Alien: 20th Anniversary Edition (US)
In space no one can hear you scream
Certificate: R
Running Time: 116 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
The crew of the mining ship Nostromo, set down on planet LV-426 to answer a distress signal. On investigating further, they discover thousands of eggs, one of which`s contents attaches itself to a crew members face. The violent birth of an alien creature, brought back aboard the Nostromo against safety regulations, is just the beginning.
Special Features:
Directors commentary with Ridley Scott
Deleted scenes
Artwork and photo galleries
Original storyboards
Isolated original score
Alternative music track
Theatrical trailers
PC/Mac Screensaver and Web Links
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French
Subtitle Tracks:
English
Spanish
CC: English
CC: French
Directed By:
Ridley Scott
Written By:
Dan O`Bannon
Ronald Shusett
Starring:
Yaphet Kotto
John Hurt
Veronica Cartwright
Tom Skerritt
Ian Holm
Harry Dean Stanton
Sigourney Weaver
Soundtrack By:
Jerry Goldsmith
Producer:
Walter Hill
Gordon Carroll
David Giler
Executive Producer:
Ronald Shusett
Your Opinions and Comments
For an old film the content is excellent. Someone spent a lot of time picking up the cuttings from the Director`s floor! Watch the trailers, warp back to 1979 and what else had been out in this genre by this year and you will realise why so many people flocked to their local fleapit to see it.
Video
For an antique film by today`s standards the quality is pretty good.
Audio
Not up to today`s standards but still effective. No frills but who cares when the blood spills!
Features
Your gonna enjoy this part. Tons of stuff was cut out of the film and from these out-takes you can see why they did. For the first time you will be grateful for what the knifeman did. Alien could have been dreadful if they had left all this stuff in. Twenty odd years later and its fascinating - you see much more of the original Alien. How to make a poor film into a great film - cut cut cut.
Overall
Well worth buying on DVD. It just goes to show you don`t have to buy the new SCi-Fi`s to get you money`s worth.