The most suspenseful sci-fi horror ever......

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2000)

When it comes to picking the best film i have ever seen, then its really difficult to choose between this film and the sequel, i just cant compare them in terms of quality. The reason being, the direction of both james Cameron (Aliens) and especially Brit Ridley Scott.
I consider a good film to be a good story that is well produced and has a feeling that you are actually amongst them. I got this feeling right from the start of the eerie musical score opening up the film, an act of sheer quality.
Im not gonna lie, i saw the sequel before i saw this one, i was expecting it to be quite similar but boy they are two different kind of films altogether. The 1st one being a suspenseful horror and the 2nd being an action horror.
Alien made the filming careers of everyone that had an envolvement in this movie, especially Sigourney Weaver and also Ridley Scott who went on to make the brilliant Blade Runner and Gladiator.
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Ridley scotts methods of directing were well noticed throughout this movie, for example, the large method of suspense that he used for the environment of the nostromo. Everytime a door opened you wondered what was coming out the other end, the suspense was also largely due to the brilliant music score aswell which constantly gave an edge of the seat feeling all the way through this ride.
Ridley scott also involved the actual cast into a little bit of suspense through the introduction of the parasite via the death of Kane (John Hurt). The cast were unaware of what was planed by the director and were told to act freely, this was a brilliant idea from the director and it showed a sense of fear from the cast. Sheer brilliance.
Finally the characters in this film were outstanding, they were not over the top like they are in most cheesey sci-fi films (deep rising and Virus), and this merited the film to where it is now, a landmark.
i gave this film 10/10 - like im sure many of the users did at this site.
Lets give praise to the ultimate sci-fi horror ever to be made!