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[Cunth]

These fuckers scared the shit out of me as a young kid and they still freak me out. Has any other movie made a scarier looking alien? Yes, I know Alien was before but in that movie it looked like a guy in a suit

 

[Deleted member 801069]

yes

also

Alien was the best alien horror movie ever made

Aliens was the best alien action movie ever made

 

[MaestroMike]

They're weird, but those white crawly ones that stick to your face and wraps its tail around your neck as it busts in ur mouth really freaked me out. Would rather just get killed off by one of the regular aliens instead of encountering those face fukkers. Super gross !

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Nope.

Off the top of my head these aliens were much scarier.

 

[GloveSlap]

When you add in how they reproduce they might be. The Thing remake alien is up there too.

Prometheus and Covenant didn't do them any favors though. I don't really like the idea of the Alien as a designed creature. Its more interesting to me as an organism that evolved so perfectly that it monopilized its entire planet, and now has to spread from place to place to survive.

 

[O-N-E]

Gross/claws/teeth type scary stuff comes off as cheesy nowadays.

The Annihilation alien was scary in an intense and interesting kind of way.

Spoiler

 

[LaughingStock]

I prefer when aliens are actually aliens. Not humans wearing make up with human motivations.

 

[Dev1lXYZ]

To me the face hugger is much more scary than the fully grown Alien.

 

[Romulus]

When you add in how they reproduce they might be.

And how they die. Even when you succeed at blowing them to pieces, you risk death because they're blood is literally the most acidic shit ever. Nasty fucking bastards.

 

[mcz117chief]

I always thought they looked cute

 

[The Shift]

Yeah I hate the fuckers. Keep in mind - they have been bested in many engagements by people with minor to no military training . Phew!

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Yes, the aliens in Aliens were the scariest aliens.

 

[PleaseDontBanMe]

 

[Explosive Zombie]

I prefer the Alien in the first, there is small moments when it looks man-in-suit-ish but mostly they do a good job of not letting you see enough to feel that way.

 

[Birdo]

The Aliens in War of The Worlds (1953) scared the shit out of me when I was a kid:

 

[jdforge]

Face huggers are easily the scariest and most horrific part of the Alien species.

 

[tkscz]

The Aliens in War of The Worlds (1953) scared the shit out of me when I was a kid:

It looks so sad

But to answer the OP, no, cause 3 years after Alien, a far more horrifying movie came out, and it was the best horror remake to date

 

[JimiNutz]

Yeah it's probably a toss up between those Aliens and Alf with his weird old man penis nose.
Both released in '86 both were terrifying in their own way.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

I put The Thing one spot behind Alien, but I wouldn't try and tell someone which is better, which is scarier, which has the better monster... those are the elements that puts them at nearly equal for me. I wish we had an endless stream of movies like Alien and The Thing instead of "boo!" ghost movies and slasher flicks, but it takes way more effort to do the alien stuff well.

 

[T8SC]

The "ribbed" head seen in Aliens also looks better than the smooth look in Alien. Apparently this is what happens as the Alien gets older, the smooth dome becomes ribbed.

Also, Aliens is the best movie ever made.

 

[jufonuk]

The Aliens in War of The Worlds (1953) scared the shit out of me when I was a kid:

I remember my dad playing the musical version on a cold winters day at a loud volume. Scared the shit out of me.

 

[bitbydeath]

I thought the blob had some kick-ass special effects back in the day.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I thought the blob had some kick-ass special effects back in the day.

Proper brutal when that kid gets savaged by it.

 

[and 3 others]

The "ribbed" head seen in Aliens also looks better than the smooth look in Alien. Apparently this is what happens as the Alien gets older, the smooth dome becomes ribbed.

Also, Aliens is the best movie ever made.

Ah, that's why in Alien it got jettisoned out the airlock, because it was a smooth brain!?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Facehuggers can be pretty scary with their speed and the need to attach themselves to your head. Grown xenomorphs? Not so much.

The scariest alien from the movies is featured in The Thing imo.

 

[VulcanRaven]

No. I think they looked better in the first movie.

 

[jason10mm]

I thought the blob had some kick-ass special effects back in the day.

I had (still have, she looked pretty good when I saw her a few years back) the most MASSIVE crush on Shawnee Smith, especially those earlier films like the Blob and Whose Harry Crumb.

