Alien Series: Ranked 

Alien, Alien: Isolation, Aliens. The Golden 3.

So glad alien 3 is actually counted as a part of the universe now. I love alien 3 and never truly understood why it was so hated. It's not as good as the first 2 obviously but it's nothing below a very solid movie with excellent acting and direction.

alien is my all time favourite scifi /horror movie,

Imagine if Sigourney Weaver herself signs up for In search of tomorrow

I like Alien 3 & it has one of my favorite movie quotes: David : I have a problem with this. Jude : What part? David : The part where we're running around in the dark fucking maze with that thing chasing us. 🤣

The original Alien film is my favorite as well.

I read the Alien 4 novelization before the film, and it had me hyped. The trailer for Prometheus had me hyped as well. I think the alien film we have in our head makes it hard for the real film to live up to our expectations.

Agree with your ranking. I was lucky enough to watch Alien in 1979 at a big cinema. I watched it from the front row of the cinema, with friends. The theatre was packed and you could smell the fear in the building. Everyone was exhausted at the end! Wonderful cinema!

Alien: Isolation should be on the 3rd place!

Currently rewatching them in between playing Alien Isolation for a third time round.

Aliens was my favourite for many many years, but after watching Alien again recently and really emerging myself in the movie, it's now become my top pick.

I like Alien 3 as well. Hell it has Tywin Lannister in it.

The build up in the first two films are amazing , before any action starts it's just great

Yes! Alien 3 is a very good movie that deserves more attention. Thanks for ranking it number 3 on the list.

Glad to see you still like the Alien series. I hope you are okay at home and enjoying this iconic franchise. Take care.

SO, SO glad to see the love for Alien 3 in the comments. I've never understood the dislike for Alien 3. Besides Sigourney Weaver being awesome as usual, the rest of the cast like Charles Dance, Danny Webb and Charles S. DUtton give great performances too. I liked the plot, I liked the alien chase sequences and liked the ending. I remember still thinking about the ending for several hours after leaving the theater as a kid.

Alien: Isolation should be included on that list, even though it's a game. And I agree that Wolf and the Predalien deserved a better treatment.

1, Aliens (my all time favorite movie) 2, Alien 3, Alien3 4, Alien Res 5, AvP 6, Prometheus (not good Alien movie but good Sci Fi movie) 7, AvP2 8, Alien Covenant (utter garbage and the first time i walked out of a theater mad and disappointed about lore in a movie)

Honestly Alien: Isolation should be at the front of the list ;)

If I had to rank my favorite (AVP movies excluded), it would be... 1. Aliens (directors cut) 2. Alien 3. Aliens 3 (has a special place in my heart because I was able to see it in theaters with my dad as a kid) 4. Prometheus (saw in theaters) 5. Covenant (saw in theaters) 6. Resurrection * I did this BEFORE watching this vid all the way through. So it’s not inspired by AT’s picks.

Mine would be: Aliens (love it) Alien (love it) Prometheus (like it) Alien 3 (like it) Alien Covenant (okay) AvP (meh) AvP Requiem (bad) Alien Resurrection (really bad)

The OG Alien will always be the best IMO. It's the only entry that feels like high art.

Alien 3 is actually my favorite but I love all of the first three movies and think they’re all genuine classics, Hell I even have a soft spot for resurrection and the AVP movies. But everything else is pretty irrelevant to me

I have a slightly different ranking list: 1. Alien (my brother & I saw this in the 1st theatrical run, Fantastic, Paradigm shifting film) 2. Aliens (missed this in theaters & have regretted that since, the 1st version I saw had 'Sentry Guns' scene, Great action film) 3. Prometheus (Loved the Art Direction: New versions of what would be old when 'Alien' occurred, Pretty good characters) 4. [Tie] Alien 3 (Went to see this film and was stunned by opening sequence: kept saying - WTF, WTF, WTF, WTF, WTF!!!) 4. [Tie] Alien Resurrection (I like this movie, Good premise, Great characters, but Bad Alien Baby) 5. [Tie] Alien Covenant (Ridley run amok, he screws up alien timeline as much anyone ever has) 5. [Tie] Alien vs. Predator (Not horrible, not good, but watchable, I guess, if drunk or high) 12. AVP Requiem (Just awful, Zombie movie with strike-thru/change to Alien, Just Dreck. Objectionable scenes, Awful!!!) Notes: Saw all in theaters, except Aliens and Resurrection and I will go to see any further films in the cinema house. As a gamer, I really love the 2nd film in the series, but nothing has ever matched the original. Love the channel! Keep up the good work!

