I was 11 years old and watched Alien on the tv for the first time I never saw the end and spent the night in my mums bed scared the shizzle out of me....... My friend hired Aliens for my 14th birthday and after watching this it was only then that I watched Alien in full I never thought they could top this creature then BANG out came PREDATOR with my fave action hero Arnold when the pred took of that mask I was hooked.... novels, graphic novels, games, nothing has ever came close since and probably never will.
PS there's nothing like the sound of an M41A pulse rifle on full automatic