They don't make sci-fi horrors like this anymore...(minor spoilers)

Rating: 9/10 (10 August 2001)

Wow, this is probably my favorite film of all time. It has all the elements of a scary space film. The dark setting inside the Nostromo is psychologically disturbing, from it's dimly lighted corridors, large mechanical chambers with clattering chains dangling down, to the eerie rumbling sound the ship makes throughout the whole behemoth. Add in a terrifying extraterrestial that's on the loose and you have one hell of a scary film.
The alien in the film is what makes the film so scary. It's clever design by H.R. Giger is probably the most terrifying thing you will ever see, and few designers will ever be able to create a creature of this magnitude. Ash's last words to Ripley about this "perfect organism" describes it best. All the characters in the film are likable, and they all have different attitudes which makes their interaction the more interesting.

My favorite scene in the film is when Brett was first attacked and for the first time we get to see the alien in its adult form. The execution of this scene left a deep impression inside me, especially the part when Jones the cat gave a snarl then back off slowly when the alien dropped down.

Two thumbs up for Ridley Scott.