I have a soft spot for the AVP Extended Unrated cut. It's not perfect by any means but it kinda does make up for how tame the PG-13 theatrical cut is.

So now that Disney owns Fox, and that Alien: Covenant was a disaster, maybe Disney will finally give Neill Blomkamp a shot with his Aliens sequel? Hey, I can dream, can't I?

I'm curious to see your ranking for the Predator films too. Really enjoyed your listing and reasons for liking or disliking them :) 1) Aliens (think it was the first Alien movie I saw , certainly all the way through) 2) Alien (could easily change this around with Aliens at any moment) 3) Alien 3..I used to dislike this movie, but I've come to appreciate, still need to watch the directors cut 4) Alien Resurrection, it's got Ron Perlman in it, I find this one very fun to joke about, about some of the stuff in that isn't great, it's not pretending to be smarter than it isn't (which isn't very heh) and I just like the bloody weirdness of it...and the Newborn death is rather priceless 5) Alien vs Predator, I have memories of watching this with my brothers and seeing my older get freaked out at the chestburster bit, I don't really like the film much but I could sit and watch it and not get frustrated at it so that's why its number five.. 6) Prometheus , I've only watched it once all the way through, maybe I need to give this one another shot at some point , but yeah not a fan of it 7) Alien Covenant, wanted it to be good, wanted to like it, the Alien looked horrible and it moved too fast, no suspense in the scenes, didn't like the David stuff, the Neomorph was the best thing about the film, that back-burst sequence at the start was hilarious and enjoyable, wanted more out of the Neomorph and yeah they could have carried the film and had more scenes 8) AVPR unadulterated dog shit..don't think anything else needs saying, well yeah Wolf was cool and was nice to the Hybrid

First, let me start by sharing what a great fan I am of your channel. My own experience, fascination and - dare I say - obsession - with the Alien franchise began when I was only 5 years old and popped a tape into the VCR and watched Aliens (1986) without my parents knowing. Of course, the immediate aftermath was terror and sleepless nights, and it certainly left an indelible mark on my pscyhe. That said, I am a huge fan of the series. Second, and in direct response to your rankings, I would have to say that I rate Aliens above the original - also by the slightest of margins. I'm compelled to explain why since I'm responding to a fellow enthusiast who has taken such great effort in bringing such amazing content and commentary on a film (and comic / novel) series that I much love. For me, the main difference between Alien and Aliens - apart from the fact that the latter is the perfect amalgamation of horror and action whereas the former was focused on realising Scott's vision of a science fiction horror (or, to borrow the language from a recent post of yours, thriller) - is the depth *and breadth* of the characters that James Cameron allowed the audience to become so invested it over 137 minutes (cinematic cut). I fully agree that Scott did an excellent job of this as well in the original, but the difference between the two directors was that Cameron wrote as well as directed the sequel. Every bit of the dialogue is within the sci-fi / film afficionados' list of quotable quotes. Where Alien has the edge over the Aliens is in Scott's mastery of immersing the viewer in the feel, tonality, grittiness of Dan O'Bannon's novel through superb film-making, particularly lighting, sound and photography technique. It is not that Cameron does not do this superbly - if not at least equally - but the novelty of the first movie, coupled with the incorporation of Giger's designs and art, means that Alien will always stand alone in creating a universe. That act of creation, a theme in Scott's films and particularly in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, is the defining characteristic of Alien. In this respect, Scott is unequalled as a director (see Blade Runner / Gladiator). Despite this edge, I would still give the nod to Aliens as being my personal favourite simply because of the depth and development of each of the characters - so amazingly brought to life within such a limited time frame. With very few exceptions (e.g. Wierzbowski), every single cast member brought something unique and believable to the table. This would be true of Alien as well, but not to the extent of Cameron's creation. Putting aside the main cast, the roles played by the supporting actors and actresses is so supremely convincing. From Vasquez and Hicks to Burke, Bishop and Gorman, not to mention Ferro, Frost and Drake, the degree of emotional investment that Cameron commands from the audience in his characters gives Aliens the edge. There's no need to go into the evolution of Ripley's character, which you had already explained brilliantly in this and other videos you've made. This is Cameron's forte, and one only need to look as far as the finale of Terminator 2 which, amazingly, is tear-jerking when the T-800 self-terminates after beginning to learn the value of life. It is that degree of emotional investment in the characters, coupled with Cameron's ability to build and extend the original universe in ways no one else could have visualised (from the props, equipment, design of the Alien Queen, etc.), that ultimately - for me - edge the original Alien movie as a film that I love more. That's right - love! Perhaps it isn't about "which is the better movie". Instead, perhaps the most appropriate question - for me at least - is "which one do I feel more for". Alright - that's enough for me for now. I'll give and explain the rest of my list later! Thank you for such amazing content. Sincerely, Alex

