Moth3r said:
Has anyone asked Puggo if he'd be willing to transfer the 8mm film?
Yes, though not recently. I mentioned it to him about a year ago - he's certainly an Alien fan and would potentially be interested in doing the transfer, but he simply did not have the time then. Things might be different now that Puggo Grande is finished, so we should probably talk to him again.
By the way, I mentioned colour correction before - I should elaborate. The copy I had to work with (supplied by Rijir) was completely faded to red, and according to my research it would appear that most copies out there are the same - a problem with the cheap film stock used, apparently. I used some fairly capable correction software to pull out what colour information there was, but that aspect will never be great. That said, a professional datacine transfer will potentially yield a superior source for adjustment, so it may yet be worthwhile.
Anyway, I'll PM some links to a sample shortly...