Movies Aliens (1986) vs The Thing (1982)

[John Mabrey]

Went with Aliens, just more fun to watch.

I would put The Thing above Alien though.

thing and alien are hard to choose, i liked them about the same

 

[Bob Gray]

The Thing over Aliens, but Alien over The Thing. All by narrow margins, though.

 

[I Fusion I]

thing and alien are hard to choose, i liked them about the same

Alien is worse than Aliens though

 

[John Mabrey]

Alien is worse than Aliens though

Agreed

 

[Zer]

I like The Thing way more. Never really been a fan of Aliens except for the macho banter from the marines. OG Alien is way better but I still wouldn't put it above The Thing

 

[Drain Bamage]

Alien is worse than Aliens though

In your opinion.

 

[John Mabrey]

I think best part of alien was when the robot guy turned heel and was trying to kill everyone. Best part of the thing was when kurt russell was interrogating his team to see who was the thing. Other than that, I don't remember much from either of those compared to aliens

 

[I Fusion I]

In your opinion.

Exactly. First one is great, but the 2nd is way more fun to watch and has better pacing.

Agreed

An interesting one would be Alien vs Matrix

 

[John Mabrey]

Exactly. First one is great, but the 2nd is way more fun to watch and has better pacing.



An interesting one would be Alien vs Matrix

Ooohhh do that one, what about terminator vs matrix, has that been done

 

[KnightTemplar]

Damn you for making me choose, @Darthvaderrocks . DAMN YOU TO HELL!!

 

[gravity lead]

Oof what a choice

 

[I Fusion I]

Ooohhh do that one, what about terminator vs matrix, has that been done

Yeah, both T1 and T2, and also seems to be a known one

 

[Adamant]

I enjoy The Thing plenty. In fact I need to pull it out again and watch it. But I'm gonna pick Aliens. The first time I ever saw it it blew me away almost like nothing else.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Aliens is simply on another level.

 

[Oceanmachine]

The Thing in a fight would DESTROY the Alien

Also think the Thing is more entertaining and scairier on the basis of its true form not being known. You cant even touch it!

 

[Streeter]

How is this even close. Aliens by a country mile

 

[Daveb]

Both classics but something about the Thing is so insanely rewatchable to me. Wilford Brimley freaking out and yelling I'll kill you is one of the best things on film ever

 

[Protectandserve]

Aliens just barely.

 

[soggyfist]

Don't do this to me man

 

[TrueBias]

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Aliens just barely.

As it should be. I love em both and i chose Aliens, but i sat and wondered why.

Thing is the best Carpenter film IMO. Its incredibly creative, psychologically terrifying, and theres nowhere to go. The claymation at the end does look awful now, but other than that, there are fucking zero flaws.

Someone else said they preferred aliens pacing over the thing. Huh? Someone dies almost immediately in Thing and you see the creature a lot sooner than in Aliens.

The pace is about equal once both creatures arrive. However Thing has more scenes, whereas Aliens scenes are EPIC. The hive, face hugger scheme, the operations stand off, the vents, return to the hive, and the last battle. Shit, you can add in the turrents and 1st face hugger scene if you watch the extended version.

Funny how this topic came up because i JUST BOUGHT Jaws and Aliens on Blue Ray. Theyre tied as my all time favorites, so why not get them on Blu Ray? (Could only get aliens on blu ray from England though?) Anyway, i thought, why not get the Thing on Blu Ray and BAM, this poll arrived.