Terrifying.

Rating: 9/10 (27 August 2013)

Highly effective Sci-Fi horror involving a spaceship crew intercepting an S.O.S. from a derelict ship on a desolate world, where one crewman becomes infected by a sinister organism, one that grows in size, and is difficult to kill...
Extremely well directed and designed film has a great cast of actors who really bring them to life, especially Sigourney Weaver, debuting as Ripley. Alien creature itself is terrifying in this, its first appearance, and the story is intriguing and smart, alien planet highly atmospheric, suspense unrelenting.
A true classic.