The best film of all time...

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 1999)

When this film first came out, I was immediately fascinated; not only by the strong visuals but also the perfect ensemble acting. John Hurt's death scene alone is a classic. I watch this film at least once a year and it never seems dated and is never boring. This is probably the film which made me watch movies on another level; not only as mere entertainment, but as something more; something to appreciate and savor like a great meal or fine wine. Friends constantly tell me "yeah, but 'Aliens' was better" (much like the people who post here) and I am always telling them why it is a very good film, but totally different from the classic original. Not since "King Kong" has a movie monster so indelibly and originally burned itself into our collective psyche - watch "Alien" again (with the lights out).