Alien(as in: totally strange) to many... total invader of safety to all

Rating: 10/10 (15 June 2006)

Alien is quite possibly the most terrifying film to come out in the twentieth century, hands down. The most bizarre part of the film is also its most horrifying elliment; the chestburster scene. No one in 1979 expected that scene, and few ever predict it today. Rarely has a movie stretched beyond its original generation in this way. It is a very strange movie indeed. The plot itself is original in its own regard as a sci-fi. Then we get to the script (which is excellently paced and drawn-out), the characters (all having their own problems and weeknesses), and of course, the creature. Alien's creature is so memorable in so many ways that it is impossible for me to sleep without feeling a slight pain in my chest. Never before (and probably never again) has a movie ever made a person afraid of their own insides like Alien. Other films try to use outward scares... but Alien uses the imagination as its vecter... and it works flawlessly.