Alien: The Director's Cut

Nearly 25 years ago, Ridley Scott's seminal deep-space shocker burst onto the screen, scaring the bejeezus out of unsuspecting audiences who'd come to expect little more from their science fiction than cuddly E.T.s and light saber-wielding heroes. And while there've been a few good frights in the interim (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, RINGU), this handsome special edition, complete with digitally enhanced picture and sound, is a reminder that it can still rightfully lay claim to being one of the scariest movies ever made. The seven-member crew of the Nostromo is returning home from a deep-space mining expedition when they're awakened from hypersleep by "Mother," the ship'...