Alien corn

Rating: 2/10 (31 May 2015)

I admire Ridley Scott as he is responsible for the brilliant GOOD WIFE and so approached this film with not a little optimism.After all ALIEN is a wonderful,tense film.Like a science fiction version of a ghost story,woman in peril and locked house thriller,it's up there with the greats.By opening up that story I am afraid he has let light in on the magic. I agree with all the knockers of this film.This is a stinker.It has complete lack of tension,improbable characters and plot.I laughed heartily at the kamikaze crew cheerily driving their craft into the alien ship,like medieval knights intent on a pointless but noble end. .The expensive sets notwithstanding perhaps that expense should have gone on a better script and on the old geezer's make up..Bring back John Hurt!