somebody85 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 8 hours ago, sabrecmc said: I love both Alien and Aliens. Fewer things have horrified me (in a good way) more than Alien. Aliens really just took the idea and went a totally different direction, which was very smart. What really set them apart, for me, was that the characters felt so real, you could identify with them and care about them, unlike the cardboard, forgettable morons in the more recent films. Both movies really hinted at this larger world with more stories out there. I think part of my bitterness is that it could have been such an amazing franchise and then...wow, did they just muck it all up. It is the what could have been that keeps bringing me back, even though I am inevitably disappointed. Alien is one of the very few horror movies that can make me jump. And there's no loud noises for those scenes. It just has an unsettling feeling about it and the characters are all really well written. Besides some shoddy effects involving the xenomorph (which are excusable for it's time and still mostly hold up) and a slow start, it's almost flawless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 9 hours ago, Barnack said: Possible but the story is not what make Alien particularly good imo. The same exact story could have made a terrible movie in the hand of lesser craftman. It would be very easy to make a bad Alien remake. And many already have....they just called it something different lol. No what makes Alien such a great film is the writing and the way it's shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Alien is not scary to me at all. I like it a lot as a sci fi film but not horror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Alien is better than Aliens. Fact of life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Such a letdown. Films like this make me angry. So many ridiculous flaws. Awful entry in this amazing franchise. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Aliens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Alien is great Aliens is greater 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) I Sense A Great Divide Taking Form. The Ones Who Worship the Engineer. The Ones Who Worship The Once Great Prophet. Edited May 18, 2017 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picores Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Just saw it. Solid 6.5/10 for me. I can understand the hate of some fans but also the 75% on RT. Definitely worth seeing in cinemas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 3 hours ago, K1stpierre said: Accidental??? RIDLEY WAS GENIOUS....... If anyone was a genius, it's Giger. Personally I thought the movie was amazing when it came to building tension, but the latter half of the movie didn't live up the terrific buildup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Anyone who thinks Aliens is clearly better directed than Alien doesnt understand directing. Besides the point, I could care less which film people think is better both are A + movies . However, if Alien didn't exist half the tension from Aliens first half would be completely missing. Thats why Aliens is a perfect sequel. Edited May 18, 2017 by Jay Hollywood 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Aliens is the greatest Sci-fi action/horror movie ever put to film. And, yes, I like it better than Alien. Alien is great though. Now I want to watch both of them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 36 minutes ago, Jay Hollywood said: Anyone who thinks Aliens is clearly better directed than Alien doesnt understand directing. Besides the point, I could care less which film people think is better both are A + movies . However, if Alien didn't exist half the tension from Aliens first half would be completely missing. Thats why Aliens is a perfect sequel. Pardon me, I thought you were talking about, direction ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpospoke Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Give me Aliens by a nose. I think it's the characters in Aliens. I felt like I knew them better. Hudson's comic relief was spot on time after time. Ripley's scene in the ED where she find out about her daughter still kills me. Both great movies though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picores Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) BOM has a budget of 97m for this, lower than the 111m previously talked. Edited May 18, 2017 by picores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 11 minutes ago, picores said: BOM has a budget of 97m for this, lower than the 111m previously talked. Whoa. Fox is really good at keeping these R rated blockbusters budgets low 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 18, 2017 Community Manager Share Posted May 18, 2017 I've seen Alien 3: Special Edition and gotta say I rather liked it. The movie has it's flaws but it's pretty entertaining. I kinda want to see Alien Resurrection now to see why people hate it so much. I guess I should also check out Prometheus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 18, 2017 Community Manager Share Posted May 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Jay Hollywood said: Anyone who thinks Aliens is clearly better directed than Alien doesnt understand directing. Besides the point, I could care less which film people think is better both are A + movies . However, if Alien didn't exist half the tension from Aliens first half would be completely missing. Thats why Aliens is a perfect sequel. I don't understand directing? Eh, your probably right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) People put alien on too much of a pedastal. That moment where that woman gets killed is dumb as fuck. She literally stands and stares for a minute before getting munched, didnt even try to avoid it. Now imagine a character from prometheus doing that, you lot would bitch so much about it Aliens is better imo because it still manages to be intense despite a trained army of badasses being involved. Also the end was more plausible, ripley going back to save newt was far more convincing and intense than ripley going back to save an angry fucking cat. That cat was pure fucking evil Edited May 18, 2017 by Jessie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, baumer said: Hahaha. Good one. I find the david story/creating of the aliens and the engineers involvment far more interesting than the first 2 alien movies. Alien 1 and 2 have very simple plots which makes them more pure but i dont think they have better stories. Edited May 18, 2017 by Jessie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
