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It's really hard to believe that the Ridley Scott movie Alien is 30 years old this year. What a classic science fiction horror movie this is. And even though its 30 years old it doesn't look dated the filming and acting was very good in my opinion. I just remember watching this on my dad's betamax player when it was released on video, yes they actually had video stores back then for all those young people :)I was 9 years old and remember sitting down with my dad and watching it with the lights off and besides being glued to the TV and trying to be brave throughout I think my dad have a laugh when he told me to go to bed right after it was done. That was one of the most scariest movies I have seen to that point and I really didn't feel like going to bed. But Alien really hooked me into the SciFi movies for life.Here is the great cast of Alien:Tom Skerritt ... DallasSigourney Weaver ... RipleyVeronica Cartwright ... LambertHarry Dean Stanton ... BrettJohn Hurt ... KaneIan Holm ... AshYaphet Kotto ... ParkerBolaji Badejo ... AlienHelen Horton ... MotherI am just waiting for the entire series to be released on Blu-Ray. But I do have the collection an will more than likely celebrate by possibly scaring my kids with a night time viewing of Alien. But for those that don't have the movie check out some of the clips below....Original Trailer Directors Cut Trailer The Chest Bursting Scene

Hi DarkoneEven though its 30 years old, I still find that chest burster scene yucky. Did you know that Ridley Scott never told the rest of the cast (with the exception of John Hurt of course) just how yucky it was going to be? He wanted their reactions to be as genuine as possible. Now that's a director!

Alien is one of all time fav films along with Star Wars,also like Star Wars it has one of the best sequels ever made Aliens.I have read that Scott may be making a prequel to Alien sadly I dont think he will be directing it.

Checkout these two articles on Ridley Scott and the story and whether he will direct the prequel.http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/30/ridley-scott-to-direct-alien-prequel/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/10/29/ridley-scott-describes-the-timeline-of-his-alien-prequel/

Very interesting, maybe there is room for optimism after all. I wonder if he will take account of the AVP films and the involvement of the "Company"? I am sure the "space jockey" in the original was not of the Predator spices. So room there for some creative licence.

The first one was a chilling science fiction horror film, the second one "Rambo In Space" (and I loved them both). Thing went downhill from there.

AMC just had all the Alien movies playing last night... sometimes I hate it when they edit lines and scenes in a movie. The movie is on after 11pm it shouldn't be edited

farcodev wrote:
Alien (the first) have the only real space physics scene of all scifi movies, with 2001 and 2010 of course.
Oh I think they may be a few others films out there,that have had a go.

Sunshine another one interestingly it has a Commentary by physicist Dr Brian Cox,not something you see everyday on a scifi dvd.