Aliens (1986)
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.
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The Worst Film Ever
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
It would 100% be James Camerons Aliens. Sequals are generally rather meh but for the two sequals Cameron has provided us with they have both been 10/10 (other being T2 of course). I literally watch this film 5 times maybey more a year. There will unfortunately never be a Sci Fi film like this one again due to the modern era of over the top CGI.
Aliens (1986) is hands down one of the best Sci-Fi classic action movies of all time, and it is my absolute favorite out of all the Alien movies. The imagery and the special effects (in my opinion) were ahead of it's time. If you haven't had the joy of watching it yet, please do! I recommend the first movie as well, the others...not so much.
After a brilliant ,claustrophobic and atmospheric first film , Mr. Cameron takes the Alien franchise into the realm of what would become the fail safe formula of success for action movies . He does this a full decade or even two before it becomes the norm for every action film for decades after its 1986 release. For any other franchise this would be good. But after a Sci-Fi/Horror classic original, the second film is horribly dated and predictable. Cameron removes all the horror out of the film and replaces it with an all out assault on the viewers senses. He even changes Rippleys character from a sensitive but strong survivor female lead to an alpha female , who can do no wrong, including out boxing a natural predator while controlling a bulky and clumsy metal machine body crane. The first film appeals to all demographics while the second is an unapologetic attempt to appease the testosterone filled 20 year old audience. Everything plays second fiddle to the action including the cinematography, set design, acting and even the Alien, hince the need for multiple Aliens. It is simply TOO EPIC ,with too much action and having too much ego.
What makes a good Sequel ? Take the best from part 1 and make it even better. That's exactly what Alien 2 does.This movie is simply incredible. From start till the end. Even with its age it still wipes the floor with many new alien movies. To be honest, this movie cannot be topped with further alien movies.