Aliens is the best- it has an emotional center which Alien can only convey in its incredible tin- can desolation. Last time I watched Aliens and Ripley went back into and down to the bottom of the atmosphere procesor = Hell, it brought me to honest tears. I mean, look, she witnessed all the terrors- bitten heads, impregnated men, women, children, and nevertheless she goes back? Thats so great, and tragic. I think repeated viewing and Weavers modelling over the time as an action heroine tend to overshadow the fact that she does NOT have fun descending again- it is in fact her worst nightmare. Also a work of incredible timing: The drop ship release, the watching through the screens of the marines demise, and when in the nest, it is Exactly the point when you just cant bear it any longer when Ripley finally finds Newt. I mean, Ripley herself is almost f**ked there. Great: that the final countdown takes exactly the time announced by the female computer voice. So, ALIENS for sure. Its just the perfect movie. And increddibly futuristic for 1986!
Alien is certainly the scariest, but it is in many ways just too sick to be liked that much. (Kane- ripped open (man, did you see the long version of the birth scene?), Brett- Who KNOWS, Dallas- Who WANTS to KNOW, Ash- well f**k him, Parker- slaughtered, Lambert- raped to death. Its just that unknown quality which makes Alien the most psychhologically damaging.
Alien 3- I liked it back in 1993, when it was new. I like the Assembly Cut, But it does this terrible screenwritiung (the beginning- how lame is to kill them all off? I hate them for this!), and it has no emotional center, it has Ripley who is empty in this. Its just way to nihilistic. But the style of it was promising. But Alien 3 was speciqal back then and still is better than most movies from the 90s. Just not as bad as anybody wants it to be.
Alien Res- Well, this is not exactly an Alien movie. It beasrs the title- but it is the mindchild of an director who is known for his phantastic and grotesque films- and Alien 4 is more playful than all otheres, which does not mean its automatically good. In fact, in respect to thrills, Alien 4 is somewhat shitty. And the newborn is still the stupidest thing ever imagined. Please, for the future, dont embrce this B- Movie qualities agien, this was just too cheap and it certainly is not what audiences want to see.
Aliens- Alien- Alien 3- Alien 4
