Aliens is fantastic as well.
One of the rare examples where the sequel is good as the original.
The third one is fine maybe even good but the first two set the benchmark so high it was never going to measure up.
I’m one of the few people that really like Covenant, Prometheus etc. I just think they’re really cool from a sci-fi/world building perspective.
Edit: @JakeyBoy that was supposed to say Sci Fi and not Sick Go lol
If you haven’t watched Aliens you really need to see it. It is absolutely amazing. 10/10. Alien is my personal favourite film of all time so I wouldn’t rate Aliens higher than the original, but it is an absolute banger of a film. When it gets going it is unrelenting and a pure adrenaline rush. Near perfect sequel and there have been so many attempts to copy it over the years and they have all failed. Actually, I would probably say that along with the Godfather Part 2, Aliens is the best sequel of all time. Sigourney Weaver was also nominated for an Oscar for her performance, which for a Sci Fi film from the 1980s is pretty damm impressive. I’m so jealous that you have the opportunity to watch this for the first time especially on the back of Predator! You have to watch it and report back on what you thought…but you have to watch the Special Edition, which is the slightly longer cut of the film, but really adds to the emotional thread of the story.
I am a fan of Alien 3. It is a failed masterpiece really which was subject to a lot of interference from the studio. As a trilogy of films, it works. Again, if you watch it, it is worth seeing the ‘Working Cut’ rather than the theatrical cut as the storyline was as David Fincher intended. Alien Resurrection is the weakest but like @Cristo I like the prequels (Prometheus and Covenant) and again would suggest they are worth adding to the watch list, but not before Aliens! Actually, depending on when you last watched Alien, I would recommend a re-watch and then watch Aliens!
Its got to be about a decade since I saw Alien, and thats the only time I’ve seen it, so I think I’ll give it a rewarch and then seek out Aliens 
Edit: both are on Disney+, result.
Watched Alien on Monday and then Aliens yesterday.
I’d already seen Alien once years ago as I said above, but it was great to revisit. Obviously a second viewing only confirmed that it was every inch the classic I thought it was when I initially watched it.
Aliens was brilliant, an excellent sequel, one of the better ones I’ve seen. Though I was still surprised to see that Alien is only rated as being 0.1 better than it’s sequel on imdb. Anything less than a 0.3 point gap between the two films is fucking disgusting and I’ll be drafting a letter of complaint for my MP’s consideration.
I’m sure many have said this, and its not an interesting take, but I think I prefer the first one largely due to the sightings of the xenomorph being rarer and more obscured by lighting/shadows etc. The fleeting, obscured shots of the creature make it more convincing, and therefore scarier. Unfortunately, the most well lit and full length, unobscured shots of the xenomorphs aren’t wholly convincing, which is totally fine for a film of its age that relied on practical effects.
The Queen alien is awesome and the design is brilliant, don’t get me wrong, but it’s a lot less convincing when you see the whole creature in shot fighting wtih Ripley at the end when she is wearing the power loader suit/mech. You see this kinda skinny, limbed Queen tottering about and the creature looks a lot less intimidating than the much smaller xenomorph from the first film that lurks almost entirely in shadows, emerging from them very briefly to seize its prey and then disappearing again.
But I do appreciate that they tried to do something different with the sequel, and with that increased focus on action comes some changes, and part of that meant us seeing a lot more of the xenomorphs than we did in the first film.
I think a bit of tension was lost by them not being on the Nostromo. In the first film one of the key points was that they were unable to significantly wound the xenomorph as any spilled blood would corrode several layers of the ship, risking a breach to the hull and therefore the destruction of everyone on board. In Aliens they were on a planet, meaning they mostly had free reign to blast away at the xenomorphs (of course they still had to be careful about getting the corrosive blood on themselves). For me, the creatures did seem less threatening and undefeatable for the fact that you could just wildly spray them with bullets and take them down, not too dissimilarly from shooting unarmoured humans. But like I said, I appreciate they did something slightly different to Alien, and the logical result of the direction taken is that the xenomorphs arent quite as threatening or scary as the first film, but thats ok when the film is a bit more action orientated and less of a horror/thriller.
Think I might watch Predator 2 today! Wasn’t sure if I would, but Disney+ advertised it to me after finishing Aliens, and it showed the Predator standing on what looks like a typical city building. The setting switch for the sequel is enough to get me interested, definitely wanna see that invisible motherfucker stalking people in a concrete jungle instead of just a regular one.
Nice analysis, it’s been a few years since I watched them both as well but I would agree with you.
I liked the genre switch but preferred the setting and horror tone of the first one as well. Although the turret scene in Aliens is one of the best in the series.
Also, Predator 2 is basically Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon being too old for this shit and still taking out a predator so you should like it.
Welcome back @Persona
But the film wasnt black and white or deeply fucking boring?
Just seen that Predator 2 doesn’t have Arnie in it. I had no idea and it’s massively put me off lol
What’s wrong with post-industrial neo-noir Czechoslovakian tragicomedies???
But it has Murtaugh…
And it’s even set in LA haha
I haven’t seen the Lethal Weapon films so that doesn’t excite me too much, tbh.
Ahh ffs, I thought you loved Lethal Weapon. Who was I talking to about lethal weapon on here the ?
Maybe it was Castiel. Damn that’s a shame.
Well watch it anyway, it’s still great. And then watch Lethal Weapon 1 & 2.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Never gets old or boring
Could watch these films all day long everyday
I really liked Indy 4 right up until they got to the crystal skull and then the rest of the film just turned to shit.
Will be interesting to see what happens to number 5.
Literally cant wait
Me and my boy are so excited to see it lol
What the fuck was the bit with the monkey in Crystal Skull? It’s amazing how that’s basically the only scene from the film that’s stayed with me. It was so fucking stupid it completely overshadowed the rest on the film.
Yeah it was all just a shit show in the third act, they just got it totally wrong. It turned into a Michael Bay film.
I watched the first Indiana Jones film a few years ago and found myself fairly bored with it, so didn’t bother watching any of the rest.
Wow have you not seen Lord of the rings, Harry Potter or Star Wars either?
I for one haven’t.