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In Reply to: RE: The always actuel question: What sequel was EVER better than the first part? posted by patrickU on March 08, 2008 at 13:28:54
This time, I'm being serious. One of the great pure and simple thrill rides in cinematic history.
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Aliens is better than Alien in my estimation. It helped cement James Cameron's place among the great action Directors and holds up very well when seen today. The story is solid and well paced, the acting for the most part believable and the special effects serve the film rather than the other way around. BTW, that last battle scene with the Alien mother in the cargo bay is an all time classic.The first one was excellent as well, and very scary, but as good as it was, Ridley Scott had to work around several cheesy effects (like the full body Alien costume) that don't hold up too well on repeated viewings.
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I think Alien is a masterpiece of its type. I like the pacing, build-up, the characterization...most things about it.
Aliens was more of a straight up actioner using elements from the original. It's a thrill ride, I guess, for those that like this sort of thing. Personally, I got absolutely sick of the marines and all that schtick. Just not my cuppa at all. It was on cable the other night and I tried again and switched it off finally for Animal Planet.
I liked them both for their own reasons. Aliens was high paced action pretty much all the way through. That's fine and entertaining. But I think Alien was not only a better film (Jazz Inmate covers my thoughts better than I could), but it is also more involving IMO. One of my all time fave sci-fi flicks.
Alien was actually a brilliant movie. The symbolism used in its exploration of "other" was absolutely incredible, just on the visuals alone. The structure on the planet where the warning becon is eminating is shaped like fallopian tubes. The way the alien was juxtaposed with the furry cat...the "birth" of a phallic creature from a man...the arthropodic features next to the human features...the android...the ship called "mother". Alien had much food for thought if you wish to watch it as something deeper than a horror film.
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What was the difference between Aliens and Animal Planet...
I thought it was the kind of same...
I'm not sure on whether it was a better film though. Alien was a great horror story...very scary and suspenseful. Aliens was also quite good, but I don't think it was markedly better.
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I'll take the atmosphere and suspense of Alien over the shoot 'em up action of Aliens any day. Visually it's a treat too, beautifully rendered, and a great cast. Wonderful music too.
But then, I'm not a James Cameron fan.
"Alien" breaking new ground in an era of the "Star Wars" space serial, made it a very important and satisfying film for me. Ripley is a terrific woman character and hero.
"Aliens" ramped it up to blockbuster movie speed, and as such it seems more like entertainment with the message "...at least they don't #%$* their own kind."
Love both for different reasons, but feel "Alien" is a better work for its deft and subtle control of time and environment.
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