No denying its a great film, I enjoyed it, but unfortunately cannot love it

Rating: 5/10 (18 December 2012)

Let me start off by saying that I certainly enjoyed 'Alien' but cannot love it like many films such as LOTR, Original Star Wars, Back to the Future and so on, however I certainly enjoyed it for what it was. It was a great story, full of great characters and superb directing and acting. I'll also straighten this out. The reason that I didn't love the film wasn't because of the fact that it didn't have enough action/horror moments but because of the tone throughout the movie.
What I mean by that is, most of the film feels a bit too quiet for my liking. It took me forever to get into the film, because of the excruciatingly slow start. It wasn't because there wasn't any kill or anything like that but the story didn't start off very interesting. I would've liked the start more if they simply started with a couple of people saying a couple of jokes or something similar. It took me over 45 minutes to get into this film, however from that point on I did not stop until the film was over. After that point, I loved the film a lot.
I really came to enjoy the characters during the film and strangely found myself mainly fascinated by Ash. I'm not sure if this was because he was played by Ian Holm, and he was in Lord of the Rings, but I loved his character. The character twist for him absolutely shocked me and I loved it. I also loved Ripley played by Sigourney Weaver and also liked Parker a lot. One character I actually didn't like was Lambert and she was quite a let down for me. I found her annoying for some reason. Apart from her, I loved every other character.
The Special effects for this film are amazing for its time. It was made in 1979 and much like the original Star Wars, the special effects exceed its time period! The film didn't actually capture the creepiness that I expected it to capture, but the story was great, the characters were great and the execution was brilliant. The pacing was the only major issue with the film. Apart from that, this is a highly recommended film for everyone.