(Dang it, by now you'd think I'd learn which Reply button to hit on these journals...)
In my case, I saw the sequel first. Not surprising, really, as just the trailer for Alien (which we saw at the drive-in, yep) gave me nightmares, whereas the sequel came out during high school and had the Cool Guy From Terminator in it. By the time I saw the original, it was much less horrifying than it should have been, simply because I knew the mythology and could grin a little at the special effects.
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In my case, I saw the sequel first. Not surprising, really, as just the trailer for Alien (which we saw at the drive-in, yep) gave me nightmares, whereas the sequel came out during high school and had the Cool Guy From Terminator in it. By the time I saw the original, it was much less horrifying than it should have been, simply because I knew the mythology and could grin a little at the special effects.
And that first Alien 3 trailer... Oh, if only.