Alien, Predator, AvP (news)

The life-cycle of the Xenomorph is a confining box of sorts.

Now, we have seen Giger’s dream.

That’s done.

My choice would be to have different artists each do a different “chapter” with the ALIEN having to deal with (first) Wayne Barlow’s creations:
https://i0.wp.com/waynebarlowe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/daggerwrist.jpg

His work is fully the equal of H.R.‘a and has a savage beauty all its own:
https://waynebarlowe.com/artwork/hell/

My ALIEN film would have only one “human”…a Deep Fake Ash replicant as the host of a pseudo Nature Documentary.

You see him looking at the camera, talking quietly, and we follow the travails of the xenomorphs…in this new hostile land. Face huggers latch on to some rather unremarkable creatures…and we see baby chestbursters getting boops from larger adults….before the daggerwrists raid the hive….no…they’re killed the Queen and have killed everything…

Our young baby burster is on the run from all sorts of flora and fauna…and now is all grown up and—damn it…that’s Pulse-Rifle fire!

Run!

Ash and the unseen Cameraman return fire and…we see the Cameraman…in the mid credits and the Cameraman is….

 

That's a terrifying thought, an enemy so dangerous that it would cause Xenos to ally themselves with Humans.

Is that even possible? Are Xenos capable of forming alliances and carrying out complex tasks? We have seen Predators doing this, but I'm not sure about Xenos.

I mean, that's kind of a burning question, innit? Are Xenos sentient?

 

A new movie could be exciting, especially if it gets back to sci-fi horror basics.

The Alien: Isolation video game and the anniversary shorts produced for release on IGN were some of the best franchise material in years.

And, rankings from my perspective:

1. Alien

2. Aliens
3. Alien 3


4. Prometheus
5. Alien Covenant

6. Alien Resurrection





7. Alien vs Predator







8. Alien vs Predator Requiem

 

My approach predated PROMETHEUS, so I can't truly answer that. I can say that the humans will take First Lady Glenn Close's approach, with mega-explosive resultamundos.

 

My alien film rankings...

Alien
Aliens

Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)



Alien Resurrection
AVP


Prometheus

Covenant



AVP Requiem

 

I always find it quite different to rank the Alien movies, since they are so different in their styles.

Alien is a classic 70's horror if you ask me.
Aliens is the 80's American action movie.
Alien3 has this almost British film noir thing at times.
Alien Resurrection has a very European vibe to it.

Prometheus and Covenant (I am a huge fan of both movies btw) try and fit in with the look and feel of Alien.

If I had to....

Alien/Aliens on a shared first
Then Prometheus/Covenant (they are so very much linked as movies they can't be seperated)
Alien3 Assembly Cut
Alien Resurrection.

The AvP movies are not something I really consider part of this, although the first one was actually quite entertaining as a saturday night action flick with beers and snacks.

 

AVP is more enjoyable than it has any right to be.

It is hard to seperate Alien/Aliens and my opinion does vary depending on the timing when I'm asked.

 

ALIEN
PROMETHEUS
ALIENS
AvP
Resurrection
Covenant
Requiem
Alien 3….and I love Charles Dance (Tywin).

 

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/2022/12/2...start-principal-photography-in-feburary-2023/

 

Doesn't seem like this is going to be big on continuity with the other films.

 

How about the Predator movies, how would you guys rank them?
I'd go
Predator
Predators/Prey
Predator 2

I haven't seen The Predator yet, but based on what I've heard, it'd probably be on the bottom. I haven't seen the AvPs either.

 

^My list would be the same with The Predator at the bottom. I love Shane Black but it's awful!

 

Back to the roots means evil corporation trying to obtain a specimen to use as a weapon and something horrible happens

 

Predator/Prey
Predator 2/Predators

Haven't seen The Predator

 

Predator
Prey
Predators/Predator 2
The Predator

AvP movies are hard to take seriously in a listing. I will say.....I enjoyed the take on Yautja/Predator culture in the first AvP and Wolf from Requim was really bad ass.

 

Predator
Predators
Prey
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Predator 2
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The Predator

The AvP films are a totally different thing, I don't even include them in the rankings of the main franchise.

 

I don't think Alien vs Predator is in the same universe as Prometheus/Covenant.

 

Yeah, I thought I heard somewhere that AvP has a different founder of Weyland-Yutani