The ALien movies

[Vodstok]

I cant believe there isnt more discussion about these around here.... Alien is basically what got me started with horror.

Now, I know Ressurection was shit ( some people may nbot agree, but i was really disappointed with it...)

But even 3 is a good movie, even a good Alien Movie.

But Alien was the best, as far as horror goes. Everythign about it is classic: Claustrophobia. People dying 1 by 1... It was a classic "Haunted House" movie.

Aliens is the first true and really good "Sci-fi/horror/action" movie. It is also about the only good one in existance. Just like Alien, it has characters that have themselves become classics.

Alien 3. I can understand why this one wasnt popular. Hicks was a great character, as was Newt. It sucks trhta they killed them off-screen andf rather pointlessly. Laziness on the writer's part, i guess. I canunderstand not having newt back. by the time Alien 3 came out, Carrie Henn was well into her teens. But even Hicks? CMON!!

Despite that, it is a good movie. Charles Dance and Charles S Dutton are great. It brought back the indiviudual horror of the original. Although it had action, it wasnt an action movie, and it relied heavily on Atmosphere.


And i cant help but love David Fincher. Anyone who puts Gwenyth Paltrow's head in a box (before she was even well known) is okay in my book.

Then there is ressurection........ So, they guy who wrote "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" writes an Alien movie. It is directed by the guy who did "City of Lost Children", stars Ripley, even though she is dead, and a famous Kleptomaniac, and the very talented likes of Ron Perlman and Michael Wincot. Not to mention Dan hedaya and Brad Douriff. Yet despite the laundry list of talented people involved, it sucked. And it was written by Joss "Buffy" Whedon, who tried to badmouth the movie, even though it is largely his fault it sucked.... I wonder if he blames the demise of Firefly on someone else as well?

[The_Return]

Ive seen the 1st two, they are amazing

I really need to see the rest....

[Vodstok]

See 3 to enjoy it, see 4 out of curiosity, and dont say i didnt warn you if you hate it.

For a sci-fi action movie, its not bad, but as an Alien movie, it is shit.

[urgeok]

i'll put my nuts on a plate and say .. that i found a lot to like about it ...
I like the director .. i like the leads ..
i liked the idea of the aliens turning on each other to burn their way out of the cell ..

i think #3 was my least favorite - but i still liked it too ...

[Tat2]

My favorite was Alien. I like the others, even Ressurection, although not as much as the others (I haven't seen AVP yet).

The original had everything going for it. An excellent story line, great atmosphere and lighting, edge of your seat suspense, unbelievable special effects for the time, H.R. Geiger art and design, casted perfectly, and Segorney Weaver in her underwear! What more could a guy want in a horror movie? Well, besides weaver bare-assed naked...of course. :D

[Elvis_Christ]

I've enjoyed all of the so far but I haven't seen Alien Vs Predator yet but from what I've heard it's shit but I'll check it out and make up my own mind I guess.

[phantomstranger]

The first two are brilliant, the third one I personally did not like and the fourth, well the least said the better and I am probably the only one here who liked "Alien Vs Predator"

[majorbludd]

alien vs predator pretty much sucked...the story, the cast, however the action rips, little to no cgi, all robots and costumes...

[EXTR3MIST]

Are you saying little to no CGI was a problem here, or a virtue?

[urgeok]

a virtue i believe... hopefully