Had high expectations and they were reached

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2013)

Alien is a movie that is hard to review in 2013. I watched a few days ago and it still holds up. It is hard to review because of how loved it is. I loved the movie but there are some things I need to address. The beginning is a bit slow. There are just shots where nothing is really happening. I really liked 2001:A Space Odyssey so I should be able to tolerate that but I just didn't work as well. Once they find the derelict the movie really starts to pick up. I don't know if that counts as a spoiler though. To be honest the movie didn't scare me. The tension the movie creates is fantastic but it didn't scare me. As a suspense movie it is amazing. There is only one scene where I was like OMG but the rest was just tense and that isn't a bad thing. The mystery of the Alien is incredible and it keeps you interested. The ending wasn't groundbreaking but it does the job. I give it a 9 out of 10 because of the slow beginning but I will still buy it.