Alien = Aliens > Alien Isolation >>> Alien 3 (assembly cut) >>>>> rest

Look at my controversial ranking: 1. Alien 2. Prometheus 3. Alien Covenant 4. Alien 3 5. Aliens 6. Alien Resurrection 7. Avp 8. Avp 2 ....and yes I'm a huge fan of the franchise 🤓

With the exception of the sub-par special effects (understandable given the challenges Fincher had to endure), I have to say Alien 3 is a gothic-horror masterpiece and merits a much better standing than it gets. Had it not come off the heels of its predecessor and the hugely popular/well-loved Aliens, it'd might've fared better. It succeeded in eliciting a deeply emotional response and feeling of dread and hopelessness. Classic horror. Alien Covenant? WAY too gory and over-the-top bloody than I like.

About the 4th movie "destroying" the Ripley character: they only said in the movie itself about 50 times that "Ripley" wasn't 200-years-dead Ellen Ripley. It was a Xenomorph-DNA-containing, lab-built clone who thought she was Ellen Ripley. Therefore, as an avatar of Ripley, the character actually had nothing to with Ripley from the first three movies, and I think that line about having to f--- someone to get off the ship made it clear, this version of Ripley was a lot more brash and aggressive than the original.

So happy to see someone as in love with this series as me! Here's my list. 1. Alien (by a teeny tiny fraction) 2. Aliens (my dad first showed it to me when I was six. Really fucked me up but totally worth it, I've been rewatching it ever since) 3. Alien Resurection (adore this one as well, it came after aliens for me. Honestly, I don't really understand the hate towards it, it is very enjoyable though very different from the others. Love the characters) 4. Prometheus (was pleasantly surprised by it. There were flaws, namely the stupidity of the crew, but overall I really enjoyed it) 5. Alien Covenant (I had issues with it. It didn't live up to my expectations, the magic of the first films wasn't recaptured *but those are insanely high standards. What annoyed me, was that it didn't give almost any answers and didn't tie it clearly with alien, as I hoped it would) 6. Alien³ (only watched it a handful of times, but definitely not my favourite. Maybe I'll warm up to it, but sadly do not find it nearly as enjoyable as some of the others) I didn't include AVP, as I don't really consider them part of this universe, but I like the first one. It would have been number 4 perhaps. It's really interesting to see how different our opinions are. Mine probably mine will change in the future, but now it's like this :)

I've quoted 3 a lot in my life. "This thing is really pissed off!" has been out of my mouth more than once.

Alien 3 Assembly Cut is right up there with the first two movies or maybe just a notch or two below them. As much as it sucked for Hicks and Newt to have died between movies, I think that's the point. You're supposed to start the movie feeling confused and devastated about the loss. -as if you were gut punched. It immerses you into Ripley's feelings off top and reminds you that the alien represents nothing but sorrow and pain.

1. Alien 2. Aliens 3. Alien 3 4. Covenant 5. Prometheus 6. Resurrection As far as I'm concerned the AVP movies never happened so they don't count.

For me Aliens is far above all the other movies in the franchise. I really wish Cameron would have returned for another go, but not with Ridley Scott who I think is overrated as a director.

Honestly I put the first 3 alien films all as number one because they're each equally different & equally unique in they're own ways but still stick to the same storyline & I honestly don't have a favorite because I love the entire trilogy & watching all 3 films in order & sometimes I just get in different moods to where I just want to watch one of the films more than the other two at times!!!! It's honestly my favorite movie trilogy of all time!!!! Alien : Horror Sci-fi Thriller Aliens : Action Sci-fi Thriller Alien 3 : Drama Sci-fi Thriller All 3 films complement eachother perfectly!!!! 2nd would be "Alien: Covenant" because it explains the most about the Xenomorphs beginning & it has the best ending of any alien film to me & it's extremely intense & I think it's very underrated despite everyone else hating it for no particular reason because it actually explains so much about the Xenomorphs creation & birth & life cycle in extreme detail especially if u watch & read all of the very complex & detailed lore that's in the Blu-ray/ 4k DVD 📀 extras!!!!! 3rd would be "AVP" because it's fun & it doesn't need to be perfect!!!!! 4th would be "Prometheus" because it shows the alien universe from it's complete origin & has good acting & it explained the "Space Jockey" origin finally!!!! 5th would be "Alien Resurrection" only because I love the iconic underwater scene & the cloned Ripley with red acid blood !!!!! & 6th is "AVP Requiem" because Its the only one left on the list!!!!!!

