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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 396513" data-attributes="member: 5079">Today I watched ALIEN (1979), re-released to theaters for its 45th anniversary.&nbsp; It&#039;s a strong contender for my favorite film and I&#039;ve been eager to eventually see in on the big screen.&nbsp; The experience did not disappoint!&nbsp;Aside from being such an effective sci-fi horror, it&#039;s remarkable how well ALIEN has aged.&nbsp; Vintage sci-fi rarely ages well, at least visually.&nbsp; No matter how futuristic STAR TREK or LOGAN&#039;S RUN tried to look, they are so aesthetically rooted in the 60/70s.&nbsp; Even Luke Skywalker&#039;s hair screams 1970s.&nbsp; ALIEN has few such visual queues.&nbsp; Hair is unstyled, clothes are drab and utilitarian, sets are dingy and industrial, special effects are used discretely.&nbsp; Only the technology, with its primitive graphics and CRT screens, betrays any age but even that works just fine since the Nostromo is meant to be an old ship.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 396513, member: 5079"] Today I watched ALIEN (1979), re-released to theaters for its 45th anniversary. It's a strong contender for my favorite film and I've been eager to eventually see in on the big screen. The experience did not disappoint! Aside from being such an effective sci-fi horror, it's remarkable how well ALIEN has aged. Vintage sci-fi rarely ages well, at least visually. No matter how futuristic STAR TREK or LOGAN'S RUN tried to look, they are so aesthetically rooted in the 60/70s. Even Luke Skywalker's hair screams 1970s. ALIEN has few such visual queues. Hair is unstyled, clothes are drab and utilitarian, sets are dingy and industrial, special effects are used discretely. Only the technology, with its primitive graphics and CRT screens, betrays any age but even that works just fine since the Nostromo is meant to be an old ship. [/QUOTE]

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