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Alien ~ Film Review
Alien is a memorable movie with a couple of scenes that are recognizable amongst even the lowliest of horror fans. Brilliant in its ability to draw out scary scenes over a long period of time, this film may not be for the technologically crazed generation of today that needs things to happen at a lightning-fast pace. For its time, this movie was technologically advanced and I believe that it still is today. When you combine this with the wonderful acting of the cast, especially Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Ash (Ian Holm), then you have a great horror film.
Alien begins with our introduction to the crew of the Nostromo, a commercial towing spaceship that collects mineral ore from various planets. The inhabitants of the ship are in hypersleep and wake up to find they are not near Earth, which they were expecting to be. Mother (the computer operating the Nostromo), stopped the ship because it picked up a signal from another planet. Of course, the crew investigates the signal and all hell eventually breaks loose.
This movie follows a very used formula of people dropping one by one in a contained space. While overplayed, this technique works in this environment due to its uniqueness and the director’s (Ridley Scott) ability to create long-lasting tension that makes the two-hour movie go by faster than it really should. Groundbreaking during its time, Alien still holds up and bridges two…
