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Ridley ScottArgumento:
Dan O'BannonCâmara:
Derek VanlintMúsica:
Jerry GoldsmithElenco:
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen HortonStreaming (3)
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The terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet, and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. One by one, each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left. (texto oficial do distribuidor)
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O terror coletivo do desconhecido num ambiente isolado. O primeiro filme de terror de ficção científica sério com uma criatura espacial sedenta de sangue... e precisamente aquela melhor feita que alcançou status de culto. Comparado aos sequenciais de Cameron Aliens - O Recontro Final, o Alien de Scott parece modesto e íntimo, a criatura é gradualmente revelada, aproveita a sua misteriosidade, a ameaça de um organismo alienígena perfeito e indestrutível que está muito acima de qualquer coisa que conhecemos da Terra na cadeia alimentar. Detalhes dos rostos dos tripulantes, assustados até à morte, de natureza civil e mal-armados. A exploração visual dos interiores futuristas e industrialmente mecânicos da sua nave espacial, o Nostromo. A música atmosférica e assustadora do único mago Jerry Goldsmith. E acima de tudo, o design genial de H.R. Giger, não só da própria criatura, tornam o filme uma obra-prima única do género. O fundador de tendências e a sua fonte de inspiração, em que, mesmo depois de quarenta anos, não se pode encontrar clichês ou prever quem sobreviverá.
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The most famous representative of its genre, its thematically related followers can’t even hold a candle to it. My big sister told me that during a screening in our cinema (during the totalitarian era – what a wonder!), a female spectator didn't manage to leave the hall and threw up during one tense scene. Nowadays, Alien probably wouldn't shock anyone, but back then it was something completely new, unseen. I have two people in particular to thank for that: Ridley Scott, who was in fine form, and H.R. Giger, without whose vision, the result would probably not have been so rewarding.
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When you hunt a tiger in the daytime with a gun in your hand, you have at least some hope of success. But if you take away the light, end up dumped in the middle of the jungle in the dark of night, surrounded by the unknown, and all your primal fears will return. The tiger has the advantage here. It has become a family legend how my mom almost gave birth to me prematurely due to attending a screening of Alien in the Alpha Cinema (the whole story is made much richer and different with every retelling, so I will not elaborate on it here). You must admit that you’ve just got to love this movie, especially since after all these years, it is still the most impressive example of its genre.
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A classic that nowadays affects me more with its perfect visual design by R.H. Geiger, rather than a haunting impression, as during the first watch. Yet it is impossible to admire R. Scott's skill in inducing an atmosphere of danger and working with the "established" horror techniques that have become the quintessence of modern science fiction horror filmmaking under his guidance.
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Seven years later, I again watched the film that got me interested in film in the first place. I was surprised that it hasn't lost any of its appeal over the years. Perhaps the fact alone that I remember those legendary moments vividly enough to still be frightened or tense. But that's a purely subjective feeling. Scott's thoughtful direction, in which all the essential elements - the cold spaceship design, the play of lights and shadows, Goldsmith's music, the rational crew and, last but not least, the legendary uninvited guest - are perfectly in place and can still captivate me even all these years later. To today’s generation (my contemporaries), for whom cinematic horror is produced in the form of screaming teenagers and remakes of Asian boogeymen, this space opus probably doesn't really do much for them, but over the years it's not what, but how! Without a drop of nostalgia, fully aware of "getting older," it’s still an absolutely riveting blast.
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