How would you rank these four 80's sci fi films?

Tough one...

The Thing
Aliens
The Terminator
Predator

Thing
Predator
Aliens
Terminator

The Terminator
The Thing


Predator

Aliens

4321, but it was a really tough call for all of them.

Most people in here are nuts...

The Thing is a perfect film. It does exactly what it sets out to do, it's terrifying, and it holds up for an extended period of time. The tone, the setting, the characters, the ideas, just all spot on.

The Thing

Terminator
Predator
Aliens


If only the Terminator would hold up better, but it looks woefully inadequate next to the rest. I could flip Terminator and Predator in a pinch, there's an argument for both. But there's no film with more testosterone ( or roids) than Predator. It's a top flight action film, but probably not a top tier sci fi film.

Aliens, almost pure action. Still great, holds up better than the others, but is less important overall. It's overshadowed by the more important, but similar, Terminator 2.

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The Thing,

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Easily number one. It is Carpenter's masterpiece.

One of the best ten films of the 80's and perhaps the best.

Among those four, Aliens is in a class by itself.

Terminator
Aliens
Predator
Thing

Terminator was just mind blowing when it came out. Totally. Portrayed Arnold as the bad guy, something the later movies did not do, unfortunately.

Aliens was as good but didn't have the same shock value because we had seen the first one at that time.

Predator was awesome, just not as ground breaking as those two.

well, shite. A great question: 4 awesome movies.

The Thing
Predator
The Terminator
Aliens

I love all 4. The Thing is a clear #1 for me, the other 3 are close, especially Aliens and The Terminator.