Cameron doubled down on the aesthetic in Aliens, he just changed the genre from horror to action. Both films were "peak 80s" (Alien was '79) and just ooze with what must be the absolute pinnacle of science fiction vibes.

If you haven't seen these two films, you need to fix that this week. It'll change your life.

Scott tried to expand the aesthetics with Prometheus and Covenant. I felt the films did a great job of refreshing the look and feel while remaining faithful to the 80's. Unfortunately, the writing was trite and Scott's directing is averaging .200 at bat these days.

Romulus was not bad, though certainly not a masterpiece. At least it was better written and had better character arcs than Scott's recent films.

I'd rather have the performance of this series than whatever Jurassic Park or Star Wars have become.

Predator, oddly enough, has strangely been improving if you don't count Shane Black's entry.

I'm happy they keep making these, and I hope the writers and directors at the reigns keep experimenting rather than conforming to "safe" or "understandable by a general audience".