Best Science Fiction Film Sweet 16: Alien (2) vs Star Wars (15)

[Chris]

Alien
Release Date: May 25, 1979 (United States), September 6, 1979 (United Kingdom)
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton
Plot: After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.



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Star Wars
Release Date: May 25, 1977 (United States)
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing
Plot: Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
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[Marty McFourth]

Sorry Star Wars

Alien just had fucking dope creature designs.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I went alien as well as I do think it's the better of the alien films n this isn't the best star wars film

 

[Chris]

I went Star Wars

 

[Jimmy King]

Sorry Alien, I have to go Star Wars. It’s my second favorite out of the original trilogy.

 

[Spitfire]

A New Hope is no where near the standards of Alien

 

[Lethal]

Star Wars got me into Sci-Fi. Very, very tough decision.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Alien is way better.

 

[Lady Redfield]

Alien

 

[Keith]

Star Wars is a good, but a bit overrate IMO. I went Alien which is a perfect ten!

 

[Moon Bird]

Sorry Star Wars, you got my votes for Empire and Jedi but Alien wins this one. The set design, the story, the lore, the creature....I've watched it dozens of times and yet I still don't think I full truly appreciate how brilliant it is.