42 - Alien

    It's been a long time since I saw this.  I've watched Aliens countless times, almost every evening during a summer.  But I had only watched Alien once, and it was a pretty long time ago.

    It moves more slowly than expected, but most of the weaknesses there could be overcome with some better work in the first 20 minutes.  Many of the shots of the landing craft seem like they barely move at all.  But once the story gets going, things feel better.  For the time it came out, it was really unique. We've gotten used to what Geiger's alien looks like, but the strangeness of the design feels more obvious in this one.  Even if it still comes out looking distinctly like a guy in a suit for several shots.

    My biggest complaint is the sound mixing.  There's a lot of dialogue that sounds unintelligible.