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Alien Day only comes once a year, so I leaned all the way in and ranked every Alien film I count as part of the saga: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Prometheus, Alien Covenant and Alien Romulus. Starting with the 4/26 clue for LV-426 or Acheron, I talk through what makes the franchise so re-watchable: grimy sciāfi production design, believable crews under pressure, and a Xenomorph that is still one of cinemaās best monsters.
I put Alien at the top [Spoilers!] for sheer atmosphere and horror craft, then defend why Aliens deserves its pedestal even as it pivots into action. From there, things get messy in the best way. I make the case for Alien 3 in the assembly cut, dig into why Alien Resurrection works as a āpopcorn filmā, and unpack my long-running push and pull with Prometheus, especially the Black Goo and the engineer mythology.
Romulus is where Iām most conflicted: the look and feel are spot on, some set-pieces are genuinely inventive, and the ending creature is nightmare fuel, but I struggle with how much of the story feels like a remix of earlier beats and callbacks. I also explain why Covenant ends up higher than you might expect once I treat it as its own film rather than a promise of origins.
If youāve got your own Alien franchise ranking, I want to hear it. Subscribe for more, share this with a fellow fan, and leave a review so more sciāfi horror obsessives can find the show.
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Alien Day only comes once a year, so I leaned all the way in and ranked every Alien film I count as part of the saga: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Prometheus, Alien Covenant and Alien Romulus. Starting with the 4/26 clue for LV-426 or Acheron, I talk through what makes the franchise so re-watchable: grimy sciāfi production design, believable crews under pressure, and a Xenomorph that is still one of cinemaās best monsters.
I put Alien at the top [Spoilers!] for sheer atmosphere and horror craft, then defend why Aliens deserves its pedestal even as it pivots into action. From there, things get messy in the best way. I make the case for Alien 3 in the assembly cut, dig into why Alien Resurrection works as a āpopcorn filmā, and unpack my long-running push and pull with Prometheus, especially the Black Goo and the engineer mythology.
Romulus is where Iām most conflicted: the look and feel are spot on, some set-pieces are genuinely inventive, and the ending creature is nightmare fuel, but I struggle with how much of the story feels like a remix of earlier beats and callbacks. I also explain why Covenant ends up higher than you might expect once I treat it as its own film rather than a promise of origins.
If youāve got your own Alien franchise ranking, I want to hear it. Subscribe for more, share this with a fellow fan, and leave a review so more sciāfi horror obsessives can find the show.
Support the show
Please remember to check out my website /social media, and support me if you feel you can.
Subscribe
www.infinite-prattle.com
Instagram, Twitter, TikTok & Facebook Thanks!