"An Intelligent Thriller that is Pure Terror"

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2007)

Not the regular stuff pushed out by movie studios but a classic that will have you glued to your seat till the final moments have come to pass. A very stylish and unique shocker with the appropriate amount of claustrophobic and fear inducing moments that are cleverly injected at the most unexpected moments. Edge-of-your-seat moments galore as the crew of the Nostromo is pitted against something that none of them have come across before and the tension slowly but steadily builds and builds with certain parts stretched and twisted to breaking point leaving a delightful after taste in your mouth as the final moments come reeling down. A movie that toys with the inner depths of the mind cleverly juggling with Claustrophobia, Fear and Tension passing them around like a magician with his wand coming up with trick after trick. The creepy background score sending shivers down your spine creating an ambiance that will leave you with no breath to spare with its ever changing tone.
The entire cast gives superb performances through out but its Sigourney Weaver who takes the cake with a fluent performance as Ellen Ripley who, in the latter stages gives a performance that will keep you on your toes till the end. You will feel for each and every character mostly because of their brilliant on-screen chemistry and the tense atmosphere created by them.
A movie which will have you gasping for breath and feeling some what relieved when the final credits start rolling as you will have lived and breathed every second of it. This is Movie-Making at its best.