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Originally Posted by Engine
I'm going to stand up for Alien here.
Both are great/classic films and all but Alien just makes me feel more. It feels creepier, more thrilling, and more fun. I'm probably biased by the fact that I grew up on Alien but never watched The Thing until I was an adult and so it has always seemed dated to me. I also don't think that Russel's good beard makes up for his paint-by-numbers acting style.
Sigourney Weaver would make short work of all of those guys in The Thing.
The Thing: 3
Alien: 1
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The Thing is a more terrifying force, and the story makes naturally for a more suspenseful and scary telling.
But Alien's approach to direction and cinematography is imo masterful and definitely surpasses The Thing. The quick cuts as each member of the crew are picked off are masterful and keep the suspense on 11. And, I said this earlier but I'm going to reiterate, the whole setup of the story is brilliant. Receiving a distress signal (that turns out to be a warning) from an unknown planet, then going into investigate, uncovering some grisly remains, and the face hugger. bah gawd, it's masterfully paced
I'm leaning towards Alien, but i dunno. I enjoy them both for different reasons