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		<title>Alien Movie Memorabilia to Mourn Neill Blomkamp&#8217;s Alien Non-Movie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Trevor Ruben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/author/truben/">Trevor Ruben</a></p>
<p>Last week Neill Blomkamp, the dude who made the wonderful District 9 and the not-so-wonderful Elysium, posted a couple shots on Twitter of his ideas for another movie in the Alien franchise. It&#8217;s mostly concept art, and Blomkamp admitted there was never anything official about his Alien movie, but to say it didn&#8217;t pique the interest of hopeful fans would [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/author/truben/">Trevor Ruben</a></p>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" ></div><p>Last week Neill Blomkamp, the dude who made the wonderful <em>District 9 </em>and the not-so-wonderful <em>Elysium</em>, posted a couple shots on Twitter of his ideas for another movie in the <em>Alien </em>franchise. It&#8217;s mostly concept art, and Blomkamp admitted there was never anything official about his Alien movie, but to say it didn&#8217;t pique the interest of hopeful fans would be an understatement. His particularly visceral sense for action sequences and special effects might have played handily into what many consider the most terrifying movie monster ever created.</p>
<p>Our last look at the creature in <em>Prometheus, </em>Ridely Scott&#8217;s oft-lambasted attempt to reenter the science fiction universe he himself spawned,<strong> </strong>proved more or less a failure in the eyes of the masses. Perhaps reuniting Ripley and Hicks, instead of the way <em>Alien 3</em> decided to begin, was the way to go:</p>
<p><a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/juggernaut.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-17439 size-medium" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley-hicks-300x300.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie Ripley and Hicks" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley-hicks-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley-hicks-150x150.jpg 150w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley-hicks.jpg 620w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-17438 size-medium" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-exo-300x300.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie  Alien Exo Suit Ripley" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-exo-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-exo-150x150.jpg 150w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-exo.jpg 620w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-17434 size-medium" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/juggernaut-300x300.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie Space ship" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/juggernaut-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/juggernaut-150x150.jpg 150w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/juggernaut.jpg 620w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-17435 size-medium" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley-300x300.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie Ripley" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley-150x150.jpg 150w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/ripley.jpg 620w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/egg.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-17436 size-medium" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/egg-300x300.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie Egg Face Hugger" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/egg-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/egg-150x150.jpg 150w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/egg.jpg 620w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/queen.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-17437 size-medium" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/queen-300x300.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie Queen" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/queen-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/queen-150x150.jpg 150w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/queen.jpg 620w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href="https://www.denofgeek.us/movies/alien/242487/a-closer-look-at-neill-blomkamps-abandoned-alien-sequel" target="_blank">solid rundown</a> of everything in Blomkamp&#8217;s teaser. Unfortunately, the release of these pictures comes only as result of Blomkamp apparently giving up on the project.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Ps this has nothing to do with the studio. I just feel like I might do something else instead. In which case why not show some work-</p>
<p>— Neill Blomkamp (@NeillBlomkamp) <a href="https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/550854689042882560">January 2, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>And still we feel the loss. Let&#8217;s buy stuff to make up for the newly formed hole in our lives!</p>
<h2>A USB-Powered Alien That Doesn&#8217;t Save Stuff</h2>
<p>You might look at the following picture and assume this thing has some sort of computing utility. You&#8217;d be wrong.</p>
<p><a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/usb-alien.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-17445 size-full" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/usb-alien.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="USB Alien Neil Blomkamp Movie" width="471" height="500" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/usb-alien.jpg 471w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/usb-alien-282x300.jpg 282w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="button green"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fexec%2Fobidos%2FASIN%2FB002XQKCD4&amp;tag=bensbargaicenter&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" >$41 on Amazon</a></span></p>
<p>On the other hand, it&#8217;s a tiny little Xenomorph that sits on your monitor or desk and sticks its tongue out at you when you turn your computer on. Straight out of Japan, glamorized with a listing on Amazon of &#8220;USB Alien with Illuminated Tongue,&#8221; the little guy seems to have the exact right proportions to straddle the line between cute and authentic. There is one strange deviation from the creature&#8217;s designs: this one has two tails.</p>
<h2>Alien Chestburster Plush</h2>
<p>This one&#8217;s been around for a time now, but in the halls of <em>Alien</em> memorabilia, it&#8217;s an absolute classic. The reason for that isn&#8217;t so obvious.</p>
<p><a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-chesturster-plush.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-17446 size-full" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-chesturster-plush.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Chestburster plush Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie" width="600" height="753" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-chesturster-plush.jpg 600w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/alien-chesturster-plush-239x300.jpg 239w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="button green"><a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-404255-10356146?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thinkgeek.com%2Fproduct%2Fe56e%2F%3Fsrp%3D4" >$30 at Think Geek</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This is about as adorable as something called a Chestburster is ever going to get. The best part, which was hinted at so cleverly before, is the wire channel along the inside of the snake-like body that you can use to pose your new lethal little buddy. Just try not to do the cliche thing and cut a hole in your shirt.</p>
<h2>Deluxe Alien FaceHugger Mask</h2>
<p>The progenitor of the Chestburster, the FaceHugger (thanks, by the way, unimaginative fan-base forced to fill in the lore blanks), has always been less an identifiable creature and more a complete horror show in animal form. It has one purpose and that&#8217;s to hug your face, beginning the slow and terrifying process of using your body&#8217;s natural functions to then create the thing that will inevitably explode out of said body. Naturally, it deserves to be a mask.</p>
<p><a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/deluxe_alien_facehugger_mask.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-17447 size-full" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/deluxe_alien_facehugger_mask.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Facehugger Mask Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie" width="600" height="534" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/deluxe_alien_facehugger_mask.jpg 600w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/deluxe_alien_facehugger_mask-300x267.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <span class="button green"><a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-404255-10356146?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thinkgeek.com%2Fproduct%2F13d1%2F%3Fsrp%3D18" >$50 at Think Geek</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If you aren&#8217;t planning a science-fiction/Shakespeare mash-up like the guy in the picture, don&#8217;t worry, the applications are at least a little closer to endless than none at all. Halloween, of course, comes to mind. But there&#8217;s also Easter, Christmas, Hanuka and the Fourth of July. When people ask, just put your head down and start stroking your face. They won&#8217;t ask again.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">LV-426 Travel Poster</h2>
<p>This image is a test. Put it on a wall, invite someone over. As this mysterious guest enters the room, allow his or her eyes to travel the decorum, hopping from one object to the next, taking in the spacial representation of none other than you. Those eyes will eventually meet the relatively ambiguous poster, &#8220;LV-426&#8221; plastered with importance and personal significance. Read this person&#8217;s reaction. Know this person. Know that this person can know you, can know what you know, can love what you love.</p>
<p><a href="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/lv-426-retro-travel-poster.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-17459 aligncenter" src="https://bensbargains.net/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/lv-426-retro-travel-poster.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="LV-426 Alien Movie Travel Poster Niell Blomkamp" width="334" height="488" srcset="https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/lv-426-retro-travel-poster.jpg 334w, https://bensbargains.com/thecheckout/wp-content/uploads/lv-426-retro-travel-poster-205x300.jpg 205w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <span class="button green"><a href="https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-404255-11111898?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allposters.com%2F-sp%2FLV-426-Retro-Travel-Poster-Posters_i9837395_.htm" >$6 at All Posters</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> Best of all, gaze upon the silhouette of a Xenomorph Before Christmas and know that you too can look up and see the same stars it can, on this very night. And sing to yourself. Perhaps it&#8217;s singing the same song too. Now stroke the FaceHugger mask on your face.</p>
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