The Ridley Scott kick continues! I bought the Alien DVD on Mother's Day. Watched it twice, the second time with the director's commentary on. Fascinating to rewatch it after at least 10 years. 1979 was a long time ago. Don't think many mainstream movies today could get away with such slow pacing (though the first two Conjuring films came close in creepy, leisurely pacing).
Pretty amazing how much they did with their budget of $11 million; I'm sure there wasn't much waste. And pretty cool how the cast was older, with Sigourney Weaver being the youngest (late 20's) and Tom Skerritt being the oldest (mid-40's) — would've been nice if Scott went into more detail how actor Yaphet Kotto argued that his character couldn't die.
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