A movie event.

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 1999)

I was too young to go see Alien in the theaters, so I bought the novel and the rare photo novel and read them over and over again. I finally caught the movie on HBO in 1981 and it took me by surprise. All I dwelled on (I was 11 years old) was the stomach scene being so scary, but as the years went by, I started to appreciate the characters in the movie and the way the film was directed. I will say this: Hollywood has never been able to create another creature like Alien and they may never do it again. Alien gets an "A."