Alright, there are a bunch of Alien movies out there in the series, but amongst them all, this is one of my favorites. I would say that it's a three way tie between Alien, Aliens, and Alien Resurrection.
I'm not going to give any spoilers, or cover the other Alien movies in this note, other than to give vague references for comparison purposes.
This movie, in my opinion, was awesome for the following reasons: A female hero along with a female hero sidekick (probably not the best word, but it works for me), which is rare in action oriented movies. It's refreshing to have a female character in the main role in an action movie and I wish that they would do this more often.
A great mixture of horror (not as much as the first movie), action (probably not as much as the second movie), and overall dark themes (well, outside of horror) that are in the other movies, but really pushed in this one.
The acting, especially considering that this is a sci-fi action flick, is amazing. The story is great with some twists. And the special effects are still good to this day.
See this movie, it's awesome.
I'm not going to give any spoilers, or cover the other Alien movies in this note, other than to give vague references for comparison purposes.
This movie, in my opinion, was awesome for the following reasons: A female hero along with a female hero sidekick (probably not the best word, but it works for me), which is rare in action oriented movies. It's refreshing to have a female character in the main role in an action movie and I wish that they would do this more often.
A great mixture of horror (not as much as the first movie), action (probably not as much as the second movie), and overall dark themes (well, outside of horror) that are in the other movies, but really pushed in this one.
The acting, especially considering that this is a sci-fi action flick, is amazing. The story is great with some twists. And the special effects are still good to this day.
See this movie, it's awesome.