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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 9454796" data-attributes="member: 54629">I guess the other thing is I just don't find old horror movies scary in the slightest. The first time I watched Jaws, the only time I felt any tension was during a scene when the shark never actually showed up. Watching Alien, I'm too distracted by the datedness of it to feel any tension or scariness. Not even the odd jump scare, like the cat.I feel like I will enjoy Aliens more because it leans more into the sci-fi action movie vibe with all the space marines and such. I have no idea what I'll think of Alien 3 because I've never seen it before.Oh, don't get me wrong. I dislike most of George's edits. In fact, the special edition of ESB is the only one of those I will actually willingly watch, since most of the edits are relatively minor background things.Thanks!Oh, I don't think Covenant is a good movie. But if I had to choose between Alien and Alien: Covenant, I would choose the latter.I mean, at least the CGI xenos in Covenant don't look like men in rubber suits.The xeno in Alien is creepy because you never see the whole thing in full light. But then when Ripley blows it out the shuttle airlock at the end, it just looks like what it is: a man in a rubber suit.It's the same problem that Signs had when they showed the aliens in full daylight at the end. It's that whole horror movie maxim: &quot;never let them see the whole monster because that ruins the suspense / mystery / scariness / etc&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 9454796, member: 54629"] I guess the other thing is I just don't find old horror movies scary in the slightest. The first time I watched [I]Jaws[/I], the only time I felt any tension was during a scene when the shark never actually showed up. Watching [I]Alien[/I], I'm too distracted by the datedness of it to feel any tension or scariness. Not even the odd jump scare, like the cat. I feel like I will enjoy [I]Aliens [/I]more because it leans more into the sci-fi action movie vibe with all the space marines and such. I have no idea what I'll think of [I]Alien 3 [/I]because I've never seen it before. Oh, don't get me wrong. I dislike [I]most [/I]of George's edits. In fact, the special edition of ESB is the only one of those I will actually willingly watch, since most of the edits are relatively minor background things. Thanks! Oh, I don't think [I]Covenant [/I]is a [I]good[/I] movie. But if I had to choose between [I]Alien [/I]and [I]Alien: Covenant[/I], I would choose the latter. I mean, at least the CGI xenos in [I]Covenant [/I]don't look like men in rubber suits. The xeno in [I]Alien[/I] is creepy because you never see the whole thing in full light. But then when Ripley blows it out the shuttle airlock at the end, it just looks like what it is: a man in a rubber suit. It's the same problem that [I]Signs [/I]had when they showed the aliens in full daylight at the end. It's that whole horror movie maxim: "never let them see the whole monster because that ruins the suspense / mystery / scariness / etc". [/QUOTE]

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