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Originally posted by Mark_H:
Alien is, without question, an absolute masterpiece
Sadly, I saw Aliens before Alien so the impact of *that* scene was somewhat diminished (I was eight (I think) when Alien came out).

Having said that, I was shxt scared throughout the entire film. I feel it's greatest achievement is successfully keeping up the suspense for three hours. Never revealing the alien fully in any single shot (until the very end on the escape capsule) was pure genius. And Scott's use of moving water and shadow is never better.

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