Often mimicked, never beaten

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2018)

In space no one can hear you create a dynasty and redefine a genre.
It's often said that Alien is timeless and holds up as well today as upon its first release. Those who say that are being slightly too kind though I think. There are various points in this film that are just a bit rusty and could do with some polishing. Still, if you make small allowances for the fact this film was released in the 1970s you'll find a great classic. I can only imagine how mind blowing it was to walk into the cinema in 1979 and see this film for the first time.
There's probably nothing I can say about this film that hasn't already been said. Suffice it to say that the atmosphere, world building and acting are all sublime and make for a great film.
The never ending question: Is Alien better or is Aliens better? In my eyes the first is the better of the two films, though they are both classics and, to be fair, though they are part of the same series they are still different genres so it isn't necessarily fair to compare them anyway.