Ridley Scott At His Best

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2017)

As with so many movies that center on isolation and the like (particularly in the 1970's), this one tops the rest. When it comes to space movies, you're bound to feel a bit isolated and claustrophobic. Then add in the element of not feeling alone. Put those all together and you have this dynamic work of art. Before he made movies like "Black Rain" and" "Gladiator," Ridley Scott sat in the director's chair and made this. Believe it or not, I was introduced to this movie through word of mouth from the least expecting person from the church that I used to attend. My brother and I looked at each other and couldn't believe that we heard this unsuspecting guy actually talking about a movie like this.
At any rate, the two of us sat down and could understand where this man was coming from. We practically had to bolt ourselves down to the furniture that we were sitting on because it was chock-full of suspense. If there was ever a movie to come out of the 1970's with legitimate scares and the like, it would certainly be "Alien." We sat down and watched the initial three that followed this and could only come up with one thing: the first one was arguably the best.
With suspense and paranoia literally at every turn, you do not want to watch this either in the dark or alone. You cannot go wrong with isolation and claustrophobia in a sci-fi movie such as this one. In the end, let me say this: watch this movie once and then watch it again. If you truly enjoy watching a sci-fi movie that has more suspense then gore (and there are only a couple scenes in here where there is blood and gore), sit down and watch this. I will guarantee that you will love it.