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Alien (20th Anniversary Edition)
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0086162116209
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, THX, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: June 01, 1999
Running Time: 117 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 1979
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Editorial Review:
A landmark of science fiction and horror, Alien arrived in 1979 between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back as a stylishly malevolent alternative to George Lucas's space fantasy. Partially inspired by 1958's It! The Terror from Beyond Space, this instant classic set a tone of its own, offering richly detailed sets, ominous atmosphere, relentless suspense, and a flawless ensemble cast as the crew of the space freighter Nostromo, who fall prey to a vicious creature (designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger) that had gestated inside one of the ill-fated crew members. In a star-making role, Sigourney Weaver excels as sole survivor Ripley, becoming the screen's most popular heroine in a lucrative movie franchise. To measure the film's success, one need only recall the many images that have been burned into our collective psyche, including the "facehugger," the "chestburster," and Ripley's climactic encounter with the full-grown monster. Impeccably directed by Ridley Scott, Alien is one of the cinema's most unforgettable nightmares. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - ONE OF THE BEST SCI-FI FILMS EVER MADE
I decided to buy this movie because I've read many reviews saying it was a great sci-fi/horror film and after seeing it, I truly believe it is. I personally did not find it as scary as some claim it to be, but very intense. As for the "director's cut dvd ", it is far more. It includes the 1979 theatrical cut and director's cut both with commentary tracks and a three-part, three-hour making-of documentary. The new restorations are the best I've seen on any film let alone a film from the 70's. I highly ... Read More
Rating: - ALIEN (20TH CENTURY FOX/1979)
REVIEW: Nerve-jangling sci-fi/horror flick that has become a modern cinema classic thanks to eye-popping sets, superb special effects, Ridley Scott's spot-on directing, and H.R. Giger's unforgettable monster designs. "ALIEN" takes the basic concept of Agatha Christie's "AND THEN THERE WERE NONE" (to cite the most famous of the isolate-a-group-of-people-and-kill-'em-off-one-by-one movie plots), and transplants it into space (complete with a bogus little "Indian" boy). The title creature that threatens ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent SciFi/Horror film for its time
I first saw this film in 1979 when it was first released. It scared the crap out of me then. I recently bought this DVD and watched it again. Still very well acted and sets up its sequel, Aliens, very well. The computer technology ("Mother") on the Nostromo is very dated. The movie "2001, A Space Odyssey" had technology that we still haven't been able to duplicate and it was released 11 years earlier.
A note about this DVD release: Dolby Digital sound is not the default, you have to select ... Read More
Rating:  - Respectfully Disagree
In writing this review, I realize that I'm probably going to get negative votes, and that's okay with me because I'm bigger on being honest when writing these than getting helpful votes. But I'll just ask ALIEN lovers to respect the other-side, because I can see that a lot of people truly love this film and I totally respect that. But the movie, in my opinion, isn't the classic it's cracked up to be.
First, it moves with the speed of a glacier, and I'm not exaggerating. By the time I'd gotten ... Read More
Rating: - Don't touch the egg............
Seen this movie years back. Excellent plot, fx. and acting. Not munch I could say that have not been said already. Alien it's far-more better then the Star Wars trilogy.
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