this has always been one of my favorite series and I'm thinking it should continue. To me, the first film was more of a monster stalking you in the dark type of flick and was without a doubt, the best horror film in the legacy. I did like how well Cameron did with the sequel and was absolutly everything I was expecting. Now part 3 I could say was totally gothic, perfect setting for the final days of Riply, so in a way, it was like reliving the nightmare of the first film, only seeing that she had to sacrifice herself at the end was the sad part. I thought we would have to start off with a new character (which the series really needs to continue). I'm just ticked off that newt was killed in the crash at the beginning, totally betrayed the books that were written after part 2 which carries on with Wayne Hicks and Newt having to still fight the threat. Now part 4 was what really got me, I loved everything that was shown and the new style for how more "up front" the terror was really made some scenes stand out. Sadly, it's not able to stand up to Cameron's work becuase of the way it was directed. Also, if you read the original script that was written, you'd see that the newborn was more "spider-like" and the ending had lead to landing all the way on the serface with that thing still clinging on the ship, only to have the Riply clone have to fight it and kill it with some kinda farm equipment.
What I'm really not starting to like is that with every sequel, it gets less scary and is now starting to gain more "dramatic" tones to it rather then keeping the sense that somebody could be killed when you never expect it. the music in part 4 was perfect, but when you see the fights, just listen to it, then start trying to "slightly blank out" the music with what you'd hear from part 2 and see how it affects the feel, silence and unnerving tones is what makes a horror scene stand out stronger then to have just some background music blairing for the dramatic moment. I think if part 5 is made, it should work with 2 things, 1) character development like we've seen from either the first 2 films (the first one had more realistic character/human interaction while I guess aliens may feel set up) and 2) make this film "PURE HORROR"! Heck, if you want a real horror feel with aliens, you could play alienvspredator for pc, but you could also try alien resurrection for psx. That intro fits with the preview from the very first film's style and if the film were to play like this, I might have shit my pants! But playing that game really gives you a scared feeling that you should watch your back.
don't wanna tangle with you, I'd rather tangle with him.
I think I'm gonna bash his head in...
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