an excellent sci-fi horror movie

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2006)

The deep-space mining crew of Nostromo are awakened from cryogenic sleep on their way back to Earth due to an alien distress signal coming from a planet. They go to the planet to find a "deserted" alien spaceship. Then everything goes horribly wrong.
This is among science-fiction classic films. Ridley Scott was the perfect director for this movie; his constant attention to the film's design and style truly made an awesome and eerie look. The acting is top-notch, especially from Weaver's leading female role. The alien itself is truly original ... and frightening (thanks to Giger's artwork). Despite it's release in 1979, it's still quite effective nowadays and should be for quite a while.