Resurrection being judged so negatively by the majority leaves me surprised and also kind of sad. For me it's what other people see in Aliens, a perfect sequel of the series that kept the spirit of the first movie and builds upon it without changing it. Yeah it has some cheesy humour and one-liners typical for the time, but that's what others seem to like in their Aliens when they say they like the typical 80s action and characters and their dialogue. This is what bugs me the most when said Resurrection is mindless popcorn kino. Space marines are like a blank template for sci-fi action with them being inserted in movies and games with always the same stereotypical character traits. It takes away more than it gives. These marines could just as well exist today and nothing they do goes beyond mindlessly shooting and screaming always the same stuff at each other. If you really think about it, the only scifi thing on Aliens is the spaceship they arrive on and the aliens themselves. Except that, I really just see a mindless action movie in it, with the android existing only as reference to Ash and the aliens existing just to be shot down. Camerons only trump card was the queen, which also demystified the aliens a bit. One alien was literally run over by a vehicle. Resurrection on the other hand plays on a military research spaceship that turns the balance of power. The alien is now prey and subject to the experiments humans carry on on them. Until the balance of power is twised again by the aliens, which sets the plot in motion. The aliens cannot be controled as the way they act and evolve throughout the movie is just unpredictable to the humans, which leads to the conclusion that every attemt to have contact with them leads to death. Even if their captors seem to have all the power and resources in the beginning, the aliens are just too... alien. They are the perfect organism. This was lost in the second movie The characters help giving resurrection a dismal tone ranging from sinister, merciless researchers trying to gather informations of the alien creatrues to reckless merchants who are indifferent to the consequences of their actions and just want to get out of the mess they helped creating. Resurrection demonstrates how positions can turn if you think you can outsmart something you don't know. It's showing us what would have happened if Ash had been successful in bringing back an alien sample with him. It's also showing perfectly how aliens would react to that. And it also gives us a glimpse of the world in which the Alien movies exist, more than the others do. It wasn't a perfect movie by far, even the director sadly disliked it, but for me it's what I want from a Science Fiction movie.

AVP (2004) was the first alien and predator movie I ever saw, so it holds a special place in my heart

I love Alien 3.. who's with me?

I haven't seen the AVP movies, so I'll just do the main series: 1) Alien 2) Aliens 3) Alien 3 Assembly Cut 4) Prometheus 5) Covenant 6) Alien 3 7) Resurrection which is stupid as hell but I still love it

AT uploads a new vid while i'm binge watching the Alien Anthology set, can't get better than this.

8. Requiem 7. Resurrection 6. AVP 5. 3 4. Covenant 3. Prometheus 2. Aliens 1. Alien

The Alien series is a classic example of diminishing returns with every sequel (except the 2nd). 1. Alien 2. Aliens 3. Alien 3 4. Alien 4 Sod the rest . .

I'd honestly put Alien Resurrection as my 3rd fav. I loved it when I was younger. I like that they tried something a bit different, loved the time-jump (would be great to see where the universe was even further in the timeline), and the cast is pretty solid. The final act lets it down though.

Well personally AVP Requiem is so bad it doesn't deserve any ranking whatsoever! 😩

Just blown away on your channel, your passion and accuracy is unquestionable. May I pose a what if question. What if Drake had survived the initial fire fight with the Aliens. He managed to get into the APC. What would have been different about the coming events, what would the dynamics have been like, having his soldier experience but still having to share the remaining weapons. I’ve been pondering on this question for nearly 30 years, maybe I just wanted him to survive.....at least for a few more scenes. Thanks for your content.

I'd rank them: Aliens. Alien. Alien³ AvP Prometheus Alien Resurrection AvPr My biggest bugbear with Requiem is putting the xenos in suburban America when the whole purpose of the original series is stop them getting here; then, we find out they were here all along. I'll give it some credit though; it had some particularly brutal kills, and has the most badass Predator of any film

I just discovered your channel. You do great work. You give great insight and I pretty much agree with your rankings wholeheartedly but I actually really enjoy Alien: Resurrection!

