☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ½
Alien (1979) -- R. Scott
Watched again on
blu-ray last night, for the first time since I saw Prometheus (Ridley Scott's
new take on the reality presented herein).
There is no doubt that the original is light years ahead of the more
recent output (try that, time travelers!) but this time through the scares were
not so scary even as the visual power and sound design (despite schlocky 70s
retro technology imprinted on the future) commanded full attention.
Nevertheless, this is a movie to watch over again just for the universe it
created. (I can't imagine anyone needs
to know the plot, but... awakened space
workers find seemingly abandoned planet but end up with a lethal alien on
board. Sigourney Weaver stars).
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