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Yautja,
12 years ago
That, I can agree with. The Xenomorph was much more terrifying in Alien. Aliens was a fantastic film, yet it degraded the Xenomorphs. I know someone said that earlier in the year better than I just did, and I agree with whoever you are.
I still enjoy Aliens the most out of all the movies. I love the introduction of the hive, and at the same time I think it destroys that certain "incomprehensible mysterious space demon rape monster" aspect of the creature, which surely is a characteristic we all look for in life.
To view them as just another pissed off animal lowers them down to the level of, say, a tiger, which is terrifying in its own right, but can be tamed and is understandable. To me, Xenomorphs aren't supposed to be reasoned with or studied. They can't be tamed - not completely, at least. They can play along, but the moment you turn your back, it'll stick its thumbs up your ass. That's the way it works with these guys.
I hate to use this as an example, but the Newborn embodies this unpredictability near perfectly - not that all Xenos should aspire to be rapid-aging incest machines, but rather to rediscover the unpredictability and mysteriousness of the first incarnation back in '79.