Striking similarities with 'Alien'

It's long been speculated that life could be based on the silicon atom. However, silicon is not nearly as organically viable as carbon, so it's likely that silicon based organisms would be heavily dependent on interaction (symbiosis, parasitism, predation) with carbon based organisms. While this may be a disadvantage, it would be balanced by an extreme adaptability potential. Silicon based organisms could withstand environmental conditions and chemical processes which would be lethal for carbon based organisms, and could survive radically different life cycles.

To date, the best silicon based creature film I've seen is 'Alien'. The dragons in 'Reign of Fire' have some striking similarities to the 'Alien' creature.

1. Hybernation
Both the 'Alien' creature and the 'Reign of Fire' dragons are able to almost completely shut down organic functions for an indefinite period of time. They are thereby able to lie dormant for as long as necessary to survive adverse circumstances, such as a lack of carbon based prey.

2. Awakening triggered by prey proximity
Neither the 'Alien' creature nor the 'Reign of Fire' dragons are easily disturbed during hybernation. Nevertheless, they respond vigorously to the close proximity of carbon based prey.

3. Organic carbon predation
The 'Alien' creature hunts humans, although exactly how it feeds on them isn't revealed. The 'Reign of Fire' dragons feed on organic carbon, in the form of ash (this isn't shown, either).

4. Rapid growth rate
As revealed by Ash, the 'Alien' creature grows by shedding its initial molecular structure, replacing it with new material. With ready access to carbon based prey, this process could proceed at a tremendous pace. The 'Reign of Fire' dragons probably have a similar growth process.

5. Chemical production
The 'Alien' creature has corrosive acid for blood. The 'Reign of Fire' dragons spit an incendiary cocktail.

6. Physiological superiority
The 'Alien' creature has extraordinary durability, strength, speed, agility, senses, etc. The 'Reign of Fire' dragons similarly have great aerial manoeuvrability.

(If I've missed anything, feel free to point out my negligence.)

Although 'Reign of Fire' is not as great a film as 'Alien', it's at least its equal in plausibility. I've read a lot of stupid comments about 'Reign of Fire' on this site, and I'm sure the suckers who made them are responsible for the unduly low rating of this excellent film. Evidently, this site gives an undeserved voice to people who know nothing about speculative fiction.