 

[jason10mm]

Slither, while kind of a mash-up of Alien facehuggers, The Thing, and Night of the Creeps, was always a particular terror of mine.

 

[HaveButOneLife]

It looks so sad

But to answer the OP, no, cause 3 years after Alien, a far more horrifying movie came out, and it was the best horror remake to date

Joe Biden simulator

 

[GymWolf]

I thought the blob had some kick-ass special effects back in the day.

Blob effects shits on 95% of modern horror movie effects, that shit was nasty and far more horrorific than the xenomorph, just imagine dying like that...

An alien just face-fuck you with his weird dick-tongue and you are dead in an instant.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Communion has the scariest aliens

 

[Explosive Zombie]

The blob is absolutely one of my favorite movies easily one of the best remakes ever made. That said anyone who wants the film closely can tell you

Spoiler

but in the remake it's not actually from space but created by the government so doesn't technically fit in the discussion

but yes all hail practical effects

 

[Mitsuda Maniac]

yes

also

Alien was the best alien horror movie ever made

Aliens was the best alien action movie ever made

Me and my friends all agree with this

Alien = Terminator = Horror movies
Aliens = T2 = Action movies

Personally I prefer both T1 and Alien because I think the action in T2 and Aliens doesn't quite hold up.

 

[T8SC]

Me and my friends all agree with this

Alien = Terminator = Horror movies
Aliens = T2 = Action movies

Personally I prefer both T1 and Alien because I think the action in T2 and Aliens doesn't quite hold up.

 

[Mitsuda Maniac]

 

[T8SC]

 

[King of Foxes]

 

[MetalAlien]

These fuckers scared the shit out of me as a young kid and they still freak me out. Has any other movie made a scarier looking alien? Yes, I know Alien was before but in that movie it looked like a guy in a suit

I love Aliens but the first movie ruined me as an 8 year old. We saw it opening night. I had nightmares for weeks afterward. You have to remember there weren't movies like this other than the Exorcist (edit well Texas Chain Saw was out but no one had seen a big budget science fiction horror) . No one was ready to see that shit when it came out.

 

[MilkyJoe]

Yeah I hate the fuckers. Keep in mind - they have been bested in many engagements by people with minor to no military training . Phew!

mostly

 

[Kadayi]

I remember watching Alien on TV as a kid with my cousin when we were way too young and both of us losing our shit when the chest-burster scene happened. Lambett's slow death just being heard on the radio as Ripley is legging it is nightmare fuel. Legit creeped out by that film for sure. Top Tier directing by Ridley Scott.



Much love for Aliens though. In large part because you think the marines are going to kick their ass, but nope. Not quite as scary, but it definitely has its moments. also Vasquez rules.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Probably Joe Rogan’s Bob Lazar interview it seemed really scary at the time.

 

[T8SC]

Can we also mention that Aliens probably has the most played trailer music as part of its soundtrack:



Lets also mention that this specific piece of music is so good, it's played twice within 15 minutes in the movie.

 

[nkarafo]

Dunno... I'd rather have to defend myself from these Aliens than the Thing. Though, the facehuggers seem worse.

The blob is also scarier than both but at the same time seems slower and more dumb. So probably easier to deal with?

 

[Sealord of Braavos]

yes

also

Alien was the best alien horror movie ever made

Aliens was the best alien action movie ever made

This fella knows what’s what.

 

[Honjo]

 

[FunkMiller]

It looks so sad

But to answer the OP, no, cause 3 years after Alien, a far more horrifying movie came out, and it was the best horror remake to date

This guy gets it.

The Thing is the best alien oriented horror movie ever made. Don't argue. Don't bring up another film. It's the best. And the monster is far more terrifying than the alien, because it can be anyone.

...cheatin' bitch.

 

[T8SC]

This guy gets it.

The Thing is the best alien oriented horror movie ever made. Don't argue. Don't bring up another film. It's the best. And the monster is far more terrifying than the alien, because it can be anyone.

...cheatin' bitch.

Hey listen, we're all in strung out shape, but stay frosty, and alert, we cant afford to let anyone believes that shit in here.

 

[Kenpachii]

Yea that fucking moment freaked me out.

 

[Pagusas]

I always found the Akira thing creepy, not sure if that was an alien though.

 

[farmerboy]

Things from space can fuck right off!