I still think Aliens Series stands the test of time. I particularly liked Aliens (1986) and the Queen Alien.
I still think Aliens Series stands the test of time. I particularly liked Aliens (1986) and the Queen Alien.
The problem with that is that Aliens is not a horror movie. A movie can have horrific elements and still not be Horror. Think Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom if you are confused by that statement.
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Both of you make good points. I don't think of the Alien series as horror movies (more like sci-fi action), but they certainly have shades of such, especially the first. And the licensed game not only didn't suck, but was scary in its own right.
Third movie was awful, though. Resurrection was okay.
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The original Alien was definitely Horror. Problems with that not being apparent is the setting where the USCSS Nostromo is in reality really just a stand-in for the traditional haunted house. What would you call Event Horizon then? It's also set in space and the crew run around a lot.
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I would say that they invoke a feeling of dread. Notice I said dread, not fear because you can be afraid and still excited in a positive sort of way. With a horror movie as opposed to say an adventure, most of emotions the viewer feels are going to be quite negative. In horror movies, bad things almost always result in bad outcomes.
Btw that once didn't use to be the case like with the old Universal monster movies where the "good guys" still got to win in the end. Nowadays it's basically de rigueur that horror movies have to end on a downer which is something I don't like.
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Add the complete isolation and that in space no one can hear you scream and you're on
I think uncertainty and the feeling that something is off hold far more weight than actual horror or scares. Say, The Shining. Even the elevator flood scene was less "eeek, ugh, that's a lot of blood" and more "okay... what was that, where did it come from, and why?".
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I remember back in the day going to the cinema with my friends on Buck Night (all movies just a dollar), and since we were late, there was only one movie that had not started yet. Nobody knew anything about it, had never heard of it or its predecessor, and we were all just "Why not. Surely it will be entertaining and it's only a buck."
That movie was "Nightmare on Elm Street II".
Scarred me for life.
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