What is your favourite "alien monster" and why?

Hmm... good question.... Well I like a lot of those Alien Resurrection genetic swimming drones. I love their design a lot and the smooth swim they have :). Others don't really pop up into my mind...maybe Dren from Splice. I like the realistic design she has, like that could be the result when you mix human and animal DNA.

Predator is good, first time i saw it was when i was about 11, and when he took his mask off, i ran out the room lol. Also i thought the effects were good for an older film. I also love cloverfield for the way its filmed / eerie when the monster is about and realistic , Cloverfield was neither fully explained because it was directed by jj abrams... lindelofs mate from lost, and they love not telling answers.... I love Stephen King and his most memorable aliens book/film were probably "The Mist". The spider/crab things are quite impressive, but at the end there is ginormus thing, jaw dropped when i saw it. Also Stephen Kings "Dreamcatcher" about 4 boys who help a disabled boy(who is really an alien)(Duddits) from gettin beaten up. Duddits then gives each other different powers, for a future date(20-30 years later) when another alien race(Mr Grey) is trying to infect/rule Earth.

Ripley, could you bring us a pictures of them. There are many to chose. For me from ALIEN / PROMETHEUS universe, both are clear linked, so maybe the trilobite is just like Zerg Spire from the game StarCraft Universe.

Ripleys "baby" in Alien resurrection was pretty ick, scary, and impressive which i'd say constitutes a good monster like a really big ugly violently badly behaved toddler felt sorta sorry when it got flushed out the small window its wee sad face! :(

Yeah it was weird to feel sorry about something that monstrous lol The Trilobite in Prometheus was good when you can see it shaking with strength as it holds the Engineer down. The rape of the mouth is just wrong.

Say no more ... [img]http://www.popularmechanics.com/cm/popularmechanics/images/sh/100-sci-fi-films-089-0212-lgn.jpg[/img] [img]http://antifilmschoolsite.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/terminator-screen-3.jpg[/img] Pitch blk .... [img]http://constantineintokyo.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/pitchblack1.jpg[/img] [img]http://blastr.com/assets_c/2010/04/BigMouthKraken-thumb-550x314-36678.jpg[/img]

[img]http://do-while.com/img/weird/biomechanic-by-h-r-giger/biomechanic-by-h-r-giger70.jpg[/img] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aCh2RXhuTjk/ToncFXIdNUI/AAAAAAAACH8/DsjWS6z3uoc/s1600/aliens.jpg[/img] and this one, who is a b***** monster [img]http://globedia.com/imagenes/noticias/2012/7/6/aliens-colonial-marines-dificil_1_1287137.jpg[/img] [img]http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/462/367723-21304-128576-1-aliens-purge_super.jpg[/img] [img]http://cdn.head-fi.org/a/a0/200x252px-LL-a0d6d263_images.jpeg[/img] [img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090503185154/aliens/images/7/78/The_Thing.jpg[/img] [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CAEosc5Sr34/Tx_Uvuz7jKI/AAAAAAAAEc4/cXX2zifxjuM/s1600/Predator%2BPoster%2BGigante.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.cuandoerachamo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/V-invasion_extraterrestre.jpg[/img] [img]http://todopor2clicks.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/invasion-extraterrestre-diana-v-series.jpg[/img]

the predator and all versions of the alien are pretty great, but how about the creatures in the mist? they werent all that scary, but the way the were presented was pretty creepy

Call me old fashioned but I really love the original Xeno from Alien sculpted by Giger. The six fingers just creep me more than the 3 fingered ones from other movies. Original 1979 Xenomorph [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/2160s7.jpg[/IMG]

first and foremost, the original Giger Alien is pretty much the apogee of film monsters. nothing else even comes close. Moving on...i really liked a lot of the designs in prometheus. Both the pressure suit and chair suit engineers were incredible. I love the sacrificial engineer and the last engineer on lv 223. just great stuff. trilobite is nice as well. Also, im really into a lot of the creatures from the X files. Considering the budgetary constraints, some amazing work was done on that show regarding creature designs. I like the original "the thing" too.

X-files yeh that reminds me of eugene tooms the guy who could work his way into your house up through yer toilet plumbing and come up out the pan at you hahaha yeughhh

yeah man. love both of the episodes that feature tooms ...really just love the whole show in general.

