(November 2, 2018 at 4:17 am)OakTree500 Wrote: The Harry potter films, are "OK" to start with, but do get pretty good.
The first one comes across as as very good kids movie, where the second one is very much "what is this shit?", from 3 on wards, especially the final two [together] they get pretty good.
Re Aliens : while I enjoy Aliens, I still think the first one [Alien] is the better/best movie of that series. Aliens is a different type of film, more action that horror in space, but Alien is still my favourite.
The stellar trio got into their groove in the third one. Adding Gary Oldman to an already formidable team was just the ticket.
"Alien" was okay, but the "single survivor" trope was obvious going in.
I did like that the cast didn't know what was going to happen when John Hurt had chest pains. Some genuine reactions there, especially Veronica Cartwright. (You knew she was going to die when you say her name.)