We are at the home stretch, and you can’t get much better than Alien for a horror movie. Now there are a lot of movies out there, I’ve seen many of them, but this movie has been a huge source of inspiration for geeks around the world for years. Being a movie in the 80s, this still looks amazing! I’m sure most if not all of you have seen this, but it’s been a while, I say, go re-watch it. It has some of the best atmosphere and camera work in any horror, sci fi film. I don’t know who did the production design, but everything from the ship to the flamethrower was awesome. Of course the creature work, by HR Giger has completely become iconic, I wonder how many dollars he’s made off this one project.
Let’s get to the acting. One word: Sigourney. I don’t know if this was the birth of the female but-kicking hero, (Aliens 2, anyone?) but it sure is a big element to the film. Ian Holms is great too. The chest-busting scene at the dinner table is still one of the best scenes ever. I’m telling you, this is a good movie!
I saw this years ago, another one of those, my mom is a horror fan so she took her son to the theater to see it. It scared the carp out of me, and it still packs a punch.
Only 2 more days in October. I’m still looking for a job. I’ve saved the best for last. Stay tuned.