It looks like I confused “Aliens”, which I never saw, with “Alien 3”. I suspect this franchise is like the Jurassic Park series, or new items on the Taco Bell menu: same stuff, rearranged or changed portion sizes.
Pretty much any Alien movie other than 1&2 was just a cash grab on the franchise, I have yet to watch Prey, so will not pass judgement on it.
Alien is a haunted house flick.
Aliens is an action flick.
Alien 3 is a passion play.
The rest are not worth mentioning.