Alien (1979)
'In space, no one can hear you scream.' 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 an unexplored planet. After searching for survivors, the crew heads home only to realize that a deadly bioform has joined them.
15 November 1939, New York City, New York, USA
21 November 1923, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 April 1949, Bristol, England, UK
22 January 1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
8 October 1949, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
12 September 1931, Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
14 July 1926, West Irvine, Kentucky, USA
23 August 1953, Lagos, Nigeria
25 August 1933, Detroit, Michigan, USA
9 March 1927, London, England, UK
May 17, 2017
A horror masterpiece that doesn't age at all because its main theme is the fear of the unknown and that's one of the deepest fears. [Full review in Spanish]
June 30, 2015
It's tempting to describe the brilliantly staged scenes of horror and surprise but it would be a shame not to allow the film to reveal its own secrets, enough to say that the tension is savage and you are held in suspense right up to the end frames.
November 17, 2011
The limited strengths of its staple sci-fi horrors always derived from either the offhand organic/ Freudian resonances of its design or the purely (brilliantly) manipulative editing and pacing of its above-average shock quota.
June 30, 2015
Bloody brilliant.
October 22, 2010
It is depressing to watch an expensive, crafty movie that never soars beyond its cold desire to score the big bucks.
June 30, 2015
Seen again a quarter-century later, we marvel at how the filmmaker generates so much tension and sweat with a bare minimum of moving parts.
August 16, 2007
The limited strengths of its staple sci-fi horrors always derived from either the offhand organic/ Freudian resonances of its design or the purely (brilliantly) manipulative editing and pacing of its above-average shock quota.
October 28, 2011
The most startling thing watching Alien again is its pacing. For the first 45 minutes, little happens. It's all slow, exquisite build-up, which makes the second half seem all the more horrific.
May 04, 2016
There have also been digital restorations and improvements to the original film's negative and sound mix, but the best thing about this rerelease is simply the opportunity to see the awesome Alien in theatres again.
June 30, 2015
Still one of the creepiest, scariest, most shocking films ever.
May 25, 2016
This is a screamingly spooky sci-fi tale with more than a few echoes of "The Thing" but echoes which enhance rather than detract.
June 30, 2015
A sci-fi thriller of palpable, nerve-tingling tension, with Sigourney Weaver -- playing warrant officer Ellen Ripley -- in stunning form.
