Alien

 (1979)

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a dark sci fi classic
Dec 04, 2008
cubstml - yahoo.com
This is a great, scary, dark masterpeice. This movie has sigourney weavers talent with very great but not overloaded creativity which is not a bad thing at all.... Full review
"Alien"
Oct 29, 2008
cosmeo77 - yahoo.com
Probably one of the most horrifying film in the early 80's. It has the gore, scares and the effective chills. "Alien" is an amazing piece of filmmaking, the best of the sci-fi horror genre. "It's Scary...!"... Full review
The Great Sci-Fi Horror Lives On...
Sep 16, 2008
dashrendaar - yahoo.com
Just one notch below its sequel "Aliens". However that being said this film ranks as possibly the greatest of Sci-Fi hoorers. Great visuals, solid acting, and a very creepy score by Jerry Goldsmith. All in all a must see.... Full review
the bomb
Jul 30, 2008
read.william39 - yahoo.com
you rock i loved it crics it was the best one i think in the world awsome! i thougt the guns and the gore was the the good stuff it was omg... Full review
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Jul 25, 2008
jpruettstage - yahoo.com
test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test... Full review
WHOOO! *HIT!
Jul 16, 2008
phibsigma2 - yahoo.com
the only movie whereas every time you see the monster it has changed and is more deadly. sex, drugs ,and rock'em sock'em. no one should have survived.... Full review
Suspenseful Thriller
Jul 13, 2008
forgotten_glory - yahoo.com
The horror in this movie is not so much based around a scary looking creature as it is on suspense. The suspense in this movie was awesome and was really the only reason it was scary. If it hadn't given like,... Full review
A True Masterpiece
Jul 08, 2008
tru_blue86 - yahoo.com
I can't beleive that after 30 years since the movie came out, the graphics are still very good. Sigourney Weaver really delivered a great performance while the alien oozed out both gore and greatness. If you love sci/fi movies, this is... Full review
A cinema treasure
Jun 21, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Alien is unquestionably an extraordinary and marvelously made sci-fi film, that never seems or winds up failing to unstimulate us.... Full review
Definitely Worth Watching
Jun 19, 2008
ghmaster1354 - yahoo.com
In space, no one can hear you scream, but that doesn't mean you won't scream when you see this movie. This is a masterpiece of sci-fi films because of its brilliant acting, terrific direction, and the memorably frightning scenes.... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Aug 07, 2009
MTV.com
it's the very best movie ever created....When he's finished with " Robin Hood ," Scott has to be very thoughtful about his next film.....Many movie lovers struggle when asked what their favorite films of all time are, but not me....."Brave New World" is the perfect project to cut his teeth on again.....It will make a good reference point for Scott to consider..... ... Full Review
| Jun 21, 2009
Urban Cinefile
Alien is a genre film at its best:....An acting workshop isn't necessarily good cinema.....the film looks 'as good as it did 24 years ago -....there are films with great performances that simply don't work.....The special effects are awesome.... ... Full Review
| Feb 20, 2009
MTV.com
And if somebody could ever write a great Alien script (that presumably wasn't set on planet Earth), she'd be willing to read it. There have been lots of 'Alien' impersonators, but there is something about [that first] one," she said of Ripley's original film, as well as the franchise it spawned. ... Full Review
| Dec 28, 2008
Sify
Weaver was the original female action star when she appeared in the first Alien movie in 1979. Weaver said: "I would definitely do another Alien film if I had a director like Ridley Scott and we had a good idea. Ridley is enthusiastic about it. ... Full Review
| Dec 28, 2008
Thaindian.com, Thailand
She said: I would definitely do another Alien film if I had a director like Ridley Scott and we had a good idea. London, December 28 (ANI): Hollywoods first female action hero Sigourney Weaver has been in talks with director Ridley Scott to reprise her role for a fifth Alien film. ... Full Review

News

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Sigourney Weaver has told how filming the 'chest-burster' scene in Alien was "just awful" as director Ridley Scott did everything he could to make it as real as possible. ... Full Article

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chicagotribune.com2009-09-11
Thirty years ago, director Ridley Scott 's "Alien" introduced one of the better movie marketing taglines in recent history -- "In space, no one can hear you scream" -- and what's astonishing about the film today is its sadistic patience. ... Full Article

Although there aren't any hard and fast deets out there concerning Ridley Scott's prequel to "Alien," I've got my fingers crossed for a female badass to rival Sigourney Weaver 's iconic Ripley. ... Full Article

Rejoice, Alien fans: Ridley Scott has signed on with Twentieth Century Fox to direct the fifth Alien film in the franchise he created with his 1979 claustrophobic space horror. ... Full Article

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