ALIENS
(Bill Paxton is a lot less annoying that Edward Furlong
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(Bill Paxton is a lot less annoying that Edward Furlong
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The moment of truth:pick one
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Judgment Day
Predator
Terminator
Aliens
Alien
Predator 2
Predator
Terminator
Aliens
Alien
Predator 2
maskfreak
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Aliens all the way. Predator 2 would be last.
jkno
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Terminator movies (T2 on 1st place)
Predators movies
Alien(s) movies
Predators movies
Alien(s) movies
usswanker
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Aliens
Terminator 2
Predator
Terminator
Alien
Predator 2
Terminator 2
Predator
Terminator
Alien
Predator 2
the angry orc
Super Freak
have to go with alien...if i'm just picking one.
I'm surprised T2 is the most popular here. Maybe I'm forgetting how good the theatrical cut was because all I have is the T2:Ultimate edition on plain ol' Region2 dvd and that only gave the overlong special edition cut.
While I think Aliens benefitted from its extra scenes I really don't think T2 did. It slowed the film down too much after the pescadero escape and the T-1000 went missing for about half an hour or more - when you suddenly see him again its like 'oh yeah, forgot about him'. As a result T2 lacked the urgency of the first film where it seemed the terminator was always just around the corner. Also there was young john connor. Now, I've previously argued against people who hate this child performance and I stand by that - it wasn't crap, it wasn't great because few child actors ever are - but it was acceptable, understandable, tolerable and it doesn't take me out of the film. However that doesn't mean its my favourite thing to watch. So T2 lost my vote on that one too.
Aliens is objectively the better film IMO - I don't think any of it was something that didn't need to be filmed and put on screen. It was a perfect successor to Alien in terms of making it a different experience for the viewer and yet clearly being part of that same universe as seen in the first film. It introduced some of what would come to be identified as 'crowd-pleasing one liners' that the subsequent films - particularly Resurrection and the AvPs - would become overdependant on for the human characters but it was not yet a pandemic of pandering crap at the time of Aliens. There was still much in the way of dialogue that wouldn't have been out-of-place in the first film - likewise Alien 3 IMO.
Resurrection's characters were cardboard cut-outs of the Aliens guys. Any of the marines who survive long enough you have actually come to like by the time of their demise or in the cases of Hicks and Bishop many of us were outraged at their dismissal before Alien 3 even started. The marines, like the oil rig crew of the nostromo, were a believable unit - believably existing in the same universe as the crew from Alien. This is why I hate Resurrection so much because I just cannot accept that those caricatures are supposed to be considered alongside Parker, Brett, Lambert and Dallas/ Gorman, Hicks, Apone and Burke.
Anyway, I went on a tangent there comparing all the Alien films, point was Aliens carries an emotional punch that makes the action all the more enjoyable etc etc etc. T2 falls down by its pacing etc etc etc
While I think Aliens benefitted from its extra scenes I really don't think T2 did. It slowed the film down too much after the pescadero escape and the T-1000 went missing for about half an hour or more - when you suddenly see him again its like 'oh yeah, forgot about him'. As a result T2 lacked the urgency of the first film where it seemed the terminator was always just around the corner. Also there was young john connor. Now, I've previously argued against people who hate this child performance and I stand by that - it wasn't crap, it wasn't great because few child actors ever are - but it was acceptable, understandable, tolerable and it doesn't take me out of the film. However that doesn't mean its my favourite thing to watch. So T2 lost my vote on that one too.
Aliens is objectively the better film IMO - I don't think any of it was something that didn't need to be filmed and put on screen. It was a perfect successor to Alien in terms of making it a different experience for the viewer and yet clearly being part of that same universe as seen in the first film. It introduced some of what would come to be identified as 'crowd-pleasing one liners' that the subsequent films - particularly Resurrection and the AvPs - would become overdependant on for the human characters but it was not yet a pandemic of pandering crap at the time of Aliens. There was still much in the way of dialogue that wouldn't have been out-of-place in the first film - likewise Alien 3 IMO.
Resurrection's characters were cardboard cut-outs of the Aliens guys. Any of the marines who survive long enough you have actually come to like by the time of their demise or in the cases of Hicks and Bishop many of us were outraged at their dismissal before Alien 3 even started. The marines, like the oil rig crew of the nostromo, were a believable unit - believably existing in the same universe as the crew from Alien. This is why I hate Resurrection so much because I just cannot accept that those caricatures are supposed to be considered alongside Parker, Brett, Lambert and Dallas/ Gorman, Hicks, Apone and Burke.
Anyway, I went on a tangent there comparing all the Alien films, point was Aliens carries an emotional punch that makes the action all the more enjoyable etc etc etc. T2 falls down by its pacing etc etc etc
Reinhardt
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For me, it's a no brainer: ALIENS
in order:
Aliens
Alien
T2
Predator 2
Predator
The Terminator
in order:
Aliens
Alien
T2
Predator 2
Predator
The Terminator
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Terminator
Aliens
Predator
Predator 2
T2
Terminator
EVILFACE
Super Freak
Agree with this. I don't even think Predator 2 should be mentioned with the others.
Morbach
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Voorhees27
Super Freak
Well it should anyway. There should be no doubt that on a worldwide scale T2 doesn't even sit in the same league as the other films mentioned. Its kinda like Rocky, it has a worldwide following but may not be too popular here.
Just saying.
Morbach
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Very true. The thing I like about this forum though is that we're the true fans of this stuff ya know? We're the "nerds" if you wanta say, that follow these films and love them. I'd much rather listen to an opinion that a fellow member of this board says than some random guy I hear it from.
cerealkeller
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Had to go with Aliens for this. Perfect movie IMO.
Alien for me...
as much as I love Pred 1 and Aliens,
The original Alien is PERFECTION...
as much as I love Pred 1 and Aliens,
The original Alien is PERFECTION...
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Randysgut
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Terminator is the latest fad, we all know ALien and Predator School that ^^^^.
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