Alien: 20th Anniversary Edition [Award Series]

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Most Terrifying Sci-Fi Ever, 2010-07-29
This is still the classic terror/sci-fi film. It hasn't weakened with age. None of the sequels match up with the original. Best scenery, best cast, best monster, best single terrifying scene (you have to see it--I won't tell), the best single surprise scene (you have to see it). My all time favorite. The performances are a tiny bit less than I would have hoped for, but you can't have everything. br / br /You have to listen to the dialog closely to fully understand what is really going on. It took me several viewings. But what a strange story! br / br /The best

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The Ultimate Sci-Fi /Horror Film of Its Time, 2010-06-22
When I first saw this film when I was a kid...it literally scared the bejeezus out of me! That is why i have it in my DVD collection today. Wonderfully put together and excellently written, this is THE Sci-Fi/Horror film to which others after it would pattern themselves after. It was after this film that I became a Sci-Fi fan. Made on a meager budget, as stated in the dvd's bonus commentary section, the pressure for Director Ridley Scott to complete it was extremely great, loosing his cool many times throughout the process. Excellently cast, the movie's two focal points is Sigourney Weaver's strong female character (Lt. Ripley) and the Alien. After recently viewing this phenominal film on DVD, I was reminded of why the move scared me so much- the film's brilliant ability to keep the Alien out of most of the film, keeping you in suspense, frightened and guessing, just like an old Alfred Hitchcock film, like Psycho for example. It was mostly kept out because Scott wanted to make the Alien look more convincing. It's dark, eerie, and keeps the viewer on edge for much of the film, though some of the effects look comical and outdated, compared to the CGI digital effects these days-other effects, like the surreal landscapes created by artist H.R. Geiger in Scott's film studio, and the Alien, still stand the test of time-I wasn't laughing at all, though, when I originally saw it in 1980. br / br /HIGHLY RECOMMENDED-OUTSTANDING. A MASTERPIECE. *****stars

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Alien(The Director's Cut), 2010-06-06
Alien is a great Sci-Fi film with Suspense thrown in there, I like the cast and the effects despite the gross parts. Looking at the movie now in Hindsight one can appreciate it more.

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Awesome Movie, 2010-03-03
I have the whole Alien collection except Alien 3 which wasn't all that. The first two were the bomb!

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I hate to be the Critic/Average-Type, I usually adore these movies, 2010-02-21
Well, let me start off with this movie had incredibly awesome intentions. This would have worked great as say, a ride at a theme park, or a video game, or maybe even a Nightmare, yeah, A NIGHTMARE! Perfect. But, watching someone else go through it, even as you hold back your suspension of disbelief wasn't as fun as Friday the 13th or Predator. Of course, the Alien itself was awesome, everything about The Alien was awesome, but it didn't appear enough and the characters were disposable, just waiting for them to die, at the end you kinda cheer for the last character but... yeah. I'm seriously sorry, but this would have been much better as some sorta interactive thing. I'll admit it had it's movie moments and I liked the inclusion of a cat, special effects are phenomenal (way better than CGI,) but it just didn't do it for me. The title design is pretty cool though. Now, I watched this on the Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection) so I don't know if this has the same amount of special features for the movie as The Quadrilogy, I will tell you, The Quadrilogy has @$$ load of awesome special features for Alien. That I am proud of, and I'm planning on watching Aliens (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) which, if I remember watching that from when I was 8 (without Alien) I think it might be better. I, Da Cashman AKA Mr. Action AKA Dark Raptor AKA AKA signing off.