Did you feel Alien Universe better before Prometheus?

[CristianoRonaldo7]

Prometheus is my favorite Alien movie ever so No.

I finally found one

The second in my case. I remember someone at Scified who preferred Prometheus over Alien.  In fact, I think she also valued Alien Resurrection over Alien.

I'm not that person. I hate Alien 4. I even prefer AvP 1 over Resurrection.

[Nostromo]

Did I feel?

Ughh Excuse me sir, a, a, a what?

[Nightmare Asylum]

Alien Resurrection has some problems as an Alien film, but it is a pretty damn entertaining schlocky sci-fi film and it plays up some of the franchise's core themes in some interesting and new ways (despite totally missing the franchise's predominant tone).

[[cancerblack]]

Did I feel?

Ughh Excuse me sir, a, a, a what?

Did you FEEL?

[Huggs]

Did I feel?

Ughh Excuse me sir, a, a, a what?

Did you FEEL?

Like I do?

[[cancerblack]]

Did I feel?

Ughh Excuse me sir, a, a, a what?

Did you FEEL?

Like I do?

Oh, come on, Mr. Frampton. You're not gonna eat all that watermelon.

[Huggs]

Did I feel?

Ughh Excuse me sir, a, a, a what?

Did you FEEL?

Like I do?

Oh, come on, Mr. Frampton. You're not gonna eat all that watermelon.

Where the hell did I dine?

[Corporal Hicks]

Did I feel?

Ughh Excuse me sir, a, a, a what?

Did you FEEL?

Like I do?

Oh, come on, Mr. Frampton. You're not gonna eat all that watermelon.

Where the hell did I dine?

Enough please.

[Gash]

No. It's largely much better after the prequels. I didn't feel it much before.

[bb-15]

What is the Alien Universe?
Is it like a B movie horror franchise? (Like "Halloween" which has 11 slasher films or "Friday the 13th" which as 12? Only set in space?)
Some want it to be this way.

To me Alien was different. It was first science fiction then horror.
"Alien" laid the ground work & "Aliens" expanded on it using ideas from Hill & Giler.
But as science fiction the franchise stagnated with "Alien 3" & "Resurrection". While entertaining, 3 & 4 were mostly focused on Ripley as a loner which is what Sigourney wanted.
The development of what the xenomorphs were was limited in 3 & 4. They could walk like a dog. They could swim. Not much there. Nothing about the Space Jockeys.

In space travel science fiction franchises, information about important alien species is expanded over time.
The Alien prequels did this with the Space Jockeys and xenomorphs as well as adding other related creatures.
Space travel science fiction adds new, unusual planets which were in the prequels.

As science fiction "Prometheus" and "Covenant" added a lot to the Alien Universe.
And I enjoyed that.

[Kradan]

Haven't found any applause gif that doesn't seem as mocking. So i just say: i like your way of thinking!

Oh no, these look like appropriate

[bb-15]

Haven't found any applause gif that doesn't seem as mocking. So i just say: i like your way of thinking!

Oh no, these look like appropriate

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/2e/fd/202efdb874dbdccb242673235955c536.gif

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/9b/c0/d19bc09411bf8901bcfd15771363be4a.gif

I appreciate that.
Looking at those clips from "AC", I'm looking behind David/Walter to the drawings of insects & a humanoid form. It gives the idea that David was creating hybrid creatures. (The concept is also in "Jurassic Park" with dinosaur DNA being mixed with frog DNA.)

[Xenomrph]

No. It's largely much better after the prequels. I didn't feel it much before.

Was it the prequels that brought you into the franchise?

It's kind of an interesting idea I hadn't considered, similar to Star Wars fans who became fans because of the prequel trilogy (or now, 20 years later, people who may be becoming Star Wars fans because of the sequel trilogy) and how their outlook on what Star Wars "means to them" is different because of it.

[[cancerblack]]

No. It's largely much better after the prequels. I didn't feel it much before.

Was it the prequels that brought you into the franchise?

It's kind of an interesting idea I hadn't considered, similar to Star Wars fans who became fans because of the prequel trilogy (or now, 20 years later, people who may be becoming Star Wars fans because of the sequel trilogy) and how their outlook on what Star Wars "means to them" is different because of it.

Side note here, EP 1 is the only Star Wars movie I can actually sit through without turning it off. I do fall asleep sometimes though. But I was born late 80's so SW wasn't really of any interest as a kid, Ep 1 was the only time I've had any enthusiasm at all - even at the time it was mostly for the creature/vehicle/robot designs and I pretty quickly aged out of Ep 1s target age demo so it was a brief phase - but I can definitely believe there's a lot of people a couple of years younger than me who stuck with the prequels and consider that to be "their" SW.

[Voodoo Magic]

Side note here, EP 1 is the only Star Wars movie I can actually sit through without turning it off.