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LonePirate

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5. I can only imagine how much this film terrified/shocked audiences in the pre-internet age.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 10:42 PM

May 2023

Nothing in any prior Hollywood film would prepare audiences for this. People could not pull up a clip or an online spoiler review to know what happens. The trailer for the film certainly didn't spoil anything which can be viewed below. It must have terrified audiences in an unprecedented manner or at least not to the magnitude of anything since Psycho or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Calling the film a classic does not do it justice.

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44 Years ago, Alien was released... (epic Twitter thread) [View all] Pluvious May 2023 OP

44 years and it seems like yesterday. Still Polly Hennessey May 2023 #1

Great flick! I've watched more times than I can count AllyCat May 2023 #2

It's one of those movies that I can't not watch when it's on. Jeebo May 2023 #3

K n R nt flying rabbit May 2023 #4

I can only imagine how much this film terrified/shocked audiences in the pre-internet age. LonePirate May 2023 #5

Just think, they didn't have CGI then. Laffy Kat May 2023 #6

HOLY SHIT!! 44YEARS?!?!?! AZ8theist May 2023 #7

Once, in the theater. That's it. (eeeks) electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #8