>>334315I think the makers of the Alien franchise looked back on their first one as a complete disaster that they barely scraped together into a cohesive movie, and they didn't respect the opinion of slop enthusiasts. They then tried to make the subsequent movies into badass flicks and arguably succeeded but ultimately failed flat due to the constrictive format and reliance on Weaver for continuity. Alien worked initially because the viewer was as curious as the scientist and as surprised as the protagonist at the android.
The attempted prequel reboot was a good attempt but was mocked into oblivion. The sequel was better but also arguably constricted. They also relied on religion as the pozzed angle instead of anything else.
Aliens would have been superior if instead of "finding Ripley," and "le sending her back," a different ship found her. This ship could have found several mysterious objects or alien craft that expand the lore , and Ripley is awoken to join the new crew as they open up some other things. Nobody wanted to hear an old bitch bemoaning her evil corporation's ignorance. It was nails on a chalkboard.