Which is the best Alien film and why?

[Glass]

Alien is the one for all the same reasons everyone else sharing the sentiment said.

This Prometeus film though! This is my first time hearing about it, and I usually don't give any second looks to Hollywood films.
This one got m though. I might see this shit in theaters.

This really sold it for me --

During production, Ridley Scott kept the use of computer-generated imagery as low as possible, using CGI mainly in space scenes; Scott recalled advice VFXpert Douglas Trumbull gave him on the set of Blade Runner: "If you can do it live, do it live", and also claimed that practical VFX was more cost-effective than digital VFX.

This is sooo important to me. I hate the mass over overkill of using CGI in films these days.

[apmje]

I've always bashed Alien but thats cause I didn't like it last time I watched it which was a very long time ago.

Might give it another whirl today like.

[Forum]

I've always bashed Alien but thats cause I didn't like it last time I watched it which was a very long time ago.

Might give it another whirl today like.

Wait until its dark, its just not the same during the day

[bandshell]

Jeunet was adamant about the hybrid having genitalia which resembled a mix of both male and female sexes. 20th Century Fox was uncomfortable with this, however, and even Jeunet eventually felt that "even for a Frenchman, it's too much"

[finji]

Vincent Ward's proposed script for Alien 3 sounded like it had potential. It was going to be set on a partially wooden planet populated by medieval monks. Ripley would end up on the planet along with one of her alien friends. Hilarity would ensue.

http://vincentwardfilms.com/concepts/al ... ted-visio/

Awesome site, would've been a good film.

[Lystric]

friend of mine got the blu-ray pack with all of them, I would say Alien is my favourite only because it's the one I properly remember going to get on that asap!

[AllNightDayDream]

In the quadrilogy box set there are lots of storyboards, artwork, concept screenplays, discussion etc. about that "wooden planet" script. Real neat, but still, sounds a bit much doesn't it?

[Phigure]

im embarrassed to say ive only seen the first, and only like half of it at that

spent the most of the day and watching them... currently on 3.