Alien Quadrilogy (9 DVDs)

Four fantastic films in one collection, brilliant! Alien, it's such an original film, with a good storyline, and the ability to make you jump every time you watch it. It starts out with seven characters who encounter a mysterious alien on their space ship. The events that follow are both interesting and unexpected. It certainly deserves the Oscar it won for special effects which, especially for the time it was made, are impressive. I think the first film is best because the creature was mostly hidden until the end, which made it more fearful. To me, this is one of those films that you just have to watch when it's on TV even though you have the ...  Read the complete review

Wow !! This simply has to be one of the best value boxsets out there. There are 9 discs in this set and what you're getting is an alternative version of each movie as well as the original of the first four alien films, plus loads more extras. This is worth the purchase for the first two films alone, which are absolute classics of cinema. Alien 3 is flawed but can stand on its own as a decent film. Alien Resurrection is definately the poorest of the four films, but no less an essential part of the collection. The more recent Alien versus Predator films are not included, for which I am also thankful! Alien and Aliens are both essential viewing and in my opinion, ...  Read the complete review

The Alien Quadrilogy is one of the best DVD boxed-sets that I have ever seen. It is incredibly authoritative and at a huge 9 discs amazing only costs about £10 now from HMV! For any fan of the films, or in fact anyone who wants to get into science fiction, this is an essential place to begin. Here's a brief detailing of the films: Alien (1979) = the film depicts a mining spaceship called the Nostromo, with contractors onboard. Among them is Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), a woman who tries to survive as an alien has snuck on board and begun killing off the crew. Here we have Ridley Scott's Director's Cut, and while it doesn't add anything amazing, it is still ...  Read the complete review

Alien Quadrilogy is a collection of the original four "Alien" films. The "Predator" films and the recent "Alien vs. Predator" films are not included (a box set with these films included does exist though, if you're a fan of Predator as well). -- What you get... -- There are a total of 9 discs in this box set. Each of the four films has two discs - the film itself, and the additional "Special Features" disc. On top of that, you get an additional disc which contains bonus features for the box set as a whole. The DVDs are packaged in a sort of book format (technically, a "DigiPack") in a slip cover, ...  Read the complete review

Excellent value for money - all four Alien films in one collection! I managed to get this for a very reasonable price second hand although I think it is still cheap for what you get when purchased new. Now, I am man enough to admit that I bought this mainly for the extras (sad I know, the life of a nerd eh?) of which this collection certainly did not disappoint. The extras are a top notch look into the conception, production of these films. One interesting thing to note is that the first three films all had a section regarding the reception of each film - apart that is from Alien Resurrection, funny that.. The films of course are for the most part ...  Read the complete review