Giger's Alien
by H. R. Giger
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Author: H. R. GigerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-10-04
ISBN: 1883398088
Number of pages: 76
Publisher: Morpheus International
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- ISBN13: 9781883398088
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Book Reviews of Giger's Alien
Book Review: Could Have Been Better
Summary: 3 Stars
As another reviewer pointed out, this book is a wonderful companion piece to the film. If you are interested in the film design process from Giger's point of view, this is your book. My complaint with the book is the lack of attention the book pays to the full grown xenomorph. Don't get me wrong, the book has much about the derelict vessel on LV-426, the "Space Jockey", the egg chamber, and the face hugger. However, it is light on the chestburster (the chestburster only has 2 pages in the book) and the actual adult ALIEN.
Giger didn't even include the panel "Necronomicon IV" from H. R. Giger's Necronomicon which Ridley Scott wanted Giger to base the creature off of. I just don't understand how a book titled Giger's Alien only has 14 pages dedicated to the life size Alien.
Hardcore Alien fans like myself should pick this up. However, if you are just a casual fan of the movie I would't recommend it. You won't learn much more than you would from the special feature documentary of Alien (The Director's Cut).
Summary of Giger's Alien
A complete record of the months of work that went into the design of the alien in the popular film. The book is written by the horror designer himself and illustrated throughout in integrated full colour with sketches, original paintings, photographs and scenes from the film.General Books
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