CaliggyJack
04.15.25 | FYI: The Following comment section may contain spoilers of Alien movies. If you don't want to be potentially spoiled about any of the Alien films. Don't read this comment section.
Out of all the horror series rankings I'll do, this one contains probably my hottest takes. |
CottonSalad
04.15.25 | this is a music website |
ScuroFantasma
04.15.25 | Worst ranking I’ve ever seen except 9 is definitely 9 lol |
CaliggyJack
04.15.25 | "this is a music website"
No it isn't, stop being a contrarian |
Sharenge
04.15.25 | 6 is 1 |
Futures
04.15.25 | yeah this ranking ain't for me lol. but i am a big prometheus and covenant defender. i love that direction and world building. the engineers are just sick. david is one of the best characters ever, shame we didn't get a conclusion to the trilogy. fassbender is just so good. |
CaliggyJack
04.15.25 | Yea David was amazing.
I really want a Prometheus 2 one day. |
bellovddd
04.15.25 | alien is by far the best in the whole series this is a crazy take!! |
CaliggyJack
04.15.25 | All of the actors minus Sigourney Weaver mumble their lines like they're drunk and I hate it.
It's the same reason I despise Caddyshack. Fucking enunciate for the love of God. |
bellovddd
04.15.25 | thats a wild take lmao. |
DadKungFu
04.15.25 | Caliggy remains unattached to the social dogma, a true individual |
budgie
04.15.25 | is avp the one with the pyramid in antarctica? that movie was fun
i agree that romulus fuckin ruled but prometheus and covenant were both bunk
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budgie
04.15.25 | "david is one of the best characters ever
the attractive blonde haired germanic guy obsessed with efficiency and perfection over compassion listening to fuckin wagner is the best character ever? thats like the most tired trope in western media |
Futures
04.15.25 | way more interesting than romulus which is a soulless remake with a horrifying usage of a dead actor and memberberries |
CaliggyJack
04.15.25 | "is avp the one with the pyramid in antarctica? that movie was fun"
Along with the weird romantic tension between Predator and the main girl.
AvP is lit lmao |
budgie
04.15.25 | nah the use of facehuggers in romulus was fuckin sick def the best alien HORROR since 1
only real black mark on the film is the british cast with the unlistenably awful chav accents ugh |
ScuroFantasma
04.15.25 | AvP is a lot of fun, AvP2 sucks and you can’t see shit |
Gameofmetal
04.15.25 | brother . . .
alien is the best scifi horror of all time, you can't not put it 1 |
budgie
04.15.25 | scandalous maybe but im gonna say 10 cloverfield lane is the best scifi horror of all time |
Gameofmetal
04.15.25 | it's so funny you'd talk about enunciation and place romulus higher like their british accents aren't fucking gibberish for the first 20 minutes lol |
CaliggyJack
04.15.25 | @budgie that movie is an absolute masterpiece. |
Futures
04.15.25 | 10 cloverfield lane is an amazing movie until the last 10 minutes |
budgie
04.15.25 | yeah game i mean the english accents in romulus i couldnt stand but love the film otherwise |
CaliggyJack
04.15.25 | Maybe it's cuz I'm American but I didn't find the accents all that bad. |
markjamie
04.15.25 | Resurrection is ace - easily Top 3 for me with the first 2. |
rockarollacola
04.15.25 | There are things I like and don't like about this ranking.
Pros: I love seeing somebody who appreciates the greatness that is Prometheus, absolutely terrific science fiction movie. It's also nice to see somebody who thinks Covenant is solid as well.
Cons: Alien is my favorite movie of all time, so seeing it in 6th place makes me want to puke.
I also genuinely don't understand what's with all the Romulus glazing. That movie was okay for what it was, but it had some serious plot-hole issues that nagged on me the entire time I was watching it. |
rockarollacola
04.15.25 | oh, and Alien 3 is insanely underrated |
VlacDrac
04.15.25 | Alien 3 sucks ass, I agree. |
budgie
04.15.25 | " I also genuinely don't understand what's with all the Romulus glazing.
first of all can we stop using the term glazing we're not a dang donut shop
second of all the fact that romulus was the first alien entry since the original that actually felt like a horror film instead of splash horror splash action splash scifi adventure should on its own be sufficient to explain why anyone really liked it huh |
MillionDead
04.15.25 | Or maybe the Alien franchise isn't all that exceptional apart from the first flick and the overall art direction.
"scandalous maybe but im gonna say 10 cloverfield lane is the best scifi horror of all time"
The Thing would like a fucking word with you. |
budgie
04.15.25 | i like & appreciate the thing but not nearly as much as the average horror nerd
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Wildcardbitchesss
04.15.25 | @million
Nah Alien is king. I fs used to think that The Thing was the best sci fi horror but Alien’s cast is just too good. There’s nobody in The Thing as memorable as the Alien crew aside from Mac and Blair.