To Caenorhabh...yeah Eugene Tooms was really creepy:) Cloverfield was great too;) Now, I realize that The Blob was great despite that it is old movie;) and what's about the Independent Day movie? ;)

well...the scariest Alien for me has to be.... [img]http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/7148/232980-jar_jar_binks_large.jpeg[/img]

ONLY JOKING!!!!!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha OK ... for me it has always been Gigers Xenomorph [img]http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/aliens-movie-image.jpeg[/img]

I also think the 1950's movie Forbidden Planet had an awesome Alien he could become invisible and stalk you until it was too late and the sound.. so creepy! [img]http://farm1.staticflickr.com/43/75214256_ad7109b4d3.jpg[/img]

This New movie [b]Dark Skies[/b] from the makers of Paranormal activity looks like it could be good and the Aliens are creepy... [url=http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/23558/dark-skies-first-trailer]Den Of Geek Dark Skies[/url]

Forbidden Planet Any mention of this picture is good thing. Thanks Tankgirl I bet if Robby was on board the Prometheus there would be some real a** kicking and problem solving going on.

Haha I like [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gau1johnm2k]the host creature [/url] :D

I totally agree Indy! I love robots and I have Robby sitting on my shelf ha ha ha ha ha Shambs..that Alien is cool! I dont know that movie.. gonna have to look it up : )

I agree Lone they were very well done! I also thought the predator and their dog creatures looked cool...even thought I dont connect Predators to the Alien movies I still really enjoy them as a great rollercoaster ride! [img]http://cdn.webshopapp.com/f/zzpcaf/predators-tracker-predator-12-inch-figur.jpg[/img]

'Them' Yea hide the sugar please. Hmm If there were more Engineers around what could have been done or used to lure them out?

Agreed Shambs, 'The Host' creature is cool, I LOVE that film! The best creature design ever has to be Giger's Alien, it's menacing, mesmerising, elegant, scary & beautiful all at the same time! Then it has to be Rob Bottin's fantastic creations for 'The Thing', which are just an incredible alien gorefest & funny too! Think Norris's head leaving the room ~ "You gotta be f*****g kiddin me" ;-)

The Thing was brilliant! [img]http://mutantville.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-thing-1982.jpg[/img]

That's what I'm talkin 'bout Tanky! :-D

Well, the original Alien from the '79 flick has always scared me. The films is just eerie (the 'Dallas on the vent' scene still puts me nervous, even though I've memorized it). Another monster that has always caused quite an impact on me was Stan Winston's Kothoga creature for the '97 film 'The Relic': [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zVpPk-7Amyw/TYP5_9bTrLI/AAAAAAAAAMg/Z35nQ8BMUMo/kothoga.jpg[/img] Very nasty and brutal!!! The dragons from the film Reign of Fire are quite nice also!! Awesome design: [img]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs23/f/2007/356/d/9/Reign_Of_fire_dragon____by_kl6.jpg[/img] Should I also include creatures from the animal kingdom that made it to screen?? Then, I guess I have to mention the velocirraptors from 'Jurassic Park', the shark from 'Jaws', the spiders from 'Arachnophobia'....

I also love the giant ants from 'Them'. Considering it was made in 1954, the effects are pretty neat & the sound they made in the desert was so creepy! :-D

@ Tanky agree totally! @Indy John.......Guinness? :-D

We have certainly come a LONG way with our Alien concept designs : ) [img]http://farm1.staticflickr.com/190/470097672_b13fc40f6a.jpg[/img] [img]http://mydisguises.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mexican-alien.jpg[/img] [img]http://photos.forteantimes.com/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_7/fortean_times_3507_7.jpg[/img]

Haha they look like they spent alot of time and money on those alien/monster costumes. I havent even seen "The Thing" but it looks scaaarey. I like the alien things in 'Critters' lol quite funny actually. Also the weird monster thing with eyes in his hands from Pans Labyrinth (Good film). http://splatter-shack.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Critters3_7.png http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qa-wn60e4es/TQJQ6eJLC7I/AAAAAAAABEY/yszI513bqQI/s1600/pan-2.jpg

There are so many... But the Alien Xeno has to be the most iconic, to me anyway. While i love the Predators as far as a threat goes the Xeno and a Xeno Infestation is something really bad. But as a Weapon its flawed, its only use is drop onto a World and Watch it invest and take over that World, its basically like using a Nuke or a Disease that changes the population into Zombies etc..... But the most fearful has to be The Thing..... [b]The Thing[/b] is simply the ultimate in terrifying and unstoppable Killing Machine/Organism. Suffice to say drop a 1000 Xenos or a Million on the USA would be bad... But just a single Thing outbreak and infection in a populated City like New Work would soon spread across the USA and the World. The Hidden and Unknown Horror. If any movie Monster Alien was to be real and a real threat i cant think of anything as terrifying as [b]The Thing.[/b]