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83 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 92 Ratings

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  • Starring: John Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt
  • Summary: For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, Alien returns to the big screen with a digitally remastered special edition of director Ridley Scott's science fiction/horror classic. (Fox)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    100
    Feels like a streamlined improvement on the original.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The overall effect is about the same -- slow start, then escalating suspense and violence. Today's shock-movie fans will enjoy shrieking at it, and others should skip it. In space, no one can hear you ask for your money back.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ron Stringer
    30
    Unfortunately, fulfilling an apparent need to assert absolute control over his early successes no matter the cost, the director has gone ahead and loused up his 1979 masterpiece of gothic sci-fi horror.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
  1. howieh.
    10
    Excellent, stylish, suspenseful flick.
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    8
    Ridley Scott's "Alien" is scary and amazing. It has the scary tense moments, presenting them with such screenplay that's even rare these day. A definite must watch.… Expand
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  3. Timbuck2
    0
    This movie can never bee made into a decent film, it will always be pathatic and nothing but fake gore, annoying script and stupid scares...awful in every way...no match for "The Descent".… Expand
    • 0 of 11 users said yes

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