The best in the series

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2002)

Alien is easily the best in the series of great films. While it doesn't have the action of Aliens or the cinematography of Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, the concept is what makes this film the superior. While technology will always make the chest bursters look more realistic or the aliens look more sinister, this film brought about a change in the genre, a "milestone" if you want to call it. H.R. Giger should have won an Oscar for set design. No creature looks more imposing than the aliens in this series.