| Personally I think Alien is scarier than Aliens. Scott's film builds up tension better, has a greater sense of claustrophobia and the weakness of the crew members against the alien (no guns, home made flamers doing jackall) make for a more frightening film. Cameron went for action over suspense and I think it loses out because of that. I do like Ripley's relationship with Newt though, it makes Ripley one of the most admirable female characters on screen, alongside Sarah Conner from the first 2 terminators, also Cameron films.
I havn't actually ever found a genuinely frightening film. There's a handful of computer games that have had me on edge but no films.
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