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Alien 1979 vs Aliens 1986

I watched both movies, directors cuts, recently and have decided without any doubt at all that Aliens is a better film. Story more interesting, horror aspect very underrated and better characters in the movie- not to mention the action element. There's also a lot more iconic with Aliens, be it spoken lines, the characters (game over man) or just cinematography. Cameron also fleshes out the Xenos better; making them all female and giving a bit more to their lifecycle, with the Queen being the one laying all the eggs- plus how they harvest humans to reproduce.

Alien deserves a lot of credit for how well it's aged and the production design, but it really isn't all that scary and too many characters are just expendable; the issue is that you just don't care about them, which you can't say in Aliens. Also, bit of a random criticism, I think the audio at times is really poor. I watched it in 4K too, but there's too much that I felt was indistinguishable when the characters were talking. Maybe I am being overly harsh, but when you watch it back now you can clearly see the Xenomorph is just a man in a costume whereas in Aliens that isn't apparent if you suspend your disbelief.

Vote 5 stars for Alien

Vote 4 starts for Aliens

Which is better and why?

posted on 30/5/24

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
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comment by Peks - Comanche Moon (U6618)
posted 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Aliens was always the best film in that series

Never any doubt

One of the genuinely v scary movies

Up there with The Shining and the The Mothman Prophecies
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I saw TMP just last week for the first time. Wouldn't really call it very scary but it had some ok moments. I think it's even a PG isn't it?

I think The Exorcist is still pretty creepy. It's dated very well and scarier than a lot of jump scare crap today. Same with Alien.
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The exorcists build up is excellent, the latter half ruins it’s good work a bit

comment by Spurtle (U1608)

posted on 30/5/24

comment by Baz tard - Ineos your face, proud owner of the 100k comment, fack you Michael Edward’s and your 5m, th (U19119)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 12 seconds ago
comment by Peks - Comanche Moon (U6618)
posted 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Aliens was always the best film in that series

Never any doubt

One of the genuinely v scary movies

Up there with The Shining and the The Mothman Prophecies
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I saw TMP just last week for the first time. Wouldn't really call it very scary but it had some ok moments. I think it's even a PG isn't it?

I think The Exorcist is still pretty creepy. It's dated very well and scarier than a lot of jump scare crap today. Same with Alien.
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The exorcists build up is excellent, the latter half ruins it’s good work a bit
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I can sort of see that. Well I wouldn't say it ruins it but it becomes a little more formulaic horror let's say. The latter half has most of the possession bits in it so it's still pretty entertaining.

posted on 30/5/24

comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 1 minute ago
Oscar winning John Hurt’s chestburster scene in Alien, versus whoever it was played Newt ‘they mostly come at night… mostly’ in Aliens.

‘More iconic dialogue… better cast’

😂
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Oi you... that Newt line is a classic, its the wee thing me and my mate have going... If one of us starts it the other must deliver the "mostly" part.

but yeah you are correct!
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In fairness, it was also a favourite line for my friends and I when we'd get together to watch it

posted on 30/5/24

comment by Pierrepoint Strangeways: Ten Hag Out (U9489)
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comment by whodunnit (U22710)
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comment by Pierrepoint Strangeways: Ten Hag Out (U9489)
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comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin (U2958)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
comment by Pierrepoint Strangeways: Ten Hag Out (U9489)
posted 15 minutes ago
Sorry but people who think Alien is the better movie are just plain wrong
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Sorry but people who think their opinion is a fact are clearly tarded

We get it, you like the less cerebral stuff... Top Gun Maverick was probably your film of 2022... Ed Sheran posters hang on your wall and Dan Brown novels pushed you to the limit. Nothing wrong with that, but some of us prefer a more subtle approach to the arts.
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Never seen any of the Top Gun movies and can't stand Ed Sheeran
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that tells us just how credible your exposure to film is
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Top gun just looks like stupid rubbish
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Didn't you pay £15 to watch Barbie 🤣

posted on 30/5/24

Another great horror movie:

Last Exorcism

posted on 30/5/24

Alien is Sci-fi Horror
Aliens is Sci-fi Action with horror elements.
Both good and the second does compliment the first, but the first takes it for me.

posted on 1/6/24

Wolf Creek is a helluva scary film aswell

posted on 1/6/24

Australia makes quite a few good horrors. Check out ..

Rogue
The Loved Ones
Wyrmwood

comment by IAmMe (U18491)

posted on 1/6/24

Alien was a rare masterpiece of cinematography.

Aliens was utter garbage. A pathetic piece of ordinariness at best.

It was so bad that, legend has it, Ms Weaver suggested she would not adopt the Ripley role again unless the script and direction dropped all the macho gunfest crap.

She got her way. And justifiably so.

posted on 5/6/24

New Alien Romulus trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6QNxUmtaY

Looks very impressive

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