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Posted by chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com on August 29, 2009 at 05:28:53:
"I have no reason to think he'd use available technology any other way in a new film."

With Blade Runner the movie was already made and CGI was used to restore and enhance it slightly, and there were no monsters or aliens involved so no real requirement for full blown CGI creations.

Different scenario with the Alien franchise where in the original movie, models, gunk and animators provided the aliens with their character whereas now it will all be possible on a lap-top.

For me CGI has been hit and miss - mostly a hit but the original Alien had a certain menace as a result of the animatronics and Henderson style movements which hasn't been replicated by any CGI creation since.

For instance, the battle between the Riply in her Mechanical loader outfit and the Queen alien was obviously restricted by the technology of the time and nowadays we could expect to see both pounding away as fluently as UFC fighters in full HD.

It's the old analogue vs digital debate rearing it's head; watching two machines throw each other around fluidly in Transformers was entertaining and impressive, but not as 'involving' as the Riply vs Alien encounter.

In fact, I had more empathy for the original animated King Kong than I did with the latest iteration despite the obvious superiority in motion and resolution.

At the end of the day, CGI is just another tool in the directors bag and as you suggest, and if Scott uses it wisely it needn't spoil the movie.