Hi all,
I searched and didn't see a current thread about ALIENS. Just wanted to see what you thought? For me, it's one of the greatest sci-fi/horror movies of all time. Cameron really got everything right. He didn't simply rehash the first film, he took the best ideas and elements and expanded upon them.
I remember quite well seeing the film in '86 when it first came out and the sense of "creeping dread" it gave me! The theater was packed and the audience screamed and laughed in all the right places. It was quite an experience, similar to seeing Cameron's T2 when it came out.
One final thought regarding the ALIEN(S) mythos; for me, the real horror is the feeling of suffocation you'd experience with a face hugger attached. On top of that, it's forcing a long, slimy tentacle down your throat. For some reason that just really gives me the heebie jeebies!
Strangenstein
I searched and didn't see a current thread about ALIENS. Just wanted to see what you thought? For me, it's one of the greatest sci-fi/horror movies of all time. Cameron really got everything right. He didn't simply rehash the first film, he took the best ideas and elements and expanded upon them.
I remember quite well seeing the film in '86 when it first came out and the sense of "creeping dread" it gave me! The theater was packed and the audience screamed and laughed in all the right places. It was quite an experience, similar to seeing Cameron's T2 when it came out.
One final thought regarding the ALIEN(S) mythos; for me, the real horror is the feeling of suffocation you'd experience with a face hugger attached. On top of that, it's forcing a long, slimy tentacle down your throat. For some reason that just really gives me the heebie jeebies!
Strangenstein
