Alien

Rating: 7/10 (1 September 2019)

40 years after the fact and finally getting around to watching this movie and all I can think is that I wish I'd watched it earlier. The effects, for the most part, hold up very well, the acting is wonderful and the story is creative.
Alien really is a testament to the glory of practical effects, because when the xenomorph jumps out it still looks amazing. Where the effects kinda falter is in the tech. Monitors and keyboards just look old in this.
Unfortunately Alien suffers from something a lot of the greats do. If you're late to see it, 40 years late in this case, the film has so much invaded the pop culture consciousness that without ever seeing it you know some things. And, because it was so impactful, it's also influenced a wide number of things, which is incredible and adds to the significance of the film but makes it hard to watch now without feeling like these are things I've seen before.
Still great movie and definitely worth the watch.