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.
Alien (1979)
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton
Screenwriter: Dan O'Bannon
Story: Dan O'Bannon
Producer: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 4, 2008
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
- Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Surround - English, French, Production Sound
- THX-Mastered Audio
Additional Release Material:
- Alternate Audio Tracks
- Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary - Ridley Scott - Director
- Behind the Scenes
- Interviews
- Isolated Music Track
- Outtakes
- Trailers - Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Behind the Scenes - Production Notes
- Stills/Photos
- Storyboards
DVD-ROM Features:
- Weblinks
Additional Products:
- Booklet
Reviews
A movie masterpiece. And on the big screen, the chestburster scene just kills.
Superbly paced, imaginatively designed, consistently suspenseful and never attracts an unintentional laugh.
A welcome re-release for Scott’s classic sci-fi horror, with a couple of directorial tweaks for good measure.
An old-fashioned scary movie set in a highly realistic sci-fi future, made all the more believable by expert technical craftmanship.
There's nothing terribly complex or original about the movie, but it is distinguished by its clever and innovative use of B-movie staples in a hi-tech setting.
An empty-headed horror movie with nothing to recommend it beyond the disco-inspired art direction and some handsome, if gimmicky, cinematography.
This scary feature breathed new life into the horror genre, launching a length film franchise and introducing to audiences a major actress, Sigourney Weaver, in a tough role typically allotted to men.
A wondrous reminder of how imagination can triumph over budget.
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.
These things no longer surprise or tantalize us as they once did. In a very short time, science-fiction films have developed their own jargon that's now become a part of the grammar.
...a movie so good, so involving and so jolting that it not only takes is place among the great science fiction films of our time, but also the great thrillers.
Ripley, the protagonist of Alien, has more in common with our Puritan ancestors than with us.
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