Incredible Direction

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2002)

Action is perhaps the genre best suited for film, for where else can you create not only drama but all of the incredible cuts, both audio and visual, that create drama upon drama upon drama? Ridley Scott is a master of this, and deserved more attention for this masterpiece, which was truly better than the original. From a popcorn entertainment perspective to a post-feminist deconstructive academic perspective, this film satisfies on every level. Without Sigourney Weaver, this film would have still been amazing, as opposed to Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection. Admittedly, the original Alien is also quite good. But the attention to nuance, to moments, to mini-moments, to asides, to brooding, to mystery, to terror, to human emotions, to anti-emotion, to corporate greed, to labor greed, to child abuse, to psychological trauma, to Giger's incredible artistry, to editing, to storytelling, to entertainment is just incredible. I have watched this movie more times than any other and am always entertained and always in awe of Mr. Scott.