Alien

Fascinating legend, which has been delivering all films with a suggestive atmosphere of unknown evil for over forty years since its creation. Captivating performance by Sigourney Weaver, the impossibility to guess what awaits the crew in the next few seconds, accompanied by darkness, fear, and terror with the help of minimal tricks. An incomparable peak of Ridley Scott and proof that even a film where almost nothing happens in the first half can be perfectly breathtaking throughout the entire runtime. (2005-04-21)

Ridley Scott cannot be denied his directorial skill and sense for a unique creepy atmosphere, but after so many years, it doesn't have quite the same level of horror as it did ten or twenty years ago. The original screenplay, the great cast, and the excellent direction, along with the depressive music and fantastic devilish atmosphere, are all positives, But I still give preference to the militant Cameron. (2003-11-01)

The most famous representative of its genre, its thematically related followers can’t even hold a candle to it. My big sister told me that during a screening in our cinema (during the totalitarian era – what a wonder!), a female spectator didn't manage to leave the hall and threw up during one tense scene. Nowadays, Alien probably wouldn't shock anyone, but back then it was something completely new, unseen. I have two people in particular to thank for that: Ridley Scott, who was in fine form, and H.R. Giger, without whose vision, the result would probably not have been so rewarding. (2003-03-02)

A classic that nowadays affects me more with its perfect visual design by R.H. Geiger, rather than a haunting impression, as during the first watch. Yet it is impossible to admire R. Scott's skill in inducing an atmosphere of danger and working with the "established" horror techniques that have become the quintessence of modern science fiction horror filmmaking under his guidance. (2004-01-27)

So, I finally watched one of the most famous sci-fi horror films of the last century and I have to admit that I have been deprived for a long time of a perfect piece of filmmaking with an eerie atmosphere that must have caused quite a stir when it was released. In fact, even now, thirty years later, it is a quality piece of filmmaking that many times sends shivers down one's spine, and I personally found myself looking at the screen through my fingers a few times during the film. Sigourney Weaver played the badass Ripley brilliantly and was complemented perfectly by Ian Holm, who incidentally was the centre of an excellent plot. In short, a classic that will surely not succumb to age in the future, as the shots of the spaceship itself or the aliens are breathtaking examples of the great work of the visual effects artists. (2011-07-16)