The crew of the deep space towing vessel Nostromo are awaken from hypersleep to investigate a strange signal from a nearby planet. While investigating the signal they discover it was intended as a warning and not an SOS.
Review
Director Ridley Scotts wellhoned talents of pacing and editing create a tense atmosphere that superbly conveys dread and fear of an unknown unseen evil entity. In 1979 the technology didnt exist to generate a computer image of a Being from another world and thank God because this film would have sucked just like all these postAlien creature features do. Everyone who loves this movie knows what Im talking about. Ridley Scott had to be extremely careful not to show a full shot of the Alien except in very brief scenes and not to reveal exactly how it moves because then we would see that it is just some tall skinny guy in a rubber suit. Nowadays some computer guy would whip up a really scarylooking but nevertheless FAKElooking (yes computer guys we can tell) Alien and the director would not have to even think about trying to breathe life into H.R. Gigers hallucinations to make a successful picture.
The dark cold beauty of this film will never be equaled.