What Sci-fi thrillers can be

Rating: 8/10 (10 November 2005)

I can watch a Ridley Scott movie just for the visuals. Nearly every one of his films look stunning. This is one of his better ones. I like the fact that this is ultimately a simple ghost story. There is nothing extremely over the top here. I like the fact that the characters a blue-collar people. They don't do anything any average person would do. They don't suddenly become superheroes. They remain simply men, and women, being hunted by a terrifying beast. Did I mention the look of the film? So many filmmakers have tried to imitate the industrial look of this film, but they have failed. I did not like James Cameron's "Aliens". I thought that movie was so many things this film wasn't. This is one of my favorite sci-fi films.