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‘Alien a horror from the good oV days(Contmued from Page 1)(isn't that the wav it alwavs is’’) andw whe or she will meet a terrible fateThankfully. Scott saves his film from becoming a dosage of cheap thrills and contrived suspense in the vein of John Carpenters “Halloween .** Soott knows we know what is going to happen, so he plays with the audience's emotionsAS THE CAMER A Host's in on theface of a crew member, all alone in a dark room, we think. “Aha' He's about to get it. Bui no. Scott gives us false start. In fact, he gives us several false starts to the point we re becoming bored with the scene. Then: Crash’ Scream* Chomp* We'vejust been jolted out of our socks by the sudden appearance of the toothy alien.Well-planted red herrings and a couple of sub-plot twists keep us confused enough so we aren t sure exactly what's going to happen Even toward the end. we are suspicious there is more occurring than meets t he eve.' Alien'* is rated R for a few instances of blood and some verv harshlanguage. lt;After all. “Fiddlesticks* just doesn t seem appropriate to saywhen you're unarmed, alone and•'being chased by a killer creaturewith salivating jaws)It opens today (exactly two yearssince 20th Centurv Fox unleashed its*galaxy-busting “Star Wars) at Woodfield in Schaumburg. Norridge.Ford Citv and State Lake in Chica-nPgo. Golf Mill in Niles and Yorktownin Lombard
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Fri, May 25, 1979
Page 31
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