View Poll Results: Alien or Aliens?
Alien
81
39.90%
Aliens
114
56.16%
Twikoff vs Predator
8
3.94%
Voters: 203. You may not vote on this poll
Alien or Aliens?
08-12-04 | 04:47 PM
#26
Senior Member
Originally posted by Rivero
I swear to God the first person who says they prefer PT Anderson's Event Horizon gets a smack upside the head free of charge.
I swear to God the first person who says they prefer PT Anderson's Event Horizon gets a smack upside the head free of charge.
No, back to the point. I think Alien is the movie that set the standard. In the first 20 minutes, no action, no alien, no nothing, but an absolutely wonderfull atmosphere-setting. No other movie that I have seen has come close to that.
Aliens is a good action flick.
08-12-04 | 05:07 PM
#27
DVD Talk Godfather
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 65,288
Received 2,698 Likes
on
1,599 Posts
From: Gateway Cities/Harbor Region
Originally posted by LolaRennt
I prefer Event Horizon.
No, back to the point. I think Alien is the movie that set the standard. In the first 20 minutes, no action, no alien, no nothing, but an absolutely wonderfull atmosphere-setting. No other movie that I have seen has come close to that.
Aliens is a good action flick.
I prefer Event Horizon.
No, back to the point. I think Alien is the movie that set the standard. In the first 20 minutes, no action, no alien, no nothing, but an absolutely wonderfull atmosphere-setting. No other movie that I have seen has come close to that.
Aliens is a good action flick.
Plus come on folks, ALIENS intruduced the Alien Queen.
08-12-04 | 05:10 PM
#29
Banned
Originally posted by Giantrobo
I agree with all you said. Even the line about Event Horizon.
I agree with all you said. Even the line about Event Horizon.
:smacks Giantrobo upside the head:
08-12-04 | 05:37 PM
#30
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 2,247
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Washington DC
Originally posted by Rivero
You're certainly right, Aliens loses points for this. Bill Paxton's ridiculously machismo 80's acting dates the movie more than even Paul Reiser's blowdried haircut. Ridley Scott would have laughed Paxton out of the audition room before even thinking of shooting an inch of film with him. Sorry Hudson fans.
You're certainly right, Aliens loses points for this. Bill Paxton's ridiculously machismo 80's acting dates the movie more than even Paul Reiser's blowdried haircut. Ridley Scott would have laughed Paxton out of the audition room before even thinking of shooting an inch of film with him. Sorry Hudson fans.
08-12-04 | 05:56 PM
#32
DVD Talk Legend
Originally posted by Lara Means
That new added scene to the Special Edition where Hudson goes on and on like a complete jackass, "I am the ultimate badass", just made me wish he was the very first marine who died a horrible and painful death.
That new added scene to the Special Edition where Hudson goes on and on like a complete jackass, "I am the ultimate badass", just made me wish he was the very first marine who died a horrible and painful death.
Anyway, while I think both are great films, I think Alien is the better of the two.
Edit: These two films have the same effect the first two Rambo films had for me. When I was a kid, I much preferred Rambo: First Blood Part 2 over First Blood just as I preferred Aliens over Alien. As I grew older I learned to appreciate the first films in each series moreso than the second. Rambo kicks a whole lot of ass, but First Blood is the better film. Similarly, Aliens kicks a whole lot of ass, but Alien is the better film.
Last edited by shizawn; 08-12-04 at 05:59 PM.
08-12-04 | 06:41 PM
#36
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,262
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Phoenix AZ - West Side
Aliens ahead in the poll, but Alien gets the more enthusiastic/descriptive posts.
Hmmmmm
(I went with Aliens as well...but that's like saying do you like your right or left hand more!)
Hmmmmm
(I went with Aliens as well...but that's like saying do you like your right or left hand more!)
08-12-04 | 06:54 PM
#37
DVD Talk Hero
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 34,236
Received 2,045 Likes
on
1,391 Posts
From: Not necessarily Formerly known as Solid Snake
Comparing apples and oranges . . . but, have to go with Alien.
Just remember, in space nobody can hear you scream . . .
Just remember, in space nobody can hear you scream . . .
08-12-04 | 07:22 PM
#38
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,662
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: H-Town, TX
Aliens
It has its flaws, but all I know is I much prefer watching the sequel over the original. And to get even more specific, I always select the theatrical cut.
