Horror and Science-Fiction Combined

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2017)

This film begins aboard a commercial space craft named "The Nostromo" which is manned by a crew of seven and serves as a refinery for 20,000,000 tons of mineral ore. As the story unfolds, the spaceship was initially headed back to Earth while the crew were put into suspended animation. When they awaken they discover that they have been rerouted to another part of space in order to check out a strange message from what could be of alien origin. Although they had hoped to return to Earth on schedule, due to company policy they are required to investigate so they begrudgingly follow orders and land on a small planet while sustaining some damage to the space craft in the process. However, since the source of the transmission is nearby they decide to check it out and find an alien spaceship which contains the dead body of a strange creature with a gaping hold inside of it which appears to have imploded from within. They also discover several leathery eggs on board as well--and this is where the trouble starts. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was one of the scariest movies-and certainly the scariest science-fiction film-I have ever seen. It had a good plot, excellent suspense and a solid cast which included Tom Skerritt (as "Dallas"), Sigourney Weaver ("Ripley"), Yaphet Kotto ("Parker") and Harry Dean Stanton ("Brett") among others. That said, those who enjoy a little science-fiction with their horror (or possibly vice-versa) might like this particular film and I have rated it accordingly. Definitely above average.