Terrific, not terrifying

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2004)

I'll keep this review simple.
The movie is a great classic movie. It never seems to date. Ridley Scott knew where film making was heading, and he gave horror movie fans from 1979 a glimpse of what the future would be like. Dazzling sets, tremendous acting, and an awe-inspiring antagonist make this movie memorable.
But.
Ridley Scott says the alien did not need to be seen. I highly disagree. The alien terrifies us, therefore we need to know what the protagonist is up against. The alien was obviously a man in a rubber suit. Aliens took the special FX to another level, but still kept the action physical. The effects in the next movie are far superior than this.
In a nutshell: Rent the next one.
7/10 Stars 6/7/04