They need to get the Alien prequels done already then give a proper ending to Aliens with the whole Neil Blomkamp project. From what I've heard, it would've delivered a proper fan service.

u know what i love the most about alien³? how the xenomorph writhe in the furnace, that look SO fucking frightening. I use to be had nightmares with thoses "writhes"

I had the pleasure of watching the first two Alien movies with my 15 year old brother for the first time recently, just like my father did when I was a kid. Me and my brother are very talkative and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie with him that kept him silent and at the edge of his seat the whole time like Alien did, truly a timeless classic in all ways.

1. Alien - Aliens. To hard to say which is better, so I won't, I love them both in different ways. 3. Alien 3. As much as people shit on this one, I find the characters interesting and empathetic, the writing is pretty good, and as much as I dislike the "termination" of Hicks and Newt, I understood it. 4. AvP. It's fun. 5. AvP: Requiem. Am I the only person that can pickup on the action in this movie? I thought it was goo for one simple reason. The fucking Predator and Aliens were monstrous again. No jokes, no bullshit, no allies, just two monstrous forces clashing with humans where they belong, in the middle and helpless. 6. Alien: Covenant. too many dumb asses in this movie, felt no sympathy for any of them (remember, I felt empathy for convicted murderers in 3, that's how bad these idiots are?), hate the way the story goes. 7. Prometheus. Good film, have no idea why it's part of Alien. 8. Alien Resurrection. God I hate this movie with the burning passion of a thousand suns. I hate "the Newborn", think it's the stupidest thing ever made, especially the puppy-dog eyes. Hate the cloning plot, hate the action, hate most of the acting, hate the android subplot, hate the sexuality of the movie (Weaver molesting Ryder in an aggressive pseudo lesbian fashion is hot, Weaver in a Xenomorph orgy, is not), I especially hate the humor in this. The humor is slapstick stupid, and has no place int the series, for fuck's sake our introduction to Perlman is him Literally acting like a big dumb ape. Hell there were a few time where I had to wrack my brain to remember when someone died, some of them character left that little impression on me. The movie has no redeeming qualities outside of style, and even that could have been done better by a B-movie director.

My ranking from top to the very bottom: -Alien -Alien³ -Aliens -Prometheus -Alien: Resurrection -AvP -AvP: Requiem (...) -Alien: Covenant So Ridley Scott, for my taste, is really responsible for one of my favourite films of all time, for one pretty middle-of-the-road movie AND simultaneously for the most god awful theatre experience I have ever had in my entire life. Gladly it was a shared experience as the crowd was laughing throughout, shaking their heads in disbelieve and even some people walking out entirely. Otherwise I would have thought either I, or everyone else, must have gone mad, but I think the world on the whole has given "Covenant" the hate it deserves. It basically ruined two franchises in one, as the Xenomorph was never more laughable (even in "Spaceballs" it seemed more like a threat) and the Prometheus storyline is now irreversibly fucked up (would have loved to see more explored after "Prometheus", but they ended everything before the next movie began). So, yeah, Game Over, I guess. #sad

Prometheus reunited your love of alien.For me it was Alien Isolation which I got very recently and have already played it twice.I watched Alien covenant before this and it didn’t make me like alien again.But Alien Isolation made me fall in love with franchise again because of the great story,graphics,and gameplay I experienced the terror of Alien and it was awesome.One of the best things to come from the franchise.

Alien: Best of all alien movies, masterclass on sci-fi and horror genre. Alien Isolation: Best sequel ever. Aliens: Love and hate relationship, love the world building and hate the “bugification” of the alien creature. Alien 3 (Assembly cut): Beautiful depressing movie, fitting and real ending of the alien franchise. Alien Resurrection: Guilty pleasure, shit movie with a beautiful score (the ps1 game is a hidden gem). Prometheus: Massive disappointment and wasted opportunity for Ridley and the Alien franchise. Beautiful train wreck. Alien Covenant: Confirmation that Ridley is senile and the franchise is DEAD. Alien vs Predator: No. Alien vs Predator - Requiem: Just no.

even though alien is probably the better movie, i would say that it's far less re-watchable than aliens.

For me, it's Alien, Aliens, and whatever. Generally, they've gotten worse as time has gone on. You can argue about the order but the first two are in their own catagory from the rest.

Alien - Aliens - Alien 3 - ...................missing signal................. end of transmission.

