Suspenseful

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2001)

This movie remains one of the scariest, and the atmosphere of menace builds up very effectively. Though over 20 years old, the effects are very good, and can be briefly summed up as follows: the inhospitable planet on which they land, the horrible spaceship resembling a dead dinosaur, with innards reminiscent of a stomach's lining, the laboured breathing sounds emanating from the oxygen masks, the "cellar" of weird
eggs......the whole movie grips your imagination from early on. The scene where Brett is looking for Jones the kitty is really spooky and the filming angles of the cat at this point very effective. One of the best science fiction movies made.