Film 122/365, Day 132/365 – Alien

Fantastic sci-fi, average horror.  Alien wasn’t that scary, but considering that it is over thirty years old it is still an excellently made film.  Long before CGI became widespread and largely over used films were reliant on scale models and sets.  Alien has got to be one of the finest examples of this, each set is fantastically crafted and the visuals of the alien spaceship are incredible.

Synopsis:  A deep space mining ship receives a distress signal whilst travelling back to Earth. The signal leads them to a baron world where they discover an enormous alien spaceship.  Everything on the ship appears to be dead, that is until an alien creature attaches itself to the face on one of the crew.

Film 74/365, Day 75/365 – Ghostbusters

They just don’t make them like this any more!  This is Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray at their absolute best.  The laughs are excellent, however I do remember the ghosts being a little scarier when I was younger, especially in the library!  This is still an excellent film and one that everyone should watch.

Synopsis: Three scientists obsessed with the occult get their funding cut just as they are beginning to make a break through.  Now they are going private and their not just going to find ghosts but they are going to catch them, for a price of course.  But the ghosts are just the beginning, something big is coming… so who ya gonna call?