I rank them in the order they came out. I like Alien just ever so slightly more than Aliens. Alien 3 is clearly the worst of the original trilogy, but I have a soft spot for it and I genuinely think it is a better film than any subsequent entry in the franchise. I've learned to appreciate Alien Resurrection over the years for re-injecting some weird into the franchise, but I just don't enjoy watching it for the most part. The Prequels are in their own category that is automatically lower than any of the previous films, with Prometheus being the clear best of the two, because it had some good things though it was flawed, and, well, Covenant was just stupid. So I guess I see the franchise as getting progressively worse as time goes on. Let's hope the next prequel proves me wrong. Now if we're including the AvP movies that'll mess up the rankings aligning with release date. I would place the first AvP at about the same rank as Covenant, probably a little higher since it isn't trying to be anything more than what it is, and I actually had fun when I saw it for the first time. Requiem, on the other hand, makes Covenant look like a great movie by comparison.

Alien - 10/10, Aliens (DirCut. Plagiarism of the movie Them in 1954) - 9/10, Alien 3 (Special Edition) - 9/10, Alien 4, Resurrection - 7/10, Prometheus and Covenant - 2/10.

AVP is a favorite of mine. I got into the world and watch it every now and then as the first two movies.

Growing up with Alien franchise I used to hate Alien 3 by default, and never really rewatched it. Then many years later I watched it again, and wow, what a great movie

AVP was my intro to both franchises so im a little partial -.-

I recently discussed alien vs predator with a close friend of mine and it was my introduction to the alien and predator franchise. And I told her how much I used to watch that film as a kid and she told me it didn’t surprise her because she felt it was a kids movie. I absolutely agree since I don’t enjoy it as much as I used to. But it introduced me to so much so I still have some nostalgia towards it.

Alien Aliens Alien 3 Alien resurrection Nothing beyond that I know no one likes resurrection but I’m not everyone really enjoying all your videos specially this insane times 🖤

Well this is eerie. I actually agree with this ranking 100% and I’d list them in the exact same order. I know some folk prefer the sequel to the original, some folk really hate Alien 3, and some folk think Alien 4 wasn’t “that bad”. I respect these opinions though I don’t agree with them. But I can’t get over how much I agree with this video. I didn’t think that happened on the internet. Fantastic job!

James Rolfe: " the series started with two cinematic master pieces and de evolved into I know what you shit last summer".

Pretty straight forward, since there’s only three movies to worry about and they rank in the same order of appearance.

AvP: Requiem's best thing for me was that scene at 28:35 - 28:46. Eleven seconds of pure immersive Alien horror ambient, what an incredible shot. The rest of the movie is a complete disaster.

Not sure if you've covered it yet or if someone has suggested it but you should go over the combat androids from the AVP games. They fulfill a unique roll in the games as being a step up from the marines and normal androids in terms of lethality. While normal androids like Bishop or Ash lack some emotion and were only built for the purpose of helping humans the combat androids are true emotionless killing machines.

I have to wholeheartedly disagree with you on Prometheus. This movie destroys the mystery and the unknown about the Alien creature that made the first movies so great and scary. By hinting that the aliens have a "lesser" origin than something horrible from the darkness of space diminishes the whole lore and background of the xenomorph and i'm very sad that you seem to think that the aliens being created by a man-made robot somehow is an equally interesting background. It is not. In Prometheus, the characters act like imbeciles, the movie brings up questions and never explores them. It is a pretty movie, dumb to its core that explores and answers nothing, except destroying the background of the xenomorphs and destroying the mystery behind the space jokeys which are better depicted in the comics and the pen&paper role-playing game, than being a stupid space suit used by some blue Kratos-shaped engineers that created us but then want to kill us for some unexplored reason. Even the weird Alien 4 is better than this garbage. For me, Prometheus and Covenant are non-canon, because they contradict a lot that has been shown and said in the comics, audio books, even Alien 1 and the role playing game. For example: The space jokeys, the age of the xenomorphs, their home planet etc. The story depicted in the audio book "into the shadows" is great and it fits very well into the original lore. So all of this is kicked out of the window because some half-senile director feels that he has to destroy another great franchise with his inane ideas? No thanks. My ranking: 1. Aliens (because it is a tad more entertaining) 2. Alien (awesome but slower and has a tad less rewatch-value for me) 3. Alien 3 (ok, watchable) 4. Alien 4 (silly and weird but also watchable) 5. AvP 1 (silly as well and barely watchable) . . . . 6. Prometheus (pretentious, non-celebral garbage that destroys a large chunk of the Alien magic) 7. Covenant (utter garbage. Dumb, strange and devoid of any entertainment value)

I'm the odd man out , I am not a huge fan of Aliens. First part was perfect , then add the Marines, it becomes too cheesy, overall to me.

Alien 3 is my favourite one. Fantastic, hauntingly beautiful movie.

