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I think the Predator franchise has more stronger movies than Aliens

jufonuk

jufonuk

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I love Alien and Aliens two of the greatest films ever made and two of my favourites ever. Classics but the
Alien 3 is ok I guess. Haven’t seen Romulus yet
Resurrection is meh
Prometheus and covenant are trash

But I’ve just watched the Predator and it’s a Solid film

What with
Predator 1 ,2 Predators the predator and the film Prey all being solid movies
1 is the best

I just think Predator wins out for having a consistent record of better quality films.

Even though I hold Alien and Aliens in higher regard with the original Predator being a great film I just don’t think it’s a patch on the first two Alien films

Oh AVP and AVP2 can fuck off and don’t count


What say you GAF?

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jufonuk

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I didn’t mind the predator and I really liked prey

Predator 2 I might watch again give it another chance. Also doesn’t seem fair to enjoy the predator and not 2
 
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jufonuk

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winjer said:
Aliens 1 and 2 are genre defining. One in horror, the other in action.
Predator one is great. But Predator 2 is just good enough.

For both franchises, the rest of the movies vary from ok t mediocre.
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Exactly. I think because Alien and Aliens defined a genre they are higher in regard for me.

Predator is lower tier for me so I give it more leeway maybe that’s it.

I have to watch Romulus.
 
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Keylime

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The Alien franchise has always tried to be "bigger" than just an action movie, which has led to a lot of masturbatory sequels or concepts getting made. Prometheus and Covenant really stick out here.

Predator feels like it at least knows what it is and doesn't really try and do this extra level of world building, so the movies can be more pure action.

I like the Alien franchise better in theory, but it does feel like they're essentially green-lighting fanfics more than establishing some truly deep and well thought out world-building.
 
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StreetsofBeige

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I havent seen all the Aliens and Pred movies. Ive seen all the older ones though and only a few past 20 years.

From what I remember:

Awesome
Predator
Aliens

Good
Alien

Shit
Predator 2
Alien 3
A v P
That Predator movie that was super dark and couldnt see anything most of the time
I forget if it's the one above, but there was one with a guy with a samurai sword who did a double KO fight with a predator
 
K

Kraz

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I gave up on Alien movies about 10 years ago. Aliens still gets regular rewatches.

Predator movies I still watch new ones.
 
thefool

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Alien and Aliens are better than Predator.

The rest is irrelevant tbh. Alien 3 assembly cut is a fun mess, predator 2 and prometheus are fun schlock.
 
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poppabk

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jufonuk said:
I didn’t mind the predator and I really liked prey

Predator 2 I might watch again give it another chance. Also doesn’t seem fair to enjoy the predator and not 2
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Predator 2 gave us such great Predator weapons, plus just enough lore to expand the Predator mythology without making it fall apart. It would have been better served with a different lead I think, not that Danny Glover isn't great, but he isn't quite as believable taking on the Predator.
 
Punished Miku

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Alien, Aliens and Prometheus are all good with Aliens being the standout entry.

Predator, Predator 2 are classics of course with the 1st being the standout entry.

It's probably Alien. It's not like Predator 2 for as fun as it is, is literally flawless. And I don't think any of the other Predator movies compare to Prometheus. Alien 3 is watchable, even if it has issues. And I haven't even seen the new ones for either franchise.

P.S. I'd probably put Robocop in 1st place still. Robocop 1, 2 and Robodoc.
 
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T4keD0wN

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Aliens DC, Romulus 2024, Predator 1987, Prey 2022

Very Good
Covenant, Alien 3 (directors cut only)

Okish
Predator 2 and Predators are just okish

Meh
Prometheus and the first Alien (sorry, too outdated for me)

Cant count AvP1/2 since they have both and havent seen the rest (if it exists)
Alien fares better imo, i dont think youd make this thread if youve seen Romulus OP
 
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H

Hookshot

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Not seen the new Alien but only the first 3 are rewatchable. Not seen Pray but only the first 2 are rewatchable

So Alien wins 3-2 but Alien has more bad films. "The predator" is probably the worst
 
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jason10mm

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Come on guys, why fight when
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and they will SURELY go together like
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I mean, who WOULDN'T want a PREDALIEN?!?!?
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Anyway, I think the clear nod goes to the Alien franchise. The overall quality of the films, comics, games, for Alien is much better than Predator. They never really cracked doing the Predator in another genre which worked so well for the Alien to Aliens jump. Of course 90% of the credit goes to James Cameron and his detailed world building for Aliens, the Ridley Scott contributions are...less helpful IMHO.
 
Gp1

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Alien, Aliens (great) + Prometheus, 3dc and... Romulus (good/acceptable)

Predator 1 (classic) + 2 (good)

Alien by unanimous decision 3 ref. 29/28

Ps. I have a soft spot for Prometheus, even with all it's problems i think it's such an interesting movie.
Predator lore deserves something like that.
 
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Hawk The Slayer

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Aliens
Alien
Alien Resurrection
Haven't seen the rest

Predator 1
Predator 2
Prey
Haven't seen the rest

I'll say Aliens > Predator > Predator > Alien > Alien Resurrection > Prey in this order for me.
 
