Alien (1979) (UK/USA)

aka Star Beast

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Deep space nightmare, rightfully holds its spot as a genre masterpiece. When the homeward bound crew of the Nostromo receives a distress beacon from a nearby moon, the ship computer awakens the crew from cryo-sleep and has them heading to the planet for a possible rescue mission. It goes horribly wrong when some unknown life-form hatches and attaches itself to the face of one of the crew. Ignoring protocol (despite the protestations of Warrant Officer Ripley) they rush the man aboard. This proves to be one hell of a fatal decision. After the infamous chest bursting of an alien species from the poor bastard recently let out of the infirmary, the crew of the Nostromo has to fight for their lives against a horrific creature proficient in murdering. Acid blood and H.R. Geiger’s horrifying monster is now the stuff of legend. One of the finest casts to ever grace a movie screen features Tom Skerritt as Dallas, the captain and obvious hero, getting taken out early and the (rightfully) distant Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) taking on the role and attempting to outsmart the dreadful alien stalking the Nostromo’s shadows. From the realistic set design to the burning tension, every aspect of this film is perfect.