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But apart from that, there's little else wrong with this otherwise-brilliant adaptation of the film, and if you love the 1979 classic as much as I do, then it's worth giving it a read. It's as though the writer had been writing at a good and steady pace, but suddenly realized they had to keep it under three-hundred pages and had to rush the rest of the film's events through.

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This section is superbly written and dripping with suspense, but by the time the alien has hatched and grown to full size, its killing of each crew member one by one (basically the last act of the original film) becomes a mad, hectic rush. A lot of focus is put on the Nostromo's arrival on the planet and the crew discovering the alien ship, as well as the alien itself. However, one thing I wasn't too keen on here was the pacing. Alan Dean Foster's writing style, while initially coming across as quite wordy, is something that gradually grew on me and there's a lot of detail and description packed in these pages, even going as far as having a couple of moments told through Jones the Cat's point of view. For example, the stasis chambers the Nostromo crew wake up from at the beginning are clearly very different to those from the original film, and one change I particularly liked was learning what the alien does to the people it takes - it may not kill them all in this version, but the alternative is just as disturbing. This is an adaptation that stays very close to the original film, but that isn't afraid to make a few changes here and there to give it its own unique spin. To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the franchise, we have the paperback re-issue of Alan Dean Fosters novelisation of the first film. To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the franchise, we have the paperback re-issue of Alan Dean Foster's novelisation of the first film. Ridley Scotts 1979 film Alien is a classic in every sense of the word and has spawned multiple sequels, spin-offs, merchandise etc. So turn out the ligts save for one, find a comfortable chair and enjoy the book pay no attention to the slight burning sensation in you stomach.tell yourself that it's just heartburn and not an ALIEN growing inside you.Ridley Scott's 1979 film 'Alien' is a classic in every sense of the word and has spawned multiple sequels, spin-offs, merchandise etc. I no longer had my original paperback version and my kids had been watching ALIEN on Encore so it prompt me into buying the book and reading it again and now my 2 older ones are reading it. It's also funny to read because there are th ings mentioned in it that are never mentioned again in the other Alien movies that followed, had they it might of messed up the story line. It doesn't have the 'Space Jockey' part in it but it more than makes up for it.

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Plus it's uncut and gives all the details that you miss in the movie. You find out in some cases a more closer bond between the main characters than is seen in the movie. The book is a really good read and gives alot more detail about the ill fated crew of the Nostromo.

I saw it opening day and the first thing I did afterwards was go to the Century Book store inside the Forum 303 mall and buy this novel.

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When the movie came out in 79' it was really the begining of Sci-fi Horror and it was really cool. I bought this book because I'm going through a bit of nastalgia and remembering when I was in my teens and would see a movie and go look for the book afterwards. Good read,more indepth about the characters.