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Subject: Halo and the Alien series
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Has anyone else noticed the multiple similarities and or refrences to the Alien movie series in Halo?

  • 08.04.2004 11:53 AM PDT
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Absolutely. It just shows that Bungie has good taste in movies, especially ones that involve merciless aliens trying to slaughter all humans.

  • 08.05.2004 7:32 AM PDT
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There is also a few lines from "half-life" in Halo

  • 08.05.2004 8:28 AM PDT
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Posted by: Woo
Absolutely. It just shows that Bungie has good taste in movies, especially ones that involve merciless aliens trying to slaughter all humans.
agreed

  • 08.05.2004 8:28 AM PDT
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I will agree to that too. I think its fun watching the movies then playing and trying to find more.

  • 08.05.2004 9:15 AM PDT
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I think itd be pretty cool to drag the Aliens inot a Halo comic or something. I mean, they already have space marines. So what if theyre not Colonial Marines. Itd be an interesting crossover to say the least. And add a PINCH of predator. Wait, now were just stacking.

  • 08.05.2004 10:10 AM PDT
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could mc meet ripley from aliens?

  • 08.07.2004 12:33 PM PDT
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mc could take them all down.

  • 08.07.2004 12:52 PM PDT
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Yes and the woman piloting the escape pod looks alot like the one in aliens , and the escape pod itself looks kinda like the one in aliens , and at the end they blow the whole place up and get away from it just in time just like in halo , and the marines in halo sound alot like that whiney -blam!-y guy from aliens " man were trapped in here ... were screwed" and im sure there are others that im leaving out.

  • 08.08.2004 9:11 PM PDT
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Yes, there are many references and similarities between the 2. Sgt. Apone and Johnson are the same and they have some of the same dialogue. The dropships look the same as well as their pilots. The assault rifle has a digital display showing the number of rounds in the magazine. One of my fav's is when you rescue Keyes. Whenever you get into the room where the 3 invisible sword toting elites are the one marine yells "We're screwed man, we're screwd!" just as Corporal Hicks (Bill Paxton) does as he slowly slips into an insane panic mode. I'm sure there are some I'm leaving out but those are the one's I can think of right now.
So next time you hear "In the pipe 5 by 5" you know where bungie got it from. (The game Starcraft also took alot from the movie Aliens. Practically the whole damn game is full of similarities.)

[Edited on 8/8/2004 10:18:42 PM]

  • 08.08.2004 10:17 PM PDT
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Damn, you're right i never noticed! i'll watch them again tommorow

  • 08.08.2004 10:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ename Nep
There is also a few lines from "half-life" in Halo


I remember that, but can't exactly remember which ones. Remind me again?

  • 08.08.2004 11:53 PM PDT
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Opinions are like arseholes - everybody has one.

Knowledge is knowing Tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

There is no such thing as a bad decision, only good decisions based on flawed information.

One thing you've left out so far: Have a look at the notice boards on the Pillar of Autumn, one reads "Lost: Calcio cat. Answers to Jonesy", just like the cat in Alien. Sneaky, very sneaky...

  • 08.09.2004 3:59 AM PDT