, which is far less gory and more slow-paced than its original release. And "Alien Resurrection" has an alternate opening and closing scene that, for all their technical glitz, are actually less interesting than what was in the original film.)

The special features are quite a treat, especially in the case of "Alien 3," which I feel is the weakest link in the chain (its high point being the clever means of disposing of the alien). Apparently, the penal colony was originally going to be a wooden artificial world populated by neo-Luddite monks. The alien or aliens would ambush them in a wheat-field, a visual reminiscent of the 'raptors in the tall grass in "Jurassic Park 2." One monk would see Ripley as being in league with the Devil. Thanks to endless script revisions and lack of funds (or lack of enthusiasm?), all that remains is the monk-like brotherhood that the prisoners have formed, and the general lack of high-tech weaponry.

To conclude, I would recommend this set for any fan of the "Alien" movies who would like to have all the versions, with their respective DVD bells & whistles, all in one box for easy access and comparison.Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

classic sci fi/horror
a little too much extra stuff...but classic movie none the less...could have done without parrt 4...Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

Best DVD collection for Alien Movie Franchise
If you love the Alien Movie Franchise you will definitely love all of the fantastic content on this nine disc collection. For the price its a must have.Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

A great box
I had previous editions of the four movies. I liked the movies when I saw them on the theaters. Now I have the four theatrical realeses and the directors cut and extra disc with lots of nice extra material. Something that I like a lot was the sound. And the uncut version of alien 3 was much better than the theatrical realese.Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

The best Alien Quadrilogy dvd!
The R1 dvd of ALIEN QUADRILOGY is the best dvd around. it has commentaries on both theatrical and special versions, seamless branching is included for telling you where the deleted scenes are on the theatrical version, and lots more. Overall, an excellent buy!Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)