A Classic

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2003)

This movie is a true classic. The user who says it's not as good as the sequel is just plain wrong. It is a different kind of movie than the sequel. Aliens (the sequel) is shoot 'em up action movie, which this is not. Ridley Scott is a genius, pure and simple. He made this movie for next to nothing budget wise, with no CGI and the result still stands up to this day. Only 2001 surpasses this film when it comes to effects, and that's a close race to be sure.
This movie is the best of the series, as far as I am concerned, because it lays the ground work for what came later. Ridley Scott's dark vision of the future is a theme he repeated in Blade Runner. On the commentary for the DVD he mentions that he would like to make an Alien 5 which goes back to where the Aliens came from to find out what they are. That's a movie I would love to see.