That song has the lyric "She was caught in a mudslide, eaten by a lion/Got run over by a crappy purple Scion."  Not joking.

That song has the lyric "She was caught in a mudslide, eaten by a lion/Got run over by a crappy purple Scion."  Not joking.

The party has already been going on for more than 10 years - it came out in 2001.

The party has already been going on for more than 10 years - it came out in 2001.

This RR has all roles I was hoping to see addressed.  It is rare and I am happy.

This RR has all roles I was hoping to see addressed.  It is rare and I am happy.

I thought this show was above winking, but I laughed so hard at Marie's "Seems like it's been longer" I'll forgive it.

I thought this show was above winking, but I laughed so hard at Marie's "Seems like it's been longer" I'll forgive it.

I would have tossed composer Michael Giacchino in there.

I would have tossed composer Michael Giacchino in there.

Piecar - If they're the type of people who will remember the Space Jockey at all (it's on-screen for what, a minute in the original?) then they'll probably remember the name of the planet, especially since it was referred to several times in both Alien AND Aliens (unlike the SJ).

Piecar - If they're the type of people who will remember the Space Jockey at all (it's on-screen for what, a minute in the original?) then they'll probably remember the name of the planet, especially since it was referred to several times in both Alien AND Aliens (unlike the SJ).

" why have the giant alien get chest-bursted on the floor of Rapace’s
shuttle, rather than returning to his pilot’s cradle, where the crew of
the Nostromo found him, and sending off the warning message that brings them to his moon?"

" why have the giant alien get chest-bursted on the floor of Rapace’s
shuttle, rather than returning to his pilot’s cradle, where the crew of
the Nostromo found him, and sending off the warning message that brings them to his moon?"

This was re-clarified again by Forte, however.  Keep up!

This was re-clarified again by Forte, however.  Keep up!

At first I was a bit miffed that THE ABYSS didn't make the other list, now I'm fully baffled to see it on here (was Apocalypse Now the only one that was allowed to confusingly make both lists?).  The theatrical cut is clearly compromised; the alien drags Harris down there and then immediately lets him back up.  Even…

At first I was a bit miffed that THE ABYSS didn't make the other list, now I'm fully baffled to see it on here (was Apocalypse Now the only one that was allowed to confusingly make both lists?).  The theatrical cut is clearly compromised; the alien drags Harris down there and then immediately lets him back up.  Even…

Tasha doesn't seem to like any horror movies at all. Baffled that they continually have her review them.  Surely there's an AVClub staffer with an actual fondness for the genre whose opinion might actually be worth considering when it comes to stuff like this? 

Tasha doesn't seem to like any horror movies at all. Baffled that they continually have her review them.  Surely there's an AVClub staffer with an actual fondness for the genre whose opinion might actually be worth considering when it comes to stuff like this?