The One Key Aspect That Makes Ridley Scott's 'Alien' A Horror Masterpiece
Ridley Scott’sAlienhas been hailed as a masterpiece since it first hit theaters in 1979. While the premise suggested a B-movie transplanting a run-of-the-mill haunted house thriller onto a spaceship, Scott and his cast and crew elevated it to a timeless cinematic masterwork with Hitchcockian suspense, well-rounded characters, and a startling sense of realism. There are many things that makeAliena worthy inclusion on lists of the greatest movies of all time.Sigourney Weaver’s groundbreaking performance as Ellen Ripleykicked open a bunch of doors for female action heroes....