Alien: Quadrilogy - BLU-RAY [Standard]

A four-movie set for the usual cost of one? Sign me up! This bargain blu ray set is worth the price just for 'Alien' and 'Aliens', but you also get 'Alien 3' and 'Resurrection'. Granted, the last 2 aren't quite up to par with the first two films, but if you're a fan of the 'Alien' franchise, this set can't be beat.

This series is one of my all time favorites. Having the opportunity to see it in HD blu ray was almost like seeing it for the first time. Awesome!!

A must have for those of a certain age anxious to preserve their cinematic cultural heritage - before films simply became blowing up/ crashing / destroying everything in sight without the benefit of a credible story line. The set allows you to monitor the slow decay of the movie industry towards this modern sad state by allowing you to compare the elegance and simplicity of Ridley Scott's 'Alien' with his depiction of ordinary folk finding themselves very out of their depth in extraordinary circumstances; with the wisecracking, swaggering shoot 'em up, two dimensional expendable anti-heroes of the later films. The only constant was the elegance of Sigourney Weaver, who really stands out as an actress rather than a stereotype. Worth the money.

So this is the blu ray re-release of the 2003 9 disc DVD set and it does not disappoint. Everything that was in the original release is there including multiple versions of the films and lots of extras. The films are in pristine 1080P HD and Dolby True HD audio. All this content has now been reduced to 4 discs and it's worth every penny. I highly recommend this to any fan of the franchise.

Movies like Alien really need no introduction - if you're reading this review and you haven't seen it yet, I don't know what to tell you - go check out the first movie, it's a Sci Fi horror classic! As for everybody else, this is what you get - the first 4 Alien movies, and two versions of them - The Directors Cut of Alien and the Special Edition of Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection are included with the Theatrical Release versions, making this the definitive Alien Quadrilogy - all the other goodies like commentaries and bonus footage are in there. I had to give this one 4 stars only because I'm not the biggest fan of the 3rd and 4th movies, but in terms of price and presentation I would give it a 5/5.