And Aliens is amazing too cmon man lol. I agree about the rest of the series but I did enjoy Romulus |
markjamie
04.15.25 | Don't understand why The Thing is so highly rated. Maybe the problem is I saw it for the first time 40 years after release, but Alien scared and influenced me way more. |
Wildcardbitchesss
04.15.25 | Don’t get it twisted the thing is still a 10/10 imo but Alien edges it out. But yeah idk watching it as an adult in 2025… I dunno. I still think that kind of tension building is timeless and it’s practical effects are a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of shit we’ve gotten since then |
MillionDead
04.15.25 | Yeah my b, Aliens is also awesome too, but I guess I was kneejerk disregarding it because it's more of an action flick instead of horror. I also LIKED Romulus but it also had a good few stupid moments imo. One of my main loves about the Thing are the fucking one of a kind effects. CGI still could not look as good as some of the stuff they pull off there. The fact that they're actual props with lighting hitting them and actors seeing them grounds the eldritch, alien monstrosities so much. Plus, I like the paranoid/cabin fever narrative it's working with where everyone feels written so realistically. |
rockarollacola
04.16.25 | @budgie damn, didn't take you for a donut aficionado |
budgie
04.16.25 | i actually had a donut for the first time in ages the other day and i felt so sick from it
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pizzamachine
04.16.25 | 1 is 1
8 is an awesome movie |
Zac124
04.16.25 | 1 is 1.
Haven't seen the rest |
mandan
04.16.25 | Haven't seen the AvP films nor Romulus.
But Alien is my fave. |
pizzamachine
04.16.25 | Romulus was average but still pretty fun |
Wildcardbitchesss
04.16.25 | @million
1000% bro. I still feel like watching it today it’s pretty predictable that Kurt Russell would be the last man standing but that movie has tension like no other. It’s fucking anxiety inducing tbh.
And like, just watch the prequel… I think that will help people who don’t “get” those things that we love about the thing. It does exactly the opposite of everything that The Thing executes fucking flawlessly.
We’re going thru Tarantino movies rn but this has kinda made me wanna watch the Thing tonight god damn that movie fucking rocks. To be clear when I say Alien edges it out, it’s by a hair. It’s almost unfair to every other sci fi horror movie that’s been made since because they’re all going to be compared to people that struck gold 40+ years ago. |
Brabiz
04.16.25 | 7 is 2 idc |
budgie
04.16.25 | i enjoyed the prequel well enough |
BAT
04.16.25 | whatup calligy, and yeah i can understand people who put aliens above alien...but alien at #6 is blasphemous. Alien is my fav by far but love the entire series..except avp2 i saw that shit in theaters on christmas day and it's in like the top 5 worst movies i've seen in a theater.
i initally hated alien 3 buuuut i'd only ever seen it on the 90s vhs which crops off like 48% of the image, bought the blu ray collection and gave the 'assembly cut' a chance annnd my opinion of it shot up quite a bit. it's horribly paced but i appreciate the attempt at bringing back the bleak vibe of the original movie, rest of the series relies more on the action pacing of aliens. however: i can completely understand why someone whose favorite is aliens haaaaaates alien 3 lmao.
romulus was fun but derivative, really the only thing i outright didn't like about it was the deepfake ian holmes. the dude who played the android did a great job |
budgie
04.16.25 | sup bat bro 🦇🦇🦇 |
BAT
04.16.25 | same ole same ole, gotta get back into the trend of watching stuff [annd jamming stuff especially it's been a while since i checked anything out]. been gettin back into dvd/blu collecting tho just getting a lot of edgy stuff lol |
markjamie
04.16.25 | 7 is 2 (2) |
rockarollacola
04.16.25 | "i actually had a donut for the first time in ages the other day and i felt so sick from it"
was it poison flavored?
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budgie
04.16.25 | sugar is poison yes |
gabba
04.16.25 | 7 is a mess, that xeno with the tiny nose is super-ridiculous |
budgie
04.16.25 | dont body shame u toxic white male |
gabba
04.16.25 | lol how did you guess? That nordic android with the OCD though… |
budgie
04.16.25 | u mean fessenebnender? |
gabba
04.16.25 | Yeah, to me this is what this franchise is about: strong female characters vs them having acid or cum running in their veins. |
DoofDoof
04.16.25 | Alien then Aliens then Alien 3
The rest are sporadically ok but don’t feel like genuine Alien franchise and stuff like Prometheus is ‘Tool video’ quasi religious super pompous.
Romulus was nearly good, the ending was quite wild, but still only a ‘nice try’. Maybe I’d put it 4th for being cute. The idea it’s better than the original is certainly something. |
CaliggyJack
04.16.25 | Yo BAT
Also I love it how my lists only blow up when I'm not on |
Butkuiss
04.16.25 | 6 is 1 [♾️] |
KevinKC
04.16.25 | Alien
Prometheus
Covenant
Romulus
2, 3 and 4 are flawed but likeable. |
bigguytoo9
04.23.25 | AVP was horrible. |
