The Nostromo is headed home when the crew is awoken from their sleep after receiving an SOS from a nearby planet. They soon decide to check it out and see what is going on. Once on the planet, three crew members decide to get out and check out another spaceship that has landed. This is when Ripley discovers that the SOS was actually a warning. She wants to go and get the three crew members back on the ship, but cannot because they are too far away. Inside the alien spaceship, one of the crew members discover a number of pods. He watches as one of them hatches and grabs on to his face.

The other two crew members bring him back to the Nostromo, but Ripley does not want to let him in because she fears that whatever has happened to him could happen to everyone else. Unfortunately, another crew member does let him in. They take the crew member to the infirmary where they try to remove this creature that is lodged on his face. After cutting it, they discover that this alien’s blood burns through the floor. Later on, the creature removes itself from the crew member’s face, but it has left something inside of him. Growing inside of him is another alien, something that is going to kill each and everyone one of them once it has hatched. Now, no one on the Nostromo is safe until this alien is dead, or until the alien has killed every single one of them.

With the success of Star Wars and Star Trek, Science Fiction movies were becoming very popular in the ’70’s. Then, in 1979, Ridley Scott debuted a film that would forever change the way in which we view alien movies.
Ridley Scott created a film that mixes science fiction with sheer horror as the crew of the Nostromo encounter an alien life form that will stop at nothing until it has devoured every single one of them. Ridley Scott blends in science fiction films with classic monster movies in Alien, leaving the audience with a fright film that lingers long after the credits roll. Alien is an instant classic that should not be missed. It introduces us to a new kind of monster, and a new hero in Ripley. If you have not seen Alien, do yourself a favor and check this movie out. Even over the years, Alien has not lost its touch and I recommend this film to anyone who is a fan of movies in general. I give Alien a 10 out of 10.