{"id":729,"date":"2012-10-09T21:33:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T21:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/index.php\/2012\/10\/09\/31oct201210\/"},"modified":"2012-10-09T21:33:51","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T21:33:51","slug":"31oct201210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/31oct201210\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Halloween: Day Ten"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Alien-poster\"Alien<\/span><\/strong> (Rated R in the US for sci-fi violence\/gore and language.  Oh…and those thoughts I have in the dead of night about Sigourney Weaver.  Except those are NC-17)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"alien_xenomorph_02\"Summary (from IMDB):<\/span><\/p>\n

The crew of the deep space towing vessel Nostromo are awaken from hypersleep to investigate a strange signal from a nearby planet. While investigating the signal, they discover it was intended as a warning, and not an SOS.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I was 15 when I snuck into the theater to see this movie.  After the Star Wars<\/em> experience and the lackluster Star Trek: The<\/em> [lack of] Motion Picture<\/em>, what a refreshing viewing this was! Ridley Scott tells the story with a perfectly synchronized blend of visuals and sounds.  These ragtag ‘Company’ men and women aren’t heroes.  They are in this for the pay.  And from the stunning Sigourney (Ripley) to Tom Skerritt’s Dallas and Ian Holm’s Ash…all of them really (Hell, when I saw John Hurt as Ollivander in the Harry Potter series I half expected to see a ‘chest burster.’ Expecto Patronum THAT Potter) portray their individual characters as real people thrown into a horror-filled situation.  Despite the size of the refinery ship Nostromo, the crew section is cramped and dark which adds to the entire claustrophobia feel of the film.  The now iconic alien isn’t seen in all its glory until near the end and the unknown is mixed perfectly with the terror. Topped off with the most excellent score by Jerry Goldsmith and you have the PERFECT flick.  I know many people love Aliens<\/em> more, but in my opinion this is best of the series by far.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tomorrow: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, perhaps she’ll die.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peace<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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