Taking advantage of the recent trend in re-releasing movies of the distant past, Ridley Scott has released Alien: The Director's Cut. Although it is being released in theatres for Halloween, I'll bet this horror schlok classic will do well on the DVD market where extended versions of classic films seem to be de rigour at present. This is truely one of the scariest movies to come out in the last 25 years and I remember being freaked by it when I first saw it. With 11 minutes of added footage and some of the fat trimmed from the pristine print the film apparantly stands up well to the test of time. Critics claim that it is not the best of the numerous sequels made of this franchise but most contend that it set the tone for the onslaught of space/horror flicks that came later. Might have to check it out when it hits the rental shelves.

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