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Old 02-25-2006, 04:29 PM  
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Originally Posted by crockett
I would have to agree.. but It's a toss up between Alien and Aleins.. I also always like the Star Wars orginals, but nothings better than a good scare.
ALIEN was the first serious big budget, scifi horror / thriller where the creature wasn't some clumsy guy in a rubber suit with no expression. This monster was frightening because it was presented seriously. It had a life-cycle, it was fast and killed indescriminently - as it would in nature. Audiences had never been "hunted" like that in space before - ergo it was a huge success and became the yardstick by which all others were measured - and still are. As much for set design and technique as Blade Runner and Star Wars, it set the standard for scifi horror...
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