Good points but my only concern was that the mysterious Alien that you couldn't see coming.. That suspense is what kills you and makes a true horror, having a way to kill and detect these Aliens ruined it for me to be honest but I'm a hardcore horror fan.
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Oh I know. But the thing is Alien was a sci-fi take on the old haunted house films, with people getting picked off 1 at a time. Aliens on the other hand was actually a spin on a Vietnam war film, with high tech soldiers getting their cocky gung-ho butts kicked by the inferior yet high numbered enemy. Even the drop ship was based around a helicopter, it even has nose art if you look closely, just like US helicopters in Vietnam.