Which is the best in the Alien Quadrilogy

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by Garp

Aliens > Alien > 3 > 4

Was H R Geiger still involved after Alien?

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by Fayshun

Was H R Geiger still involved after Alien?

Ooops I meant Giger...

I see they farrked him over after Aliens. Poor Hans Rudi.

[Will]

Aliens.


But you know what? I REALLY like AVP!!!!

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Mark

So you ask about a Quadrilogy, and then only offer two options? What's up with that?

Because if you prefer 3 or 4 over 1 or 2 there is something so wrong you can't be trusted on the Internetz!

Jen, your ex was right. Alien 3 does suck, but I wouldn't have skipped it. I do think it's the worst of the 4 though.

And I too liked AVP.

[Streeteh]

How anyone can say that any of the Alien trilogy is worse than the 4th film is beyond me. It was just terrible! 3 was the poorest effort but it still outdid 4 by a country mile, the scene where the guy ricochet the bullet off of some pipes was just so cringeworthy. Alien vs Predator is one of those films that destroyed my faith in humanity, it still hasn't quite recovered.

Alien is the better horror film, Aliens is more of an action film, but overall the latter is the better movie imo.

[Muban]

Alien, original and best. I'm sorry I can't totally write off Alien Resurrection though as the very lovely Michael Wincott is in it..... mind you I do tend to lose interest in it a bit after that right enough

[Haly]

I do need to see 3, but I'm quite scared of the thought of it being worse than 4 4 was atrocious

[Belmit]

I really liked Resurrection - the whole idea of Ripley being cloned with some alien DNA was, though implausible, a nice touch. I think people dismiss it too easily, because the combined affinity/disgust she shows for both herself and the aliens was done really well. Especially near the end with the hybrid (alien with human eyes! Spooky!). I even liked Winona Ryder's advanced cyborg.

It's unfortunate they threw in a bunch of stereotypical smuggler characters and made it too much like a brainless action movie, as it could have been something really good.

Overall though I'd have to go for Aliens as my favourite. Hugely suspenseful and showed the species as a true powerhouse of evolutionary survival. I really should go back and watch the original film soon though - a fresh viewing may change my mind.

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by Haly

I do need to see 3, but I'm quite scared of the thought of it being worse than 4 4 was atrocious

Not a chance. 3 was just a bad attempt to follow up on the action front that Aliens setup. 4 was a genuinely ****e film in its own right

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Belmit

I really liked Resurrection - the whole idea of Ripley being cloned with some alien DNA was, though implausible, a nice touch. I think people dismiss it too easily, because the combined affinity/disgust she shows for both herself and the aliens was done really well. Especially near the end with the hybrid (alien with human eyes! Spooky!). I even liked Winona Ryder's advanced cyborg.

That's why I liked it. The basis for the story is actually really good, it could have been outstanding, but then they went too much for the action and 'hollywood' stylings. What staggers me is that these classic, cult movies are revered for not sticking to the standards, that's why Alien, Aliens and The Thing (amongst a few others) are loved so much. It's crazy.