Why do some people prefer Alien over Aliens?

[Basher917]

I wouldn't have thought 'organism impregnates host with parasite which kills host when it is born' is terribly beyond most humans understanding.

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

It displays a foreign intelligence: in how it stowed away on the escape shuttle, but doesn't gun for Ripley like a mindless animal. It takes its time -- perhaps deliberately.

But the point is to not know its intent. Not to know what happened to Dallas when he just 'disappeared'. Think it adds to the horror of the creature's nature.

[Schaefer]

Why do i prefere Alien?!
Because its the better movie and aged alot better then Aliens.

[Shugsi]

I wouldn't have thought 'organism impregnates host with parasite which kills host when it is born' is terribly beyond most humans understanding.

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

It displays a foreign intelligence: in how it stowed away on the escape shuttle, but doesn't gun for Ripley like a mindless animal. It takes its time -- perhaps deliberately.

But the point is to not know its intent. Not to know what happened to Dallas when he just 'disappeared'. Think it adds to the horror of the creature's nature.

This is the beauty of Alien in all it's 70s sci-fi oddness. The slowness and strange behavior. Even the question of the space jockey too. The crew are a bit odd also. I mentioned it before on here the other day. There was an American guy on another forum  (I bet he's on here too) years ago now who was one of the original Alien fans (and Outlander too which has over time been kind of linked unofficially to the Alien universe at times). He walked out on Aliens at the cinema. He said others did too at the time. Which I found interesting. What was the second movie original Alien fans wanted?

Fincher also had a bit of this mindset didn't he.

[son_of_kane]

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

The way it just kind of stands there and studies Lambert is absolutely chilling. The stuff of nightmares.

[SiL]

I wouldn't have thought 'organism impregnates host with parasite which kills host when it is born' is terribly beyond most humans understanding.

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

It displays a foreign intelligence: in how it stowed away on the escape shuttle, but doesn't gun for Ripley like a mindless animal. It takes its time -- perhaps deliberately.

But the point is to not know its intent. Not to know what happened to Dallas when he just 'disappeared'. Think it adds to the horror of the creature's nature.

This is all behaviour, not biology.

[bb-15]

I wouldn't have thought 'organism impregnates host with parasite which kills host when it is born' is terribly beyond most humans understanding.

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

It displays a foreign intelligence: in how it stowed away on the escape shuttle, but doesn't gun for Ripley like a mindless animal. It takes its time -- perhaps deliberately.

But the point is to not know its intent. Not to know what happened to Dallas when he just 'disappeared'. Think it adds to the horror of the creature's nature.

I sometimes think of the Xenomorph's behavior being like a super intelligent leopard. A cunning stalker, ambush predator.

[Gr33n M4n]

I see Xenomorph behavior as being sort of cat like.

[bb-15]

I see Xenomorph behavior as being sort of cat like.

Yes, especially in "Alien".

[Immortan Jonesy]

I see Xenomorph behavior as being sort of cat like.

Yes, especially in "Alien".

The Covenant Alien reminded me of a panther.

[Shugsi]

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

The way it just kind of stands there and studies Lambert is absolutely chilling. The stuff of nightmares.

Also childlike.

[bb-15]

I see Xenomorph behavior as being sort of cat like.

Yes, especially in "Alien".

The Covenant Alien reminded me of a panther.

I agree when the xeno was slowly crawling on the outside of the ship.



Once it got inside, it was less of a cat-like ambush predator.

* The pack of neomorphs reminded me of wild dogs. Pretty frightening.

[Gr33n M4n]

Xenomorph > Protomorph

[Immortan Jonesy]

I see Xenomorph behavior as being sort of cat like.

Yes, especially in "Alien".

The Covenant Alien reminded me of a panther.

I agree when the xeno was slowly crawling on the outside of the ship.



Once it got inside, it was less of a cat-like ambush predator.

* The pack of neomorphs reminded me of wild dogs. Pretty frightening.

It's a nice contrast to the more anthropomorphic Alien in the original film. That makes Big Chap look hauntingly smart and David's Alien more feral. 

[Elmazalman]

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

The way it just kind of stands there and studies Lambert is absolutely chilling. The stuff of nightmares.

My favourite scene from the film.

That brief head and shoulders shot of it (as Parker shouts out: "Get out of the way, Lambert!") as it faces Lambert, its arms raised up and outstretched, is a beauty. I'd love to see the raw, unedited take of that shot just to see how it would've ended.

True, but I was referring more to the really weird movements and behaviors it exhibits during the way it kills Lambert and generally whatever the f**k its doing during the shuttle scene.

The way it just kind of stands there and studies Lambert is absolutely chilling. The stuff of nightmares.

Also childlike.

The unused shots of a terrified Brett, trying to scream, revealed the Alien's inquisitive nature towards its victims through some interesting body language (the initial hand reaching out).

[Corporal Hicks]

Xenomorph > Protomorph

We don't use that word here...