I was about 7 when I saw this film for the first time. I remember watching much of it through my fingers. Who can forget the baby alien spurting out of the person's stomach and scurrying across the floor? Great imagery that again sticks in our psyche and refuses to go away.
This film works well on our fears. Going up against something we don't understand while being trapped in a ship and the feeling of claustrophobia. Combine the two and you have a film that works on two levels. The horror of the alien plus no escape. Fight or Flight in it's glory.
This film still scares me to this day, yet I find it a true horror film. I personally prefer the psychological horror films instead of the blood and gore horror films. This is a great film to pop in on Halloween, sit back with a bowl of popcorn and enjoy.
-A-
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