Horror Goes Into Outer-Space

Rating: Null/10 (26 October 2000)

"Alien" is one of those films that has spawned numerous imitations, but none have come close to the brilliance of their inspiration. Definitely scary and somewhat difficult to watch, the film deals with an outer-space crew that accidently runs across an unknown organism that is bent on killing everyone. Sigourney Weaver became a super-star because of this film, but she gets ample support from everyone else. Tom Skeritt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt all do amazing jobs with the material. Ridley Scott's direction keeps the audience tense and on edge throughout the film's running time. A really great film from the horror and sci-fi genres. 4 stars out of 5.