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Alien (1979)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A- Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bob Longino "...practically perfect in every way." more... A- Boston Globe Ty Burr "...oozes gore and greatness." more... A- Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington "The look of Alien remains fabulous..." more... A- Cinescape Steve Biodrowski "A beautiful piece of filmmaking about a terrifying subject." more... A   CultureDose.com John Nesbit "...the special effects hold up surprisingly well over 20 years later." more... B- E! Online "...well worth a trip to your homeworld multiplex." more... A   Movie Eye David Litton "...utterly unforgettable..." more... A   ReelViews James Berardinelli "...a perfect example of a director gradually elevating the level of energy and anticipation in a motion picture." more... A- Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "...a landmark film..." more... A- SF, Horror, and Fantasy Film Review Richard Scheib "... probably the single most influential sf/horror films of the 1980s." more... A   * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)