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With enough heart-pounding action scenes, violent gory deaths and tangibly disgusting creature effects to satisfy any Alien fan, it is a worthy franchise entry, and blessedly simplified.

The 1979 blockbuster "Alien" opens with a tension-filled scene: A spider-like creature ... But a miniature alien later bursts out of his chest in a shower of blood as his shocked crewmates scream.