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Old 02-26-2008, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Despare View Post
Wow that's a tough call to agree OR disagree with. Does the atmosphere and claustrophobia in Alien really overwhelm the sense of paranoia found in Body Snatchers? I'd have to watch them both again, back to back to see how I really feel (really it just gives me an excuse to watch a couple great films B2B).

I think The Eye (the original) is better than The Ring (or Ringu, whatever you like to call the original).
The paranoia factor was almost the same in both movies, IMO. The fierceness of the creature and the crew's helplessness and lack of weapons added to the paranoia in Alien (remember Ripley's desperation while seeking answers from Mother, or while talking to Ash...Dallas's extreme paranoia and fright in the vents...to name a few).

Definitely agree with The Eye. Ringu was just not THAT scary.


Barrymore's Jeckyll and Hyde was much better than March's portrayal of the mad doctor (although March got the Oscar for it).
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