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While "Alien" may not quite be viewed by today's audiences as the landmark suspense film that it was in its day, it is still an exceptionally-done and exciting film. Such moments as John Hurt's "chest-burster" sequence, the Ash robot struggle, and the concluding confrontation between Ripley and the Alien are all so thoroughly well-done. Having the sole survivor of the film be a female is still very rarely seen in films today though most of the film's other major plot twists have been ripped off time and time again by other film-makers over the years.

While the "director's cut" does feature some new added scenes, it actually runs a minute shorter than the original as Ridley Scott has also taken out scenes that he feels have not aged well. I actually prefer the older version though a new sequence featuring the infamous "cocoon" scene is worth checking out. Both versions feature a full-length commentary from the cast and crew including Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver.

This double-disc edition has even more special features to offer than just both versions of the movie. The featurettes on the making of the film are very intriguing and insightful and offer a glimpse into the potential problems that the crew faced. It's also interesting to learn that this film was actually originally planned as a low-budget Roger Corman picture. There's also so more deleted footage from the film that didn't make the "director's cut" on disc two.

If you are even a slight fan of the "Alien" series, this DVD has everything that you could possibly want. You can get this two-disc "special edition" either by itself or as part of the nine-disc "Alien Quadrilogy" boxed set.

"Alien"
Alien (R) *****/5
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.
Directed by: Ridley Scott.
Synopsis: An terrifying alien is let loose aboard a small ship.
Special Features: Director Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Artwork and Photo Galleries, Original Storyboards, Isolated Original Score, Alternate Music Track, Trailers.
Review: When you get talking about classic sci-fi that is still top notch today you inevitably come to the subject of "Alien". This haunting, atmospheric tale of a small ship which is sent to answer a distress call remains one of the key films in sci-fi history. It is at its heart a monster tale, but frighteningly original. Even the monsters birth is disturbing and new. The crew is relentlessly stalked by the creature that comes aboard. With very little weaponry they must defeat the creature, and get off the ship alive. The cast is chillingly effective and Weaver gets her first chance to shine. Ridley Scott directs with pure atmosphere something that has been absent from films for a long time, and he knows to keep his creature in the shadows most of the time. This film is still as scary today as it was then, and is sure to go down as one of the greatest films of all time. As for the DVD? The "Alien" fans dream. This sucker is wall to wall extras and 3-D menus.

Starts slow, but gets much better
The first half hour or so of this movie was a bit slow, and I honestly had a hard time not falling asleep. It got a lot better though and kept me on the edge of my seat. I would recommend this movie if you like science fiction or suspense.