It has its flaws, but all I know is I much prefer watching the sequel over the original. And to get even more specific, I always select the theatrical cut.
08-12-04 | 07:26 PM
#39
Banned
Originally posted by BassDude
(I went with Aliens as well...but that's like saying do you like your right or left hand more!)
(I went with Aliens as well...but that's like saying do you like your right or left hand more!)
08-12-04 | 07:44 PM
#41
I think Alien is a masterpiece of sci-fi horror.
I think Aliens is mind-numbing, turgid piece of shit.
'Nuff said?
I think Aliens is mind-numbing, turgid piece of shit.
'Nuff said?
08-12-04 | 08:32 PM
#42
DVD Talk Godfather
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 65,288
Received 2,698 Likes
on
1,599 Posts
From: Gateway Cities/Harbor Region
Originally posted by Rivero
She was joking about Event Horizon. I guess that officially makes you the first.
:smacks Giantrobo upside the head:
She was joking about Event Horizon. I guess that officially makes you the first.
:smacks Giantrobo upside the head:
I don't care. I liked EH.
08-12-04 | 09:00 PM
#43
DVD Talk Legend
Aliens by a bit. I actually saw Aliens before seeing Alien so this might have made me like it better. I saw Aliens opening night 
It was a great movie then and still is today.
It was a great movie then and still is today.
08-12-04 | 09:30 PM
#45
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 364
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: The Hood
Alien all the way....
Both are different types of film...one is a Si Fi/Horror the other action/adventure. One is a great piece of film making the other a good popcorn movie.
Alien wins because like a Hitchcock film it left it to your imagination....the other was just sorta out there(in your face) with some comedy thrown in.
Both are different types of film...one is a Si Fi/Horror the other action/adventure. One is a great piece of film making the other a good popcorn movie.
Alien wins because like a Hitchcock film it left it to your imagination....the other was just sorta out there(in your face) with some comedy thrown in.
Last edited by flyboy; 08-12-04 at 09:33 PM.
08-12-04 | 09:37 PM
#47
Thread Starter
DVD Talk Legend
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 16,055
Received 1,084 Likes
on
678 Posts
From: Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning.
Originally posted by mookyman
Alien. That said, this is like Sophie's choice for most movie geeks.
Alien. That said, this is like Sophie's choice for most movie geeks.
BTW, I voted Alien just to go against Jack.
Seriously, my reasons were given by the great descriptive post in this thread.
08-13-04 | 03:43 AM
#48
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,847
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Portland, Oregon
Aliens, but they are neck and neck. I give it the nudge because it has more sentimental value to me (one of the first movies I remember seeing as a child.)
08-13-04 | 05:13 AM
#49
DVD Talk Special Edition
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,055
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Frankly, with such a landmark film like Alien, you got to give a lot of credit to Cameron for following with such a truly successful film. I mean, hands down, Aliens has to be on of the best action films EVER made. It's also one of the best sequels ever made.
For completely blowing me away when I first saw it, vs the slow-paced nature of Alien, which I saw afterwards, I pick ALIENS all the way.
Speaking of sequels, it's funny that there's a scene in Aliens where the marines have to give up their guns and one of them asks, "what are we supposed to use, bad language?" Well, I think the creators of Alien 3 took that a little too seriously....
For completely blowing me away when I first saw it, vs the slow-paced nature of Alien, which I saw afterwards, I pick ALIENS all the way.
Speaking of sequels, it's funny that there's a scene in Aliens where the marines have to give up their guns and one of them asks, "what are we supposed to use, bad language?" Well, I think the creators of Alien 3 took that a little too seriously....
08-13-04 | 08:06 AM
#50
DVD Talk Special Edition
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 1,027
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I'll go with Alien. The mood, pacing, and feel of the film is absolutely perfect. Watching the docs on the dvds even makes me appreciate it more. The Giger creature and set designs are pure genius (for some reason, I'm completely fascinated with the backstory of the Space Jocky and the Aliens, yet I don't it to be reaveled in a film - it's the mystery of it that intrigues me). Don't get me wrong, I love Aliens...the queen, the face hugger in the locked room scene, when the "walls come alive", hell, I've even warmed to Newt over the years. And you have to respect any film that is homaged/parodied in both Family Guy and Sealab 2021 (Game over, man...game over), but, to me, it's Alien all the way.
Last edited by kurupt; 08-13-04 at 08:09 AM.