Alien is getting old

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2006)

Alien is getting old, but it hasn't lost any of its appeal. There are some people out there who are gonna try to tell you its "outdated" or that its "running out of steam". Those people suck. While we can argue about the film's merit, one thing we can all agree on is that in general, some people simply suck. And the people who disrespect this film definitely suck.
Thats sorta why I like Alien. Alien doesn't discriminate between people who suck or don't suck, Alien is simply hungry.
Now, its true this film has a slower pace. Essentially, this is what we in the know like to refer to as building tension and suspense. You also don't see the Alien up close all that much. Whether that was an artistic choice or a budgetary solution is up in the air, but it works because Ridley Scott is a master film maker.
The film begins by building an incredibly realistic atmosphere, directly contrasting the cartoony feel of Star Wars and sci-fi in general. Going with the incredibly surreal not to mention nightmarish designs of Giger's cannon was truly inspired. Never has there been a more terrifying yet beautiful, intriguing yet grotesque creature as the "Xenomorph".
In the sequels to follow, we learn more about the insect-like life stages of the xenomorph and its various stages of growth. Its all really cool stuff that is more sophisticated than it actually needs to be. You can read into it enough to explain the almost human-like proportions/configuration of the xenomorph that appears in this film, and the dog-like xenomorph that appears in film 3.
Alien truly was an amazing film and along with Blade Runner, has solidified Ridley Scott as one of the sci-fi gods. You can still find references to these films today and its a trend that will likely continue well into the future... whatever that future may bring.
Some people on here worry that teenagers won't appreciate this film; I disagree. I think they'll be channel surfing late at night and come across a sci-fi marathon with movies like Planet of the Apes and 2001 and sit back and be blown away.