Ranking the “Alien” Franchise Films from Best to Worst!

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Joshua Meyer at /Film decided he would come up with his list of Every Alien Movie Ranked From Worst To Best.  Using just his list (he considers Aliens vs Predator a “side-series”), here are my rankings and thoughts on each…

1.  Aliens: is my choice for the best of the series.  I won’t argue against Alien being #1 though.  Either of these two films are heads and shoulders above all that followed.

2.  Alien: will be the #1 choice of many and there is a strong case for it to be first.  Without Alien we’d have no Aliens (or all that followed), even if no sequel(s) were ever made, Alien would still be considered a great film.

3. Alien Resurrection: as my third choice will probably surprise a lot of folks.  I’m  a fan.  I like the supporting cast (Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Dominique Pinon, Michael Wincott and Dan Hedaya).  There’s a comic book feel to the film (I say that in a good way).  Alien Resurrection is a fun ride (that I’ve taken many times and look forward to again in the future).

4.  Alien3: was a let-down.  While it wasn’t an Alien or Aliens, it did have Sigourney Weaver back and David Fincher as the new director.  I need to rewatch Alien3 to see if it has improved with age.

5. and 6.  Alien: Covenant and Prometheus:  Neither of these films resonated with me.  They didn’t feel like Alien films to me (if that make any sense).  I definitely need to give them another viewing.