Where's the so called Alien ripoff…..
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cybopath — 16 years ago(May 10, 2009 11:27 AM)
I agree, I watched hearing it was an Alien rip off, also because I was curious to these movies Jim Cameron worked on.
Aside from it being a horror film in space that's basically where the similarities with Alien end, thematically. From set design there are a few obvious Alien visuals.
But the plot I agree the movies Event Horizon and Sphere seem to have the exact same plot. -
kwinland — 16 years ago(June 07, 2009 08:17 PM)
Howdy,
This film is a mild "rip-off" of the MOVIE 'Alien', i.e. Spaceship lands on dark, desolate world looking for survivors/beacon, and they find something else. Some of the "look" of 'Galaxy' is certainly cribbed from Scott.
HOWEVER, this film absolutely ripped-off the 'Book of Alien', a book published at the same time as Scott's 'Alien' that covered unused production designs, plot elements, etc. In the original drafts of 'Alien', the Nostromo was to touch down to rescue a marooned crew and they would come across an alien pyramid.
A LOT of the interiors, exteriors, and the alien pyramid are cribbed from the designs of O'bannon, Moebius, etc.
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themole-3 — 16 years ago(September 09, 2009 12:55 PM)
Marooned crews, dark planets and alien pyramids came a dime a dozen in Sci-Fi books since the days pulp was invented.
And then again has anybody here ever seen PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES?
I honestly hope that you all can accept the idea of Space Gothic as a style rather than a "ripoffable" idea of any sort.
Admittedly it is hard to imagine anything more perfect than the joint venture of H.R.Giger and Ridley Scott though -
MystMoonstruck — 13 years ago(August 16, 2012 02:57 AM)
Before saying it's a "ripoff", take a look at "Demon Planet" aka "Planet of the Vampires" aka "Planet of Blood" (1965). When I saw the "space jockey" in "Alien", I immediately thought of the crashed spacecraft in "Demon Planet". Also, the setup is the same: distress call from planet with a foggy, rocky landscape. It has some very stylish and spooky moments. My favorite sequence is that crashed craft with the remains of a gigantic pilot. It's a real standout!
"Alien", as has been noted", is NOT original by any means! When people want to claim "ripoff", it simply shows that they haven't watched enough movies.
I do agree with the "Solaris" comparison and do see likeness to "Event Horizon" in having fears be their undoing.
YouTube has the film: Planet of the Vampires
This is after they enter the craft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLM8YF7EaVE
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omega2064 — 16 years ago(July 05, 2009 06:54 PM)
The simmilarities to Alien are almost nil.
Spaceship lands on alien planet? Geeee. Like that hasnt been done in about 20 other SF shows long before Alien?
Spaceship crew runs into trouble and/or derilect alien tech? Been done before Alien as well.
Crew encounter things created from their own minds? Yep, been done before too at least once and likely more.
Galaxy of Terror just had the misfortune to come out a little late. Its a fun movie that strikes off mostly on its own path and does it pretty darn well too! -
saint-21 — 16 years ago(September 01, 2009 06:51 PM)
funny thing is. i met erin moran at a convention. i asked her what year they shot this film in? she said 1978.. i said are you sure??? she said yep 1978/ i dont belive it. but then i asked sid haig last week at another convention. and he said it was filmed in 1981.
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stevenw-1 — 14 years ago(July 27, 2011 09:47 AM)
This movie has more in common with an episode of Star Trek especially that ending. Aside from the opening pan shot, there is really nothing ALIEN - esque in this film.
The Corman film that most resembles ALIEN is the 1982 release "FORBIDDEN WORLD".
This played theaters in my hometown as "PLANET OF HORRORS" but the poster in the lobby was titled "MIND WARP AN INFINITY OF TERROR". -
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martok2112 — 12 years ago(June 18, 2013 01:15 AM)
If anything, this movie is a near cannibalization of Battle Beyond the Stars in terms of sound effects, and some visual motifs. Roger Corman's sci-fi movies tend to be similar in appearance, or even in visual effects.
"Space Raiders" practically cannibalized every visual effects shot from Battle Beyond the Stars. -
imbluzclooby — 12 years ago(November 09, 2013 09:37 AM)
The only element resembling 'Alien' is the setting where we have a crew trapped inside their Spaceship and they are encountering disturbing creatures. That's it. The theme and message are totally different than 'Alien'.
G-O-T may be a cheesy dime-store Horror flick, but at least it offers an old and timeless philosophical message. -
mccarthystuart — 12 years ago(January 22, 2014 01:40 PM)
The way I see it, the set design
for the corridors and bulkheads
at the beginning of the film sort
of act as a template for the look
of Hadley's Hope in "Aliens".
Obviously, there are also comparisons
to be seen with the corridors of the
Nostromo in "Alien".
So this is how liberty dies-with thunderous applause?