When Sci-Fi met Horror!

Rating: 9/10 (20 September 2009)

The result was beautiful, it's the ultimate monster-piece of Sci-Fi and Horror. To date, no other movie has achieved what "Alien" did.
When I think of sci-fi oriented plots the words that immediately come to my mind are complicated, interesting, intelligent, fantasy. "Alien" mixes those elements with the Horror genre and it provokes a revolution in cinema overall.
The plot is breath taking since the beginning of the movie and it's supported with spectacular f/x, creepy explanations, technical oriented dialogs, and even settings.
Horror happens and is exploited here when the Alien grows up and decides to annihilate the tripulation. We get chilling chasing sequences, creepy environments that breathe death and uncertainty, a scary monster, and nightmarish sounds.
The action is non-stop and it's equilibrated with clever dialogs and interesting explanations towards the system of the ship, and a new form of life.
This is a groundbreaking film that changed cinema in a positive manner. It demonstrates that Hollywood can be dark, violent, unsettling, in terms of quality. Money well spent here.
The legend of "Alien" started here and created a new form of fear... in space. Plus it's tag line is amongst the best of history.