A Movie Lover's Anecdote...

Rating: 10/10 (24 April 2006)

There's really not much to say about "Alien" that hasn't already been said. It's one of my favorite films of all time and I'd still argue that's it's the best thing Ridley Scott has ever done (and that's saying a lot). So instead of rehashing the same old reviews, I thought I'd share with y'all my first experience with Alien...
Back in the summer of 1981, my parents decided to take my brother and I to a drive-in. Yes, an actual drive-in. The feature presentation was this swanky new film everyone had been buzzing about, some newfangled adventure movie y'all know as "Raiders of the Lost Ark." The movie started around eight, my Dad provided us with tons of snacks and my brother and I first got to see Indiana Jones from the comfort of my parents' wagon, snuggled in our sleeping bags in the back seat.
When the film was over, my brother and I were supposed to go to sleep while my parents watched the second half of the double feature, one of their favorite films, "Alien."
I was seven years old.
Needless to say, I didn't go to sleep that night...
Needless to say, I didn't sleep without a light on for a month...
Needless to say, "Alien" became one of my favorite films as well and that night, as frightening as it was for a seven year old, became one of my favorite childhood memories as a thirty-two year old man.
If you have never seen this film, savor it. Find a dark, dank evening, turn off all the lights, and soak in every moment.
Just make sure the kids are really asleep...