Being born in a former communist country, I had my first encounter with "Alien" in 1993, when my father took me to see it. I was 9 years old and I had just seen in a cinema magazine the poster for "Alien 3" with a beautiful shaven Sigourney Weaver. I still remember the first moment when all the lights went out in the theater and the music started. I still remember, vividly, the image of the huge refinery station tugged in space and how the whole audience shrieked when John Hurt has the chestburster scene. And I remember how, at the end, after watching the credits, my father said: " let's get some candy and see it one more time". So, yeah, years later, my rank is : 1. ALIEN 2. ALIENS 3. ALIEN 3. Thank you, AT, I've been immersed in your channel, you are extremely dedicated! ✌️😊

for me i love Alien 3 bc of Charles Dance and Charles S Dutton!, Aliens then Alien, Prometheus, it was beautiful and moving, scary and awesome, , and then aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way down, AVP was ok could been done better, Alien 4 was just a total crap show! i have not seen Alien Covenant and AVP2 yet, so i will not make a comment on it. i first saw Alien 3 when i was a teen for my 14th birthday in 1994, it was the first of the Alien movies,. i saw AVP and Prometheus in theaters, same as Aliens and Alien 3 but in classic movie days , so cool

Alien works on multiple levels while I found Aliens to be a far simpler action film. I actually prefer Alien 3 to Aliens - it's grittier, darker and more emotive.

All right sweethearts, we're gonna go and we're gonna conquer and we're gonna take some!! 1. Aliens. Classic 2. Prometheus. Fun on a bun 3. Alien. 4. Alien Covenant. Juicy Smooliett NOT strangled 5. AVP.

First 2 are amazing. 2 of the best movies of all time. Both in my personal top 5. That said, Prometheus was a large step for alien-kind back in the right direction. Covenant was proof that Prometheus wasn't a fluke and that alien, and Ridley Scott at the helm, was back. Ridley Scott in general is a godsend. How he breathed new life into Bladerunner and he doesn't step on the toes of his old creations, he complements them.

Most of my life, especially during childhood, Aliens was my favorite. As I’ve grown older, I’ve grown to appreciate Alien far more, and find it to be a superior film. ALSO you have to realize that James Cameron never had to design an Alien, never had to come up with a main character, or establish the overarching plot. He did a GREAT job, but you have to give credit for the genesis of this franchise to Geiger, O’Bannon, and Scott. It is SO SAD that the appropriate third movie was never made. The Xenomorph terrorizing a space station in Earth orbit, threatening to make it down to the planet, could have been amazing. I HOPE so much that the story of Hadley’s Hope is made into a movie. I really think that it could be great. 1) Alien 2) Aliens 3) Prometheus 4) Alien 3 5) Covenant 6) Alien Resurrection Personally, I wish Scott would have continued with his vision after Prometheus, instead of listening to social media complaints. There were some missteps in the film, I didn’t care for Shaw at all, but when it ended, I could not wait to see what was next. When Covenant started and we find out what became of Shaw......WTF? I imagined them off to LV426, and we’d find out how the derelict ship got there for the first film.

1, 3, 2.... 4 is just a clone, so it doesn't count.

Having literally just finished a rewatch of the Alien Quadrilogy, I can say my love for them has only grown. I watched different cuts of each film: Alien theatrical cut, Aliens Special Edition, Alien 3 Third Cut (a fantastic fan edit) and Alien: Resurrection Extended Edition. I wholeheartedly believe Ripley as portrayed by Sigourney Weaver is integral to the franchise.

Well, I completely agree with your rank order, but I don't think I could have as many nice things to say to everything past A3

ALIENS is like Doom Eternal, everyone only has over-exaggerated praise for it, instead of the genuine criticising its loss of identity...and that kills me to say that. ALIEN: the golden child who can do no wrong in its purity. ALIEN³: the black sheep of the trilogy that gets crucified because it’s not ALIENS 2.0 and reminds us that the ALIEN universe cares little for what you hold dearest to you. ALIENS: once a treasured film in my heart, now marred with distain due to its deviation from what made ALIEN *Alien* that, and the obnoxious tools that think it’s what the alien movies should be- this isn’t Starship Troopers. Resurrection: the guilty pleasure- a beautiful goofball that spawned one of the best movie tie-in games on the PlayStation. Don’t hate me for thinking the Newborn shoulda’ lived :3 The rest may as well be Neil’s fanfic stupidity- pray to whatever deity of your choice that crap never resurfaces. And that unused-script what-if comic that the tools are preaching as the true ALIEN³ is to say the least..underwhelming.

