There are a great many classic movies I’ve never seen. I’m not so much a movie connoisseur as I am an obsessive-compulsive who watches the same ten movies repeatedly without remorse.
However, sometimes when my husband finds out that I haven’t seen a specific film, he’ll say, “WHAT?! You haven’t seen (insert movie name here); it’s like I don’t even know you anymore.”
Then he will find the film and make me watch it while explaining every plot point as if I do not have the capability to understand storylines in general.
This is what happened when my son Lars and I sat down with James to watch one of his all-time favourite movies. I’m not sure how I’ve never managed to watch Alien, but I’ve also never watched the Human Centipede or Star Wars in full.
Over the past 36 years, I’ve walked past viewings of all these films, and the back of my brain will say, “You should really watch this; it’s a classic.” But then something shiny like the glint off a family-sized bag of Hint of Lime Tostitos bag will catch my eye, and I’ll get sidetracked, forgetting about the film in all its glory.
So, on this installment of Direct Quotes, I, too, will be involved in the quoting. My daughter Sophie chose to sit this one out. Her exact words were, “Oh no. I’ve seen clips of the impromptu alien c-section, and that is not something I’m okay with.”
If you’re like me and you’ve never seen Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, I can’t even shame you because up until a few days ago, I was in the same boat, my friend.
As is always the case, many, many spoilers for this film are ahead. One simply cannot write a “Direct Quotes” piece without spoilers. The best quotes involve spoilers!
I sincerely apologize for this fact of life.
Here’s a brief overview:
In or around 2122, a mining spaceship called Nostromo is on its way back to Earth with a seven-member crew when they discover a mysterious signal from a likewise mysterious spacecraft. While investigating the alien ship, they find thousands of egg-like pods, and that’s pretty much when the proverbial shit begins hitting the outer space fan.
I was immediately enthralled.
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When the baby alien jumps up at Kane’s helmet:
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“Ash is a goddamn robot!” Lindsay screams hysterically because, finally, after so many years, she’s correctly guessed an event in a movie.
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Lindsay and Lars’ rating of Alien
8.2 space cats out of 10 alien face-sucking butts
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This post was previously published on Fanfare.
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