Well-constructed scary movie...

Rating: 8/10 (2 June 2001)

1st watched 6/2/2001 - 8 out of 10 (Dir-Ridley Scott): Well-constructed scary movie where the murderer just happens to be an alien. Tremendously paced & photographed by director Ridley Scott, keeping you on the edge of the seat till the very end. Sigourney Weaver is not necessarily the star in this movie, she just happens to be the only survivor, and then goes on to be the star in the many sequels that follow. There are many well done things in this movie including the transition of the alien itself from the attached lifeform on John Hurt's character's face to the almost human-like appearance that it has near the end. The story itself is simple but the characters are very down to earth and believable enough that you do care for them unlike some cheap horror movies where the characters are so stupid that you want them to die. It is no doubt why the movie started a trend of these type of pictures because of it's obvious box-office appeal and the quality that was put into it. It's successors of course do not come close to the type of all-around quality that is displayed in this picture.