Classic Sci-Fi Horror At Its Best

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2007)

To me, this is the mother of all alien movies. Sure, there was alien movies before it, but ALIEN set the stage for all the great modern day alien movies that followed. It spawned a handful of sequels that were every bit as good as this one, but none ever surpassed it. Sigourney Weaver was perfectly casted for this movie and I for one will never forget her performance in this one and the few that followed. This film has a great mix of science fiction and horror, something a lot of similar movies fail to achieve. Also, it has some really good special effects for its time and I feel as though it has gotten over-looked by todays young audiences. If you liked Alien vs. Predator, and you have never seen the original ALIEN movie, then you need to go back and watch it and all the sequels to understand where this movie left its mark on alien movies of today. An instant classic and a definite MUST SEE for Sci-Fi and Horror fans alike.