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Aliens (1986)

Directed by James Cameron

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

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Overview

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo’s deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

Rated R | Length 137 minutes

Actors

Sigourney Weaver | Carrie Henn | Michael Biehn | Paul Reiser | Lance Henriksen | Bill Paxton | William Hope | Jenette Goldstein | Al Matthews | Mark Rolston | Ricco Ross | Colette Hiller | Daniel Kash | Cynthia Dale Scott | Tip Tipping | Trevor Steedman | Paul Maxwell | Valerie Colgan | Alan Polonsky | Alibe Parsons | Blain Fairman | Barbara Coles | Carl Toop | John Lees | Holly De Jong | Christopher Henn | Jay Benedict | William Armstrong | Mac McDonald | Eddie Powell | Jill Goldston | Elizabeth Inglis | Stuart Milligan | Bob Sherman | Chris Webb | Tom Woodruff Jr. | Alec Gillis

Viewing History (seen 4 times)

Viewing Notes

Got the blu as a birthday gift and so I had to revisit it immediately! Still excellent, though not as good as Alien. This is one of the few Cameron movies I feel has actually aged well in terms of the SFX, though there are some moments here and there where things do show their age.

I remember seeing this in the theater and being glued to my seat, loving every minute of the thrill ride. Aliens is the classic “Zulu” plot wherein the good guys hole up somewhere and slowly but surely get backed into corners by the bad guys, piling up bodies as they go. The Michael Caine film Zulu is the first time I ever noticed this. Dog Soldiers also uses a similar premise.

This movie is to sci-fi/action what the original Alien was to sci-fi horror.

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