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A great horror film and one of very few sequels that was just as good if not better than it's predacessor.
Posted By: Bostic101 at 7:24am, September 13, 2009
The best of the Alien Franchise
Posted By: CountOrlok at 1:19am, September 12, 2009
Overrated movie that flawlessly combines science fiction and action to a typical spectacular showdown in the end that would make any modern hollywood blockbuster proud. While doing this it sacrifices the elements of horror that the original Alien had to make a more crowd-pleasing film. It also de-mystifies the aliens by turning them into "space-bugs" ala Starship Troopers.
The craftwork on display here is genius, though with the deft camerawork, editing and practical effects.
This movie has earned it's rightful place in the Alien franchise, but it's not as good as the original movie, which it borrows liberally from.
Posted By: ShadowHuntr at 12:57am, September 7, 2009
By far my favorite movie of all time. The mastery of camerawork, the characterization, the aliens themselves...God. I could go on and on. Suffice it to say I have an Aliens poster in my room, and the DVD is one of my most well taken care of.
Posted By: horrorfan25 at 11:04am, September 5, 2009
Aliens is probably the best science fiction/horror film I've seen because of the breathtaking cinematography, the gratuitous blood spray, and character development. This was a solid film that exceeded my moderate expectations and left me asking for more. A stunning film that's both visually phenomenal and a superior film in itself. A minor issue that hampered me from giving this a superb rating, is the pacing. While slow, it does build momentum, but still the first hour was a bit tedious. Aside from that, the film is boatloads of fun and both Alien and Aliens are excellent.
'Aliens' is a good movie, but it doesn't match the brilliance of the first film, 'Alien.' This is an action/adventure movie, with very few scare tactics or horror elements. Alien was a psychological thriller that terrifies the crap out of me to this day. Aliens comes off as an insanely cliched, guns and ammo quasi-sequel to Alien that didn't impress me too much, even though it accomplished what it set out to do - look badass.
How can a sequel be better than the original you ask? Well, this rather amazing sequel to the popular Alien is, and always will be. Aliens see's Ripley, the star of the first movie, wage war against the aliens. This has got to be the best movie I have ever seen! The action is very fast paced, the gore and the goo is everywhere, and the story is very well plotted. Aliens is a true epic of it's time, and of our time! Aliens has some of the most amazing looking creatures I have ever seen, goo and gore isn't lacking. The script is very well done, with some great one liners and some great lines of dialogue. One of the best things, though, is the pace. Every minute your on the edge of you seat, waiting for something to happen. The suspense is thrilling, the horror there, and there is no shortage of gore filled deaths. A truly great epic, a truly great classic, a truly great movie!
I highly reccomend you watch Aliens. Every sci - fi and horror lover will want more, and it has no shortage of thrills.
The first film was perfect and the sequel is well....perfect. Two very different movies that work together perfectly and one of the few sequels to raise the bar over the original. A bar that none of the subsequent films have even come close to.
Motion pictures like James Cameron's "Aliens" should make intelligent people question the business of remakes--there's no way to improve this sci-fi masterpiece. It stands today as strong as it was over two decades ago.
Cameron crafted a rollercoaster ride so relentless that it doesn't leave the moviegoer time to catch his breath and that doesn't include the final twenty minutes which really kicks it up to overdrive.
"Alien" and "Aliens" should not be compared--they're entirely different. The first is really a gothic horror story set in outerspace that starts out so slowly that one doesn't notice the horror-ridden build to one of the most frantic climaxes in movie history.
"Aliens" is off at the gate...like a monumental thrill ride that threatens to derail at every twist and turn. It is at the final 20 minutes of each film that they become one...offering two of the most devastatingly fierce climaxes in film history.
Cameron's film offers superb acting from Sigourney Weaver, returning as Ripley, sole surviving crew member of the ill-fated Nostromo. Here she is tender and touching at one moment then a veritable GI Joe the next. It won her one of her four Academy Award nominations, highly unusual for this genre of film.
The film received multiple nominations and was one of the top box office hits.
Unfortunately "Alien 3" was such a dark film, killing off Ripley's character at the end, that it didn't receive the accolades of the first two films. Not a great film, but a good one still with another superb acting turn from Weaver.
She received somewhere near $20 million to do the third film and had some creative control as well.
Back then, the studio said there would never be an "Alien" film without Weaver.
Truer words were never spoken...Sigourney Weaver is the "Alien" franchise
This film grabs you by the throat within the first 15 minutes and never lets go. 20+ years later still one the most intense, scary, thrilling, fun, edge-of-your-seat films that I have ever seen. It freaked the hell out of me when I saw it back then at the age of 13, and it still makes me grip my seat.
Movie magic at its best.The #1 sci-fi action horror movies of all time.Doesn't get any better than this pure adrenaline rush.The acting is top notch and the ALIENS themselves were badass!This is a must see for all movie going public horror fan or not.
One of my all time favorite sci-fi/horrors. This movie is Epic and has a solid cast. If you don't like this movie you should just not be on this website, srsly.
I just realized the other day that Vasquez is actually John Conner's foster mom from T2. Can't believe I didn't notice. She's also the nurse in Autopsy. huh, I didn't even realize....
Hands down the greatest sci-fi action film and easily the best of the Alien series (though 1 is amazing in it's own right). Anybody who hates this movie is either not a fan of the genre period or just plain hates it for the wrong reasons.
Game over, man..Game over!! THE BEST SEQUEL PROBABLY EVER. Took the original movie multiplied it by 1000 then turned it on it's head...Thank You James Cameron.
This is my favorite movie of all time. Not only is it significant to the science fiction genre, as well as its predecessor, it contains great action, terror, drama, and every other genre known to man. I love this movie with all of my heart. I believe that this movie will stand the test of time. Go RIPLEY!!!
Posted By: mikethademon at 9:51am, January 9, 2009
Bad ass! As good as the first entry.
Posted By: AshWilliams95 at 6:54am, December 28, 2008
This movie was so good that it was better than the original for me. The fact that there is more than one alien now is awesome and it turned into a action movie. The original was a sci-fi suspense filled movie. Stan winston did a fucking sweet job on the alien queen which looked awesome as. The characters were cool, well developed and none of them were annoying or stupid. My favourite character was Hudson and I was almost reduced to tears when he died (yes I know i'm a big softy). The storyline was creative and original, the end battle was probably one of the most uber showdowns ever and the guns in this movie were imaginative and kick ass. The catch phrases were mad and I find myself using them every so often. This movie is very memoriable and is a classic in my dvd collection. I give aliens 10/10
One of the best sequels of all time. Kick arse action, great characters and one of Stan Winstons best creations, the Alien Queen. This movie is flawless.
Posted By: tom holiday at 4:40am, December 10, 2008
This movie rocks big time. Rambo like characters against kickass monsters in outer space. I love it. Nothin bad to say hear. This movie delivers the goods.
I think I may enjoy this movie more than the original. Aliens is more of an action flick than the previous film, and just as many creepy elements. Plus, Bill Paxton...
The best sequel to the best sci-fi movie. Meets everthing the first one did, great acting, awesome effects, music, filming locations and music. The new alien design was really really cool too. Highly, highly recommended.
Posted By: Protecious at 11:42pm, September 30, 2008
i didnt like this film as much as most people did, