The most perfect movie.......ever.

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2000)

'Alien' is, and has been for some time now, my favourite movie of all time, so far. Personally, I can't fault this film. It's very frightening, the tension which mounts through the film is incredible. The direction is excellent, the acting convincing, although Sigourney Weaver seems pretty self-conscious at the beginning of the film, but I like it that she is! The music is excellent, the special effects fantastic considering when this film was made, and the script is top notch. With most films, I might come away saying, "very good, except...." and then name a flaw or two. To me, 'Alien' is flawless. I've seen it countless times in the past (the first time when I was only 14 yrs old and too scared to watch the end!), but these days about once a year is enough. As far as sci-fi goes, it don't get much better than this.