Best Science Fiction Film Sweet 16: The Fifth Element (7) vs Aliens (10)

[Chris]

The Fifth Element
Release Date: 7 May 1997 (France)
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
Plot: In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.



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Aliens
Release Date: July 18, 1986
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henrikson
Plot: Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators.
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[Marty McFourth]

This is a pretty hard one to choose because I feel like they both bring very different things. I think I lean towards Fifth Element being the better movie but it may also be recent bias because I just rewatched it. I just adore the cast and I love how many original ideas it had. Plus the world it built and got your immersed in was super impressive.

 

[Chris]

Aliens for me, not as close as some of these other death polls this round

 

[Comrade Khan]

5th element for me but damn one as i love these two movies a ton

 

[CakeWalker]

5th Element here. - 5E would never beat the original Alien, but it does beat the sequels

 

[Lady Redfield]

The fifth element, what a great classic. MULTI PASS

 

[Keith]

As much as I enjoy The Fifth Element its Aliens easy for me.

 

[Comrade Khan]

No wrong choice here imo anyways. Both 10/10 flicks