The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien'

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2003
2h 58m

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The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003)

This made-for-DVD documentary treats horror and science fiction film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alien, the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hid... Read allThis made-for-DVD documentary treats horror and science fiction film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alien, the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one. Features interviews with director Ridley Scot... Read allThis made-for-DVD documentary treats horror and science fiction film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alien, the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one. Features interviews with director Ridley Scott and master designer H.R. Giger, as well as with star Sigourney Weaver and other members ... Read all

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4Platypuschow

The Beast Within The Making of Alien: Actually manages to make the film look worse

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 interviews

Couple of interesting stories

The Bad:

Remarkably boring

Very little content considering the run time

Things I Learnt From This Documentary:

Giger always made me feel very deeply uncomfortable

8sparkgary

Excellent Documentary

So many great interviews by the actors. So many great clips of scenes. So much behind the scenes the make the movies even better.Again Ridley Scott did a great job of directing. Sigourney Weaver did a great job in her first role. The special effects were excellent as was the action. The fear seemed real. A movie that still looks good after all these years.

MovieAddict2016

Extremely exhausive (well-made) documentary covering the entire process of pre-production to post-production

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.

4.5/5

R.I.P. Jerry Goldsmith