Alien Appendix 2: The Virtual Workprint
by MeedermowAlien Appendix contains several DVDs including rare and special featurettes about Alien. No2 is a fan-edit of the film ALIEN which interpolates all exisiting deleted scenes and a variety of unseen footage and unused score cues to create a version that runs considerably longer than both the 1979 theatrical release and the 2003 director’s cut.
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Title……………: AA02 – Alien Redux – “The Virtual Workprint” – Version 1.0 – July 2006
Type…………….: DVD Movie
Video Format……..: DVD/VOB/MPEG2/720×363/16:9/NTSC
Audio Format……..: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 Kbps)
Size…………….: 7.59GB
DVD-Rom………….: This NFO, Cover (by Ash595)
RELEASE DETAILS
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Type…………….: Unknown Edit
Source…………..: NTSC Non-anamorphic edit, converted to anamorphic by meedermow using ADigitalMan’s guide
Transfer…………: Jonno
Authoring………..: meedermow
Creator Catalog…..: AA02
Release Group…….: Alien Appendix Team
A fan-edit of the film ALIEN which interpolates all exisiting deleted scenes and a variety of unseen footage and unused score cues to create a version that runs considerably longer than both the 1979 theatrical release and the 2003 director’s cut.
Running Time: 2 hours 19 minutes and 21 seconds
This is the second release in the continuing “Alien Appendix” series: a collection dedicated to the archiving of supplementary material inspired by the Alien film quartet at the highest possible level of quality.
There will be 2 versions out there – a dual-layer version which is anamorphically enhanced and a single-layer version which is non-anamorphic.
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I saw this a long time ago and this comment is way overdue. This edit is amazing and it should be back out in the fore front again. The amount of work and re-construction that must have went into this is something I never want to deal with (my head would ex-lode).
If you love the original Alien, really do yourself a favor and view this masterpiece
Review by tranzor — January 7, 2009 @ 3:36 am
This is my favorite Alien fanedit. I’m a fan of deleted scenes, and Alien has a lot. When I bought the Quadrilogy set, I knew stuff was missing from Alien and its bonus disc. Thank God that Meedermow created a complete version, inserting a lot of deleted footage. This disc is worthy of standing next to the official Alien set. Big thanks Meedermow, 5 stars from me!
Review by T-HOPE — January 12, 2009 @ 11:44 am
Wow! This is nothing short of amazing…
How much better does that facehugger jump work in this?? check it out. Brilliant work.
Review by gritty — June 15, 2009 @ 2:18 am
I just watched this along with ALIEN – Extended Edition by Samrosenbaum and am left wanting an edit that combines aspects of both
I’d say that this edit is for completists that love alien.
The video quality is not great and is kind of soft. It looks better on TV than on a computer monitor though.
I suppose the good thing about that is that there isn’t that big a difference in video quality when you get to the more raw footage.
There are quite a few hard cuts and the audio isn’t the best. This is more noticable if you were to compare to Alien Exteneded Edition which has much better audio. The audio here sounds hollow or “tinny” in comparison but it is still acceptable.
Also, during the self destruct sequence, there is alot less warnings regarding how much time is left so there is something missing there.
I loved watching the added scenes despite the quality. Two scenes that I don’t recall seeing are:
1. When Kane is carried in through the doors after being let in by Ash as well as a shot of Kane still wearing the helmet with the facehugger still attached. He is lying down with his head to the camera and his feet pointing directly away from the camera. Such a great shot.
2. At the end of the chest burster scene, there is exta long footage of the crew after the little critter runs off. You see the crew just shocked, flabbergasted, speechless for about 10 seconds or more. Basically, it shows the crew having the same reaction as the audience – since the actors weren’t told what to expect – and it’s just awesome. They don’t know what to do and then finally, Dallas just mumbles a couple of orders.
I also like the fact that the cocoon/alien lair scene is left where it should be – during the self destruct sequence – unlike the ALIEN – Extended Edition or Alien: The Hybrid Cut (which I haven not seen)
Others may prefer it to be moved so that it occurs before the self destruct, but it just doesn’t work for me because there is no race against the clock, no sirens going off, and therefore has alot less tension.
Bottom line:
Audo = 7
Video = 7
Editing quality = 8 (hard cuts and all)
Editing decisions = 10
I’m giving this an 8.
If the A/V was better, I’d give it a 9 or 10.
Of course, if you’re an Alien fan, this is a MUST SEE along with aforementined ALIEN – Extended Edition which is only approx. 6 minutes shorter than this when exluding the beginning title sequence and end credits.
Review by zeppelinrox — April 3, 2010 @ 7:06 pm