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xrnzaaas

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Alien had 2 great movies, Predator had one. The 2010 movie was fine, original sequel mediocre at best, the rest is trash.
 
Putonahappyface

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I adore both franchises, but the alien franchise edges ahead in my opinion.

Alien, Aliens directors cut and Alien 3 directors cut.

Predator, Predator 2 and Prey
 
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FunkMiller

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As others have said, Alien has two incredible movies (like the Terminator franchise), Predator only has one. Everything else is on a sliding scale from good to fucking terrible.
 
Nonehxc

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AJUMP23 said:
Alien has two great films. Predator has 1 great film.

Alien has some very bad films. Predator has some awful films.

The most recent Alien film is OK.
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My shitty takes Alarmo just went through the roof. 🤨🚨

C'mon man, Predator 2 is great. That ending,
with the Elder Greyback gifting Harrigan his most prized possession, Raphael Adolini's 1715 pistol, for besting the City Hunter is peak HONOR.
🫡
 
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bitbydeath

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I wasn’t a big fan of anything after Predator 1, but Predator 1 is still far better than any Alien movie… IMO.

Also Alien3 is severely underrated.
 
AJUMP23

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Nonehxc said:
My shitty takes Alarmo just went through the roof. 🤨🚨

C'mon man, Predator 2 is great. That ending,
with the Elder Greyback gifting Harrigan his most prized possession, Raphael Adolini's 1715 pistol, for besting the City Hunter is peak HONOR.
🫡
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I think predator 2 is good. But not alien or aliens lever good.
 
_Idea_of_Evil_

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The Alien franchise has 5 noteworthy films (1, 2, Prometheus, Covenant, and Romulus).

Predator also has 5 (1, 2, Predators, The Predator, and Prey).

As much as I love both, Alien has the stronger films overall.
 
jufonuk

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_Idea_of_Evil_ said:
The Alien franchise has 5 noteworthy films (1, 2, Prometheus, Covenant, and Romulus).

Predator also has 5 (1, 2, Predators, The Predator, and Prey).

As much as I love both, Alien has the stronger films overall.
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I know that aliens is the better series. Maybe that’s why I am harsh on it.

Thinking it over the predator, was entertaining but a b tier movie. So that’s ok.
 
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PuppetMaster

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For me, everything good about the first Predator movie has nothing to do with the Predator at all. The actual Predator alien by itself is cheesy man in suit nonsense. And the lore and back story is silly. There was no where to go but down from the first movie.

While the Alien from the Aliens franchise was something so unique and the starting point for some acutal interesting world building. Not all the movies are great. But at least they all have interesting themes and a world that is relatively plausible.
 
Lunarorbit

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At this point of rather watch the predator series than alien.

Prey was great and badlands sounds good.

The new alien movies are too convoluted for their own good
 
March Climber

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Member
I agree.

I enjoyed:

Predator
Predator 2
Predators
Prey

I enjoyed:

Alien
Aliens

That's kind of it. Predator is a simple concept that will always work for it and it can potentially thrive without human characters as well. They're Saiyans with a code of honor.

I feel like the Alien movie writers don't know where to take anything because they're scared of changing lore, especially around the corporations like Weyland Yutani.

And no, a hybrid alien/blank creature isn't being bold, especially if each one is never utilized for the next movie
 
jufonuk

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The Cockatrice said:
No because Predator movies are generic slops outside of the 1st, while Alien movies are all atmospheric af even the bad ones.
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I think that’s why I and a lot of people judge the Alien movies more.

Predator can get away with more I think.

The predator (2018) is a slasher/creature feature and it can get away with it.


Had Aliens done this. I feel it would received more backlash due to how great the first two films are.
 
Laptop1991

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AJUMP23 said:
Alien has two great films. Predator has 1 great film.

Alien has some very bad films. Predator has some awful films.

The most recent Alien film is OK.
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It's this!, the best movie or movies of both franchises are in the 80's and just before, Alien was 79 i think, and they have never been matched, and Aliens is still 1 ahead for me. the later films were all a bit disappointing in one way or another.
 
GymWolf

GymWolf

Member
Alien
Aliens
Different style, same quality

Vs

Predator
Predator 2
Biiiiig gap in quality


I think alien still take the edge, but i also love predator 1 way more than the 2 aliens movies so...

Also, i don't think predator has lows as lower as alien, no predator movie annoyed me as much as covenant, because the bad predators movie deep inside know they are cheesy, trashy movies, the bad aliens movies always feel like they expect to be considered more sophisticated, so them being straight trash is even worse, but of course this is just the impression i have from them.
 
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The Cockatrice

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jufonuk said:
I think that’s why I and a lot of people judge the Alien movies more.

Predator can get away with more I think.

The predator (2018) is a slasher/creature feature and it can get away with it.


Had Aliens done this. I feel it would received more backlash due to how great the first two films are.
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Correct. Theres a lot of slasher horror movies nowadays and theyre all extremely overrated yet no one cares. Also the first Alien movie set the standard for horror movies and though many have tried it has yet to be surpassed. It's a shame Ridley Scott nowadays is a shell of what he used to make.
 
Artoris

Artoris

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predators could destroy Aliens when ever they wanted they have advanced technology and Aliens run around butt naked
 
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