Silvana, Eric and Tegan watch the original 1979 "Alien." It becomes clear very quickly that Red Dwarf is a spoof of Alien. Alien clearly has had such a huge impact on the genre overall and the hosts felt watching it was worthwhile.
This movie also really exhibits the differences between the expectations of 20th century viewers versus 21st century viewers.
The hosts share fun facts about the movie's filming and production, being an actor on this set sounds like it would have been a nightmare! Which really influenced the feeling of dread and tension in the film.
Movie Ratings:
Comedic Effect - 2/7 chevrons
Emotional Impact - 6/7 chevrons
Enjoyability - 5/7 chevrons
Culture/history/lore - 3/7 chevrons
Novelty - 7/7 chevrons
Technical Quality - 7/7 chevrons
Plot - 7/7 chevrons
We definitely recommend watching this if you somehow haven't already!
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