Alien - probably the truest film in a franchise of movies.
Aliens - There’s a lot I love about the movie, but I think it set the tone for the schlock that would follow. I don’t know if I cared for them making Ripley a badass. While I like the character, I feel like the series relied on her too much. The original film was such a treat, because they felt like anybody you could meet on the street. I’ve worked with people the Nostromo crew. For once we had the equivalent of working class people in space. Harry Dean Stanton could’ve just walked out of a filling station. Tom Skerritt looked like he’d fit in hanging off a garbage truck. It was a new thing for a science fiction film.
Promethus - I don’t see what was so bad about the film. Sure, it wasn’t really as clever as it pretended to be, but it was masterfully crafted and still quite enjoyable.
Alien 3 - Meh, it had moments…A lot that sucked.
Alien VS. Predator - garbage film, but considering I was a teenaged boy when it came out, it was fun at the time.
Alien Ressurection - I haven’t seen it in 20 years, but I remember enjoying it enough. I remember liking the visuals.
AVP Requiem - Yeah, I saw it…I remember not liking it. I don’t remember much else beside the face raping.