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May 25th, 1979

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A commercial towing spaceship picks up a weird distress signal from an alien vessel. The crew decides to head toward the vessel. One of the crew members discovers a nest full of weird eggs. When he...
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Directed:
Ridley Scott
Written:
Dan O'Bannon
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Helen Horton, Bolaji Badejo, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Helen Horton, Bolaji Badejo, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm
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The setting and atmosphere is amazing, and it holds up even to this day. It also has some very memorable scenes, and the acting and chemistry between the actors feel very natural and their performances are very believable. Sadly it also feels like...
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This movie set a bar that just doesn't seem to ever get crossed. 29 years old and counting and no one has come close except for James Cameron in the sequel. How is that possible. Well done Ridley Scott.
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Must see for anyone.
Posted apr 28, 2008 7:13 am pt
Wow what a great Sci-Fi film. It was pretty scary but not really. I loved how They Had to fight the one alien in this movie it made things alot better. And i really liked this film.
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Just watched the entire series and I have to say that this one is the best by far. The fact that most of the film was improvised, including the most recognizable scene of probably any movie, kind of makes it the best acted, directed, and written...
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