Brilliant.

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2008)

This is really one of the best horror movies ever. Yes, it's a horror movie not a sci-fi flick. The direction is great as is the script. I love the dialog in this movie. The actors really did an excellent job, especially Weaver. Now I don't want to get on a rant here, but there is something that needs to be addressed. Rather than tell you how great the movie is or go through this film scene by scene, there is something I need to make clear. I have read a lot of reviews and I kept reading the same thing. "In this movie Sigourney kicks some alien butt." (Believe me I'd rather use the "A" word, but I'm afraid to get black listed.) Sigourney Weaver doesn't really kick alien butt until "Aliens" in 1986. Thats when see becomes the badas... er, badbutt alien destroyer. However, in the first "Alien" she's just a space trucker who's trying to get home to her daughter. She doesn't really become the hero we all know and love until later. However she does start to evolve into the hero in this one. She quickly stepping up to leadership when Dallas dies. I must admit I'm slightly sexist when it comes to a female hero. To me it's just not that believable, but in Sigourney's case she really pulls it off. I'm not going to lie, if I got chased by aliens and I had to either have Ellen Ripley or Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger from "Predator") on my side, I'd choose Ripley. Sorry, I ranted. Anyways this is the best movie in the "Alien" series, the "Predator" movies, and the cross-over movies. Normally, I'd say I recommend this if your a fan of so-and-so or I you like so-and-so kinds of movies, but no. I recommend this movie to everyone. This is one of those movies you should have already seen.