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Memory - The Origins of Alien offers an entertaining inside look at the making of a classic -- and compellingly analyzes its creation in the context of its era.
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While it is generally engaging to learn about the influences of the screenwriter Dan O'Bannon or the artistic process of H.R. Giger (who designed the alien), the documentary is at its least fawning when it focuses on technique. October 4, 2019 | Full Review…
While it is generally engaging to learn about the influences of the screenwriter Dan O'Bannon or the artistic process of H.R. Giger (who designed the alien), the documentary is at its least fawning when it focuses on technique.
Ben Kenigsberg
It has a complex and rigorously argued set of theses that all come together at the end. October 4, 2019 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
It has a complex and rigorously argued set of theses that all come together at the end.
Matt Zoller Seitz
"Memory: The Origins of 'Alien,'" a well-mounted peek behind the scenes of Ridley Scott's 1979 science-fiction masterpiece, is more interested in what you can see, as well as what you cannot unsee. October 3, 2019 | Full Review…
"Memory: The Origins of 'Alien,'" a well-mounted peek behind the scenes of Ridley Scott's 1979 science-fiction masterpiece, is more interested in what you can see, as well as what you cannot unsee.
Justin Chang
The result often feels superficial; it is neither a definitive account of the creation of Scott's touchstone of horror and sci-fi, nor a cogent analysis of its aestheticized subtexts, those gritty and unnerving surfaces and the things lurking underneath. October 2, 2019 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
The result often feels superficial; it is neither a definitive account of the creation of Scott's touchstone of horror and sci-fi, nor a cogent analysis of its aestheticized subtexts, those gritty and unnerving surfaces and the things lurking underneath.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
[O]nce the film finishes discussing said scene, it stops dead and dashes for the credits, as if Alien were a movie of one half only. Still, this is an appealing jaunt nonetheless - and a must for Alien enthusiasts. August 31, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
[O]nce the film finishes discussing said scene, it stops dead and dashes for the credits, as if Alien were a movie of one half only. Still, this is an appealing jaunt nonetheless - and a must for Alien enthusiasts.
Kevin Maher
[A] solemn and enlivening documentary... August 30, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
[A] solemn and enlivening documentary...
Phil Hoad
There is the feeling that one can't escape; the feeling being that this plays a bit too much like a glorified DVD extra. August 28, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
There is the feeling that one can't escape; the feeling being that this plays a bit too much like a glorified DVD extra.
Andrew Gaudion
Memory tasks itself with exploring in all the messy details exactly what makes Alien so special. It does so with incredible minuteness and style. July 27, 2020 | Rating: 5 / 5 | Full Review…
Memory tasks itself with exploring in all the messy details exactly what makes Alien so special. It does so with incredible minuteness and style.
James Hanton
Great and informative entry in the world of 'moviemaking documentaries'. [Full review in Spanish]. December 9, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Great and informative entry in the world of 'moviemaking documentaries'. [Full review in Spanish].
Federico Furzan
Memory: The Origins of Alien is a documentary that goes deeper than most in the genre. October 20, 2019 | Rating: 10/10 | Full Review…
Memory: The Origins of Alien is a documentary that goes deeper than most in the genre.
Kate Sánchez
The second half of "Memory" is solely focused on the infamous alien-creature-bursting-out-of-the-chest-of-Kane (John Hurt) scene. You, know, the one that we have all seen a zillion times over the years. October 16, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
The second half of "Memory" is solely focused on the infamous alien-creature-bursting-out-of-the-chest-of-Kane (John Hurt) scene. You, know, the one that we have all seen a zillion times over the years.
Robin Clifford
... with that subtitle it is no surprise that a lot of the inspiration for "Alien" came from author Dan O'Bannon's childhood. October 15, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
... with that subtitle it is no surprise that a lot of the inspiration for "Alien" came from author Dan O'Bannon's childhood.
Laura Clifford
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