Alien vs. Aliens

[Skyblade]

That's a fair point and a poster on another site pointed out some things too, like the way the alien in the first film tended to act for Rule of Scary at times and wasn't always a super practical killing machine.

But what I will NOT change my mind on is that the cast of Alien is so much better. The marines in Aliens are caricatures and two-dimensional. The Nostromo crew you can empathize with because they are just working stiffs. They have a touch of realism about them that none of the marines do.

And when we compare villains...can anyone say Burke over Ash? Ash was probably the best performance in the movie, rivaling Ripley herself.

As I said, the cast, especially the marines, were the movie's biggest flaw, in my eyes.

That doesn't mean that it's a bad movie, or that I don't enjoy it far more. One of the best action movies of all time next to one of the best horror films of all time. Which is better comes down to which genre you prefer, and most people prefer action. Especially with how good the horror in Alien can be.

"The rest of the world" as in the people who made Titanic and Avatar two of the best-selling movies of all time no doubt.

Not exactly sure what you're trying to say here. You quote my line, and seem to make a dismissive point about the demographic I refer to only being two people, and yet you then go on to point out that James Cameron's films are among the best selling of all time (which indicates that the rest of the world really likes his films as well). I'm honestly not sure whether you're agreeing with me or being dismissive.

That said, I think Avatar is a despicable piece of cinema. Not only is it a blatant ripoff of Dances With Wolves (which was admitted in court), it takes the stupidity to an extreme degree by having a spacefaring faction driven off by a planet-bound race, which simply cannot happen. You'd think the guy who gave us the line "Pull out and nuke them from orbit. Only way to be sure." would realize that.