Just watch the original, Alien. It's the same movie, except much better and without the Goonies crew. They even have the synthetic known as Ash who Ian Holm played, who had the same agenda as this synthetic does. I suspect all the good reviews are by people who aren't old enough to have been introduced to an alien that actually created horror and suspense during a time when science fiction was largely for kids. If you've seen the very first Alien, you've seen a better version of this movie. If not, you'll probably enjoy it. It's your two hours, so it's your choice, but after watching this new version, I was hoping for something original and less wooden and predictable. This one is an A-list FX movie with a B-movie teen-campground horror story.