A Great Horror/Sci-Fi Classic! 9.0/10

Rating: Null/10 (19 June 2004)

"In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream!" This was the famous title from the 1979 horror/sci-fi thriller, Alien. The movie was directed by Ridley Scott, who had only directed one picture, The Duellists in 1977. Alien tells the story of a spacecraft called "The Nostromo" who receives an anonymous message from a unknown planet. The crew is sent there against their will on the company's orders. After landing on LV-426, three members of the crew investigates the location of this message and finds a abandoned spaceship. They enter this weird spaceship, only to discover a sea of eggs. One of the eggs opens and a weird creature jumps out of it and sticks itself to the face of one of the crew member. The creature known as "The Facehugger" holds on to his face for a while and then gets off and leaves the man who seems to be alright. While having diner, a creature suddenly burst out of his chest and escapes on the ship. The rest of the crew must then prepare for a battle with a hideous creature from outer space who doesn't seem to be too nice...Alien is truly one of the greatest horror movies of all-time and its director really did an extraordinary work. The movie also launched the career of Sigourney Weaver, who plays Lt.Ripley, the heroin of the story. Although, James Cameron directed an impressive sequel called Aliens, the original is the masterpiece in this saga. I give Alien 9.0/10 for being a very scary movie.