Nine discs, eight full-length movies, 45 hours of bonus material, 530 minutes of commentary, a box folding out 5-1/2 feet -- based on bulk alone, Fox's "Alien Quadrilogy" already is the stuff of home video legend. The behemoth stands at the intersection of video obsession and science fiction geekdom, a space nearly as creepy as any visited in the films. DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika ("Tomorrow Never Dies") has pulled together a quarter century's worth of "Alien" matter -- outtakes, production clips, art elements, promo materials, etc. -- somehow emerging with a coherent package.

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