tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1021599153749263717..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: RIP: Dan O'BannonJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4718948457829995602009-12-21T20:07:45.391-05:002009-12-21T20:07:45.391-05:00My mom sent me this link, if anyone is interested ...My mom sent me this link, if anyone is interested in more Dan O'Bannon stuff.<br /><br />http://shannon.mogenweb.org/photographs_pg18.htmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320681061137536152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53862517928784104392009-12-21T19:08:31.627-05:002009-12-21T19:08:31.627-05:00He and I are actually from the same home town, Win...He and I are actually from the same home town, Winona, MO. The house he lived in before he left was referenced to by the locals as "Odd Acres." My aunt and uncle Gary and Shirley Barkley owned the house until 1992, I think. My mom was in high school with him for two years.<br /><br />I came to be a fan of the Aliens movies as a child and it was not until I was watching a documentary that my mother recognized him in interview.<br /><br />The saddest thing about this is that my mom, my uncles, and other people who remember O'Bannon's family had nothing good to say about them. They called them "strange" and "weird."<br /><br />I am proud to at least have such a small connection to a genius such as he.<br /><br />I firmly believe his legacy will live on throughout pop culture forever.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320681061137536152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87103639479672332962009-12-21T14:39:23.791-05:002009-12-21T14:39:23.791-05:00An interesting connection. My best way of understa...An interesting connection. My best way of understanding Lovecraft is to look at him as fundamentally a science-fiction writer. Did not know about the connection to Alien's writer.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61884194838292605512009-12-21T14:19:47.618-05:002009-12-21T14:19:47.618-05:00I love all the Lovecraft connections. In my CoC ga...I love all the Lovecraft connections. In my CoC games in the 90's, I described attacking Nightgaunts as looking very much like shorter-headed "Alien" like creatures with bat wings. <br /><br />I loved Alien and Aliens so much, even though they are very different films (though you will notice almost identical overall plot). My top ten favorite movies (which includes non-Sci Fi like Jaws, Casino, and Goodfellas) for sure includes Aliens.<br /><br />The only bad part of the Alien movies is how horrible they got by the second sequel - but sequel number three ruins many franchises, doesn't it?Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18050522087176956172009-12-21T14:04:17.773-05:002009-12-21T14:04:17.773-05:00First of all, rest in peace, Mr. O'Bannon. Se...First of all, rest in peace, Mr. O'Bannon. Secondly, Alien is of course a taut masterpiece, and superior to all of its sequels, but for whatever reason I feel a stronger gaming connection to Aliens. I suppose it's the idea of the marines having some agency themselves, even though equally doomed in the end. Then again, perhaps it's my strange affection for Paul Reiser. Either way, I could not agree more with the recognition for the movie or the writer. Thanks.LCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000605927262574842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84925742873642894052009-12-21T13:42:24.064-05:002009-12-21T13:42:24.064-05:00The Alien remains my greatest irrational fear, gle...The Alien remains my greatest irrational fear, gleefully so. I'm not one for Geiger's work, but his design and its implimentation in the film are pitch perfect. That bronze-black, eyeless thing is something that could have only climbed out of the cold hell of space or the dim depth of human id. I'm still good for a nightmare once every two years or so in which an Alien is pursuing me through cramped attics or winding streets. As much as it scares the hell out of me, I love watching that movie.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75563288716712407372009-12-21T13:32:54.378-05:002009-12-21T13:32:54.378-05:00I hope you do...I think Alien does tap into someth...I hope you do...I think Alien does tap into something for folks viewing it. How else can one explain the numerous pastiche expressions of the film in so many different mediums (including film) over the years? I mean, besides the attempts to make a quick buck...<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.com