R.I.P. H R Giger

Jmek 13 May 2014 12:40:53 1,588 posts
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Very sad news - Hans Rudi Giger the genius behind the design of the Alien has died after a fall at his home.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/13/hr-giger-dies-alien-artist

Im pretty devastated by this. Giger was, and is, a huge influence in my life.

Psychotext 13 May 2014 12:41:51 70,652 posts
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Gutted. Would be interested to see what people had as their favourite work of his. He did so much good stuff.
Rusty_M 13 May 2014 12:44:32 7,172 posts
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RIP in peace
sega 13 May 2014 12:46:48 908 posts
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Yeah bad news. Created some great artwork and inspired designs in films such as Alien 3 and Prometheus.
sport 13 May 2014 12:54:01 17,064 posts
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He was obviously referring to the Assembly Cut.
Armoured_Bear 13 May 2014 13:14:49 31,234 posts
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I’ve walked past his museum countless times but never went in, I really should…
vijay_UK 13 May 2014 13:45:10 3,961 posts
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RIP.
beastmaster 13 May 2014 13:56:59 22,373 posts
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Anyone remember this?
BinaryBob101 13 May 2014 14:12:24 27,756 posts
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What a shame, he had a good innings though. RIP.

Sponz 13 May 2014 14:13:40 702 posts
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Armoured_Bear wrote:
I’ve walked past his museum countless times but never went in, I really should…

You should dude. I've been to Gruyere twice since being here, and his museum is fantastic and fucked up at the same time. He had a very bizarre and twisted mind.

The beauty of going to the castle is that you can have an awesome meringue and double cream in the cheese factory when you come out of the castle.

RIP Giger.

Darren 13 May 2014 14:35:03 9,637 posts
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Giger was a really great artist. Very imaginative. Sad to hear he has passed away. I've enjoyed it his work since I bought the Making of Alien book in my youth. I even had a large poster of the female severed head on my bedroom wall for years, much to the disgust of other family members. Love-ly!

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