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Alien (1979)
After years in space in a deep hypersleep, An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.
23 August 1953, Lagos, Nigeria
9 March 1927, London, England, UK
22 January 1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
15 November 1939, New York City, New York, USA
8 October 1949, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
21 November 1923, Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 September 1931, Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
20 April 1949, Bristol, England, UK
25 August 1933, Detroit, Michigan, USA
14 July 1926, West Irvine, Kentucky, USA
May 04, 2016
There have also been digital restorations and improvements to the original film's negative and sound mix, but the best thing about this rerelease is simply the opportunity to see the awesome Alien in theatres again.
June 30, 2015
A sci-fi thriller of palpable, nerve-tingling tension, with Sigourney Weaver -- playing warrant officer Ellen Ripley -- in stunning form.
October 22, 2010
It is depressing to watch an expensive, crafty movie that never soars beyond its cold desire to score the big bucks.
June 30, 2015
Still one of the creepiest, scariest, most shocking films ever.
May 17, 2017
A horror masterpiece that doesn't age at all because its main theme is the fear of the unknown and that's one of the deepest fears. [Full review in Spanish]
June 30, 2015
Bloody brilliant.
June 30, 2015
Seen again a quarter-century later, we marvel at how the filmmaker generates so much tension and sweat with a bare minimum of moving parts.
June 30, 2015
It's tempting to describe the brilliantly staged scenes of horror and surprise but it would be a shame not to allow the film to reveal its own secrets, enough to say that the tension is savage and you are held in suspense right up to the end frames.
August 16, 2007
The limited strengths of its staple sci-fi horrors always derived from either the offhand organic/ Freudian resonances of its design or the purely (brilliantly) manipulative editing and pacing of its above-average shock quota.
November 17, 2011
The limited strengths of its staple sci-fi horrors always derived from either the offhand organic/ Freudian resonances of its design or the purely (brilliantly) manipulative editing and pacing of its above-average shock quota.
May 25, 2016
This is a screamingly spooky sci-fi tale with more than a few echoes of "The Thing" but echoes which enhance rather than detract.
October 28, 2011
The most startling thing watching Alien again is its pacing. For the first 45 minutes, little happens. It's all slow, exquisite build-up, which makes the second half seem all the more horrific.