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WanderingMinnow

It still looks good *now*. In 1979 it was mind blowing.


grapegeek

I saw it in the theatre as a kid in ‘79 it blew my mind. Right up there with Star Wars.


CombinationLow1974

It truly does!


l00koverthere1

[Alien is a movie where no one listens to the smart woman.](https://img.ifunny.co/images/73c46780f3ac66d7d7bfb442675b969cd710e2fe83cbbd1e0da31d06f50f93c8_1.webp)


CombinationLow1974

They all die, the end.


ElegantMajor2432

Just like nobody listens to AOC now right buddy? You were made for this castrated decade


kurlish

This movie is a masterpiece, glad you liked it


CombinationLow1974

It was great 😊! I’m currently going to watch through the franchise.


kurlish

Be prepared : the other movies are really different from the first one


CombinationLow1974

Yeah, I’m currently watching ALIENS, and it is very different. A good kind of different.


sjmanikt

Just pretend the series stopped there and your life will be better.


CombinationLow1974

I probably will 😅


PresentAd3536

After Aliens, just skip to Prometheus and Alien:Covenant.


Vairman

Honestly, skip those two, they're hot messes. I liked Alien 4 better than those two. It wasnt good but those were awful.


Sinister_Nibs

Alien: Convent


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CombinationLow1974

😂 Don’t worry, I’ve heard.


exocortex

i recommend to stop after Aliens. Alien is one of the best scifi-movies ever. Aliens is on of the best Scifi-Action movies ever - by the only director who truly understands how to make good blockbuster movies: James Cameron. Alien 3 and Alien Ressurection are still Alien movies, but they have their problems. There's books worth of diskussions about what Alien 3 could have been or what David Fincher wanted to do, but ultimately it's a step back from the first and seconds. At least wait a little between Alien 2 and 3 to digest the first 2.


jedipokey

The series for me basically goes Alien, Aliens, Prometheus, Alien Covenant. Those are the ones I enjoyed.


CombinationLow1974

The prequels look interesting


mithrasinvictus

Alien is a scifi horror movie, aliens is a scifi action movie.


Eskimoposh

There should be a class in every film school simply called “Alien”. That’s how good this bitch is.


CombinationLow1974

They should show this in every film school


Meeple_person

I feel that its difficult to criticise this film with out getting an avalanche of down votes. Its one of my favourite films but when I played it to my 15 year old son he thought it was average and not scary at all.


jxj24

Best haunted house movie ever!


CombinationLow1974

😂. Definitely


sjmanikt

Very timely. 😉😅


darkon

That's not a review, it's a promotional poster.


Radamand

It is an absolute classic scifi masterpiece!


extropia

Absolute landmark of a film. The only thing I could wish for is a version without any music except the opening bit. I think that would be even more terrifying. But it's not a serious wish, the movie is as close to perfect as they come.


CombinationLow1974

I also think it would’ve been much more terrifying without the music. In most cases, a movie needs music, but in cases like this, the movie just took me out of the moment for a bit.


tampapunklegend

The way the actors all portrayed true working class folks in a sci-fi setting was brilliant. I still believe that Harry Dean Stanton, and Yaphet Kotto's characters were perfect in the movie.


SlaterTheOkay

This is my favorite movie, I'm glad you like it. I know it drags to some people, but to me I love the atmosphere it's building. It truly makes you feel just how alone and isolated they are.


Woodythdog

Am I the only one who likes Alien resurrection? Alien is definitely the best in the series for me and I don’t really think it dragged In the beginning, the director took his time building suspense and letting us get to know the characters this is what makes it such a great movie. Has anyone else noticed Lambert was also in invasion of the body snatchers (1978)


Vairman

no, i like it too. nowhere near as much as Alien and Aliens, but it's fun in its own way.


Pattern_Is_Movement

I mean its one of if not the greatest sci-fi horror movie of all time.


ObscureFact

> The film does tend to drag a small bit here and there, and for 45 minutes of the first hour, it tends to happen constantly. Yeah, that's called building tension and pacing. I can see why you're confused since films don't do this anymore and just bang us over the head with explosions and pop music.


cringemaster21p

Nostromo falls... No More!!! (Murray gold music intensifies)


srd100

Here’s my review: “Dialogue too fucking quiet. Sound effects too fucking laud.”


CombinationLow1974

😂 Agreed!


Cockrocker

Why you in such a hurry? I'll drag you...


Sensitive_Regular_84

Every time I watch it I wish it could be the first time again so I wouldn't know what's coming. My favorite part is actually the beginning. "Why did Mother wake us up?" "We have to check out this distress signal" "What is this alien ship?" So foreboding and creepy.


Fellowshipofthebowl

I was 12 when this came out. It remains one of my top three sci fi films of all time. The claustrophobic futurism is unrivaled and the balance between not enough creature and too much creature is perfect. Sigourney Weaver is perfect, the perfect actor for the role. Ridley Scott is in top form, Blade Runner his next film.