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Film · 1979 · Science fiction
Alien
Directed by Ridley Scott
1979
★ 9.0 editorial score
Giger's creature is still the most frightening thing anyone has designed for a screen: Scott fused haunted house and space opera, and put a woman at the center of both.
“At its most fundamental level, "Alien" is a movie about things that can jump out of the dark and kill you. One of the great strengths of "Alien" is its pacing. It takes its time. It waits. It allows silences (the majestic opening shots are underscored by Jerry Goldsmith with scarcely audible, far-off metallic chatterings). It suggests the enormity of the crew's discovery by building up to it with small steps.”
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