ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Platypuschow I think Alien (1979) is overrated, there I said it. So good to get that off my chest.Though it spawned an outstanding sequel I find it underwhelming and therefore I went into this documentary prepared to be unimpressed.I did however expect a better constructed making off film than this. Somehow, someway The Beast Within manages to be incredibly boring and make a cult movie look really quite poor.Featuring interviews with most of the cast, a few sfx explanations and lots of background on the film these 3hrs really drag as it's almost as if they just don't have much to say about the movie.Hurt & Weaver don't get much of a spotlight and Kotto is entirely absent. Most of the interviews are with those behind the camera, especially Giger & Ridley.Not being a fan of the film it was at a disadvantage from the outset, but regardless I can recognise a poorly contructed documentary when I see one.The Good:Few decent interviewsCouple of interesting storiesThe Bad:Remarkably boringVery little content considering the run timeThings I Learnt From This Documentary:Giger always made me feel very deeply uncomfortable

Woodyanders This amazingly compelling and comprehensive retrospective documentary about the making of the fantastic sci-fi/horror masterpiece "Alien" leaves no stone unturned. Among the many people interviewed are director Ridley Scott, writers Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shussett (O'Bannon admits that his earlier collaboration "Dark Star" with John Carpenter was a big influence on "Alien"), producer David Giler, composer Jerry Goldsmith, editor Terry Rawlings, conceptual designer Ron Cobb, creature designer H.R. Giger, monster head maker Carlo Rambaldi, cinematographer Derek Vanlint, visual effects supervisor Brian Johnson, and cast members Sigourney Weaver (who had a trial by fire experience on the picture because "Alien" was her first substantial lead role), Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt (who replaced Jon Finch at the eleventh hour). Director Charles de Lauzirika covers all the necessary bases in fascinatingly minute detail: the genesis of the story, how the characters were devised as basically truckers in space, the casting process, choosing the right director, designing the sets and the monster, the arduous, demanding and difficult principal shooting of the picture, the filming of the infamous chestburster scene, the editing, Goldmith's beautifully chilling score, shortening the movie to a reasonable two hour length, the visual effects, the use of miniatures, the initial previews for the film, and the movie's tremendous box office success. Although this documentary runs nearly three hours, it's never dull and always engrossing. Absolutely essential viewing for fans of the film.

Elswet This most comprehensive documentary takes you from the very seed of conceptional idea to the finished product of the Director's Cut DVD Alien Quadrilogy Collector's Set. It is longer in duration than the film itself, and documents every detail of pre-production, production, filming, post-production, marketing, and design. I found it interesting that Alien was conceived and molded into the movie it is, with Total Recall springing from it, as well as several other movies which would come onto the scene a few years later. I had never realized the relationship between Alien and Total Recall, before this documentary.I highly recommend this, which I found as "Disk 2" of the Alien Quadrilogy 9-disk Collector's Set, to any fan of the series. It is highly informative and extremely entertaining, complete with original pages of the script, some great conceptual shots, and the total Alien design.It rates a 10/10 on the Documentary Scale from...the Fiend :.

MovieAddict2016 This massive documentary is very good, almost exhausive, ranking in at 178 minutes, longer than the film ALIEN (1979) itself. It's well-made and overwhelmingly informative at times.It features many interviews detailing the concept to the production of the film. For ALIEN fans this is a must-see but anyone interested in the history of the film for whatever reason should see it, too.Overall I've seen better but this is still a great documentary for a classic motion picture.4.5/5R.I.P. Jerry Goldsmith