Science Fiction as it should be

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2013)

I am still looking for something better but have not found it .Suspense builds up in a dark and creepy environment.Weaver plays a masterful and resourceful heroine.The monster is very scary and at the time was new.Many other films have taken it as a model after this.The fact that it spurred sequels is testament to its class.There is nothing predictable when you first watch it.The sound score does not telegraph when bad things happen.It actually complements the action.This is rare in movies nowadays and many directors and cinematographers would do well to study this for their own movies.I remember jumping out of my seat the first time I watched this in a movie theater.It really blends horror and science fiction better than anything I had seen before or since.The space shots are beautiful which you would want in a S.F. movie .The only other movie in this genre that comes close was 2001 a Space Oddessy.