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Alien (1979) Reviews

Alien (1979)
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"In space, no one can hear you scream." A close encounter of the third kind becomes a Jaws-style nightmare when an alien invades a spacecraft in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic. On the way home from a mission for the Company, the Nostromo's crew is woken up from hibernation by the ship's Mother computer to answer a distress signal from a nearby planet. Capt. Dallas's (Tom Skerritt) rescue team discovers a bizarre pod field, but things get even stranger when a face-hugging creature bursts out of a pod and attaches itself to Kane (John Hurt). Over the objections of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), science officer Ash (Ian Holm) lets Kane back on the ship. The acid-blooded incubus detaches itself from an apparently recovered Kane, but an alien erupts from Kane's stomach and escapes. The alien starts stalking the humans, pitting Dallas and his crew (and cat) against a malevolent killing machine that also has a protector in the nefarious Company. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

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Starring:
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, (more)
Director(s):
Ridley Scott
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Cheryl R.

There's not much else to say after 30 years. GREAT MOVIE, one of the very best alien movies of all time and it still holds its own.

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Ellen H.

I gotta say, this movie never gets old. tense, expertly acted, suspenseful as anything, you have NO idea what's coming unless you've seen it 8x like I have. when this movie is on tv I can't turn it off.

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Beth O.

I just saw Prometheus, so I thought I'd revisit this one. It wasn't as gory as I would have liked, and the killing scenes were very quick and shaky, but I imagine in 1979 it was considered very scary. I do love that the suspenseful scenes seem much more scary because there isn't any music or anything, just silence. That makes for a very effective resulting scare.

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Bambi W.

Eerie, creepy, and atmospheric--though not quite as seat-gripping as the sequel. (The first two movies are terrific, but the franchise quickly descended into schlock afterwards.) If you like your horror movies to seem like video games, you'll be bored, but if you appreciate something more than splatter and serial explosions, you shouldn't miss this one. Outstanding acting and terrific sets. It's easy to forget how fresh this was when it came out as many future movies copied elements of it--particularly the run down spaceship and the incubating alien.

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Phyllis S.

I remember seeing this movie when I was younger. It was slow in the beginning but picked up. For its time It was a well done movie.

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Quincy H.

Classic!!! enough said!!!!

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Nace T.

This is an incredibly good movie that keeps you in suspense all the way through! Highly recommended...

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Thomas M.

This is one of my favorite films. Scott's use of tension, dark, light, and the unseen is masterful. The score is amazing (omitting Hanson's contribution at the end). Despite the plethora of CGI thrillers/horrors these days this movie still freaks me out!

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Bryan B.

A little slower than I expected. It has a great tension that builds throughout the movie.

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Cd S.

I was a teen when this was first released and even then I didn't see why people where so crazy about it. Then too I am more a fan of horror than sci-fi and while this certainly HAS horrific elements horror is really not it's genre. It is a good story, great cast, well directed and filmed. One could most certainly make a worse selection. Definitely a film one would want to be selective about who to let watch it. Parents should be aware of the intense graphic and violent nature of the film (and it's sequels for that matter). This really is the best of the series unless you count the Alien Vs. Predator one as I enjoyed that film more than any of either movies.

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    Cheryl R.

    There's not much else to say after 30 years. GREAT MOVIE, one of the very best alien movies of all time and it still holds its own.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Ellen H.

    I gotta say, this movie never gets old. tense, expertly acted, suspenseful as anything, you have NO idea what's coming unless you've seen it 8x like I have. when this movie is on tv I can't turn it off.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Beth O.

    I just saw Prometheus, so I thought I'd revisit this one. It wasn't as gory as I would have liked, and the killing scenes were very quick and shaky, but I imagine in 1979 it was considered very scary. I do love that the suspenseful scenes seem much more scary because there isn't any music or anything, just silence. That makes for a very effective resulting scare.

    Yes   |   No

     
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