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    Alien


    The Director's Cut
    Genre: Science Fiction

    Reviewed In Issue 81 (Feb 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm & Yaphet Kotto

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 5
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: 3.5
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 5
    Internet Links
    http://www.foxhome/alienq.com
    Special Features
    Disc One offers the first installment of one of the most popular science fiction/horror sagas ever made. Both the original 117-minute 1979 theatrical edition (with a deleted/extended scene index) and the 116-minute 2003 Director


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 2009850
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $26.98
    (DVD Type): Two Discs: DVD-9 x 2
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 117/116
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1979
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/06/04
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): Yes

     Credits Information

    (Director): Ridley Scott
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    Special Notes:
    Also available in the nine-disc "Alien Quadrilogy" DVD set. Individual editions also available in a version with a French-language alternate soundtrack.

    Story Synopsis:
    Disc One offers the first installment of one of the most popular science fiction/horror sagas ever made: "Alien." A movie that shocked audiences with a terrifying spin on the future of mankind, moviegoers gripped their seats as the crew of the spaceship Nostromo square off against a horrific Alien from a desolate planet. And so began the quadrilogy. Both the original 117-minute 1979 theatrical edition (with a deleted/extended scene index) and the 116-minute 2003 Director

    DVD Picture:
    This new anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1-framed DVD picture is incredible. The planet

    Soundtrack:
    The 5.1 audio is a new remastering effort, sounding a bit louder in overall level than the previous DVD. There

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