Does it need another ten star?

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2012)

Well it got one! I have seen this movie so many times but it never gets old. There are critics of the movie who would say its just a typical slasher flick in space and when you break it down yea that may be true. However, when you add in the alone on the ship factor with dark tight spaces with a creature you know very little about other than its "great defense mechanism" this "slasher flick" outdoes all others. Add a great musical score to add the tension great acting and some extremely intense scenes it is no wonder this has been a classic for many years. Not to mention h.r. Gingers designs throughout the film including what I believe to be one of the most terrifying movie monsters ever. I sometimes wonder if there was a remake of it how it would compare and most likely would not at all have the same impact simply because the audience would know what's coming. In fact there is a scene early on in the movie that the director did not want the actors to know what was going to happen to get the real shock effect. Of course some aspects of the movie are dated but that's inevitable and it doesn't damage the movie for me. I love it for its intense dark claustrophobic feeling and knowing something deadly may be around any corner.