Very slow and boring, I never understand why some people claim it's better than Aliens

I find the slow-burn, tense horror movie more interesting than the high-octane action movie, but I'm not going to argue that Aliens is a great movie that's a lot of fun to watch.

Alien I can appreciate on a lot of levels, and its exploration of the very essence of fear is interesting to me, even when the cinematography and editing isn't injecting dread directly into my system, even when the design and worldbuilding isn't intriguing me and making my imagination fire like its on leaded gasoline for the first time, even when the performances aren't making me love the rich, ensemble cast...

Mostly because the film has atmosphere, immersion, a great soundtrack, ambient noise, gritty and real sets, engaging characters. Same reason Alien Isolation is so highly regarded.

The film Aliens also carries the same qualities, Alien 3 also does to a point--but the story is not AS good as the first two.

Aliens is better than this, true, but this is still a well made film. Lots of atmosphere and scares. A good cast and score as well.

This is a suspense movie. Aliens is a shoot ‘em up action flick. Not really right to say one better than another. Just a matter of taste which the viewer prefers.

To really appreciate "Alien" - you'd probably have to go back to 1979.

I was a boy when I first saw it (in a theater with my Dad). It was not boring at all, it was suspenseful, tense.

The entire audience was locked in, trying to figure out what was going on amongst all the strangeness.

There had never been anything like it up to that point.

From the initial expulsion from the egg on the strange planet - till the end of the film, everyone was locked in. I can remember how quiet the theater was (aside from the gasps during the John Hurt scene).

Not a bit of boredom.

I just watched AGAIN the 1878 "Horse in motion" first movie, and man, was that stupid!
NO plot what so ever
no color
no special effects
way to short at 30 seconds
absolutely ZERO character development.

just a guy riding a horse. So dumb! I don't know why I wasted my time. the whole action seemed boring, tired, and done to death.

Shutup troll

'Aliens' (like 'T2') is catshit out of a dog's arse.