Ridley Scott's direction seems even better than remembered, starting off languidly and picking up speed as the horrors mount. [2003 re-release].
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This review of Alien (1979) was written by Lewis Beale and published by Film Journal International on 02 Sep 1980.
Alien has generally received very positive reviews.
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