a masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (12 December 2015)

Alien is a masterpiece of the genre, and the talented Sigourney Weaver is amazing. At the beginning the film is quite slow, and this is nothing but a smart directorial choice to raise the suspense yet emphasized by the dark atmosphere and the terrible silence of the outer space. The plot twisted and turned within the Nostromo space shuttle (except when the astronauts land in the unknown aliens' planet) but the film is not boring at all: instead is thrilling, the cast is exceptional and harmonious, the direction is outstanding and the plot is interesting and very new at that time. The charming character of the brave Ellen Ripley stays sculpted in the history of science fiction's cinematography. Unfortunately they created a saga of useless Alien sequels and recently an ugly duplicate (with "Prometheus"). The very first Alien remains the best sci-fi horror movie in the history of cinema (so far!).