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Not for me.

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In Reply to: RE: Aliens versus Alien posted by halfnote on March 08, 2008 at 21:11:31

I knew somebody was gonna post this ;-)

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.

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Yep. agreed. Alien was the best, then 2... and I won't speak of the rest. :) - grantv 19:34:06 03/10/08 (0)
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.
I agree - Jazz Inmate 21:04:55 03/09/08 (0)
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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RE: Not for me. - patrickU 03:35:27 03/09/08 (0)
What was the difference between Aliens and Animal Planet...
I thought it was the kind of same...

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