They are the representation of nature in its most perfect form savage and brutal with a complete disregard for human life. It is constantly adapting and evolving to survive and overcome any environment or threat. This atrocity of nature is often described throughout the series as the perfect organism. The xenomorph is the perfect combination of scary as f*** and badass-imagine if Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men was nine feet tall and had a much tinier bolt stunner inside his bolt stunner, that also had sharp teeth.
The first entry being the atmospheric scare-fest in the stars created by Ridley Scott in 1979 and the sequel, Aliens, which James Cameron directed in 1986, bringing the machismo and bravado of the American military into the mix of an already brilliant story.įirst, we have a film that Ridley Scott famously pitched as “ Jaws in space” and gave birth to the most iconic creature to ever feature in a creature feature. We’re on an express elevator to hell -going down!Īs long as there is sci-fi horror cinema, the king and queen will forever be Alien and Aliens.
