In theaters everyone heard you scream!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (3 December 2001)

I've seen many sci-fi flicks in my many years. This is the one that I have maintained the most respect for. First of all it has a great story. You can ,actually, see how this situation could really evolve, which only adds to the horror of it. Second, it has a director that respects the story, and gives it what it needs to unfold. Third, the cast is great. The producers made some gutsy moves in their choices of actors. Making Ripley a woman gave us one of the first female action heroes of the 80's. Also, none of these actors were exactly box-office draws in 1979. People might have not even gone to see this film based on that fact alone, but this movie had something that trancended star power. The fourth reason for it's success is the excellent production of everything that you see on screen. There are movies that cost 80 Million dollars, and don't look this good!! The fifth, and most important part of Alien's success is H.R. Giger's monster. That's one creepy looking what-ever-it-is!!! If you really want to get into the world of Alien, read the book!! It has some things that were not in the movie, but might answer a few questions, anyway. Many have tried, but no one has topped the first Alien!!!