I know I'm going to get flack for this, but.... I loved AVPR. Granted the lighting was poor, but they got back to their roots, F bombs and a healthy amount of gore. I loved they used the Cameron xenomorphic designs over the Scott designs, and infant 💀... Watching out for the YT censorship. They may have killed Newt in 3 and implied family 💀 Requiem went much further; one scene where you see crying babies in a nursery, the next silence with blood dripping from the cradles. The uninteresting protagonists are at least consistent with the characters from Scott's film which was truckers in space. give a pizza delivery driver a good shot. It might have been a better idea to have it in the future, but we got to see soldiers taking on a swarm of Xenomorphs, showing that they are hard to kill with standard weapons. And it once again ends with a nuclear explosion... That's practically a staple in the Alien universe. Give me Requiem over Resurrection any day.

My Rank: Alien Alien³ Aliens Alien: Resurection AVP, Prometheus and Covenant never happen ;)

I agree with Hicks... "fuck alien3..." it robbed the franchise and it never recovered afterwards...

For me the one that I have the most conflicted feelings toward is actually Aliens. Of course it's an amazing movie, but everything you said about Requiem is how I feel about nearly every bit of media, in whatever form it took, that came out since Aliens. I guess I can understand how due to Cameron's sense of detail and world building, that through is vision we all sort of just adopted it as what the universe looked like, but nearly all the dark horse comics riffed off the same themes and used the same one-liners and call backs, and in the end, because of Cameron, I think Aliens made the Pulse Rifle the star of the show over the Alien itself for nearly everything that happened in the franchise after it. (Look at how beloved and amazing Alien: Isolation was, and then what happened afterwards to Amanda's character in the comic series' that followed. Gun toting pulse rifle wielding alien killing machine. How boring) I think the heart rending intro to Alien 3 is the first stroke of genius with the story. I never get upset about a movie or game subverting fan expectations, and in this case I think it needed to happen. Alien takes place largely in space, or on planets far away from home, in space. It's dangerous, there is no God, nothing can ever save you and the universe doesn't care because you aren't special. Hicks and Newt weren't special, they were human like every other unlucky schleb that was eaten or blown out of an airlock. Illustrated starkly because of happened to Ripley in the end as well. It's because of these things that I really want to see Scott's 3rd Prequel film the way he intended to do it, and why I would love to see Blomkamp do an Alien movie, just not HIS Alien movie. Retconning Alien 3 is not how I want to see a triumphant return. What we need is somebody like Villenuve to direct a new Alien movie. And we need a proper sequel to Alien Isolation.

I think it basically flows the same way they released, and that includes Ridleys disgusting prequel mess. As for AvP, they start at the end of this list and descend in release order lol. Also just an addition, the scene with the Alien in A3 close to the end where they're in the foundry and it climbs the walls - @10:26 - is to me, the best Alien scene in the entire franchise. Maybe just behind the very first reveal, but seriously it's perfect and terrifying.

Ripley wasn't the main character of Alien. The xenomorph was.

My only change to the ranking would be putting AVP above Alien Resurrection. The last time I tried watching resurrection I actually had to turn it off. It has moments of greatness but many of the writing choices just make too many of the characters overly aggressive. AVP is at least true to what it is, whether it is objectively good or not.

Love this man. For me it’s A1, A2, Prometheus, A3, AC, Res, AVP/AVP 2. Prometheus is legitimately a Flawed science fiction classic that just happens to feature alien lore. A3 feels way more “Alien” but Prometheus is just a more well-made, thematically rich experience.

Mark Rolston just signed on for the documentary as well.

11:11 Biehn was just mad because he needed a pay check to support his alcoholism.

I agree with the rankings, pros and cons of each film, just about 100% with you.

Alien Covenant wins best writing with examples such as “I’ll do the fingering” I mean that’s some academy award stuff right there.

Alien 3 for me, all the way. My appreciation for Alien has improved a lot in recent years though. And even tho it takes a dump on my favorite, Resurrection is Euro trash fun!

Personal ranking: 1. Alien 2. Aliens 3. Alien: Covenant (personally Covenant is more entertaining then Prometheus. Plus the Nenomorph is the best addition since the Queen Xenomorph in the movies IMO) 4. Prometheus (personally Prometheus is a better movie then Covenant) 5. Alien 3 6. Alien: Resurrection 7. Alien vs Predator (I hate this movie) 8. Alien vs Predator: Requiem (Fuck this movie)

In 1986 my father wouldn't let me watch temple of doom. too violent. but i could watch Aliens. at night. lights out. i was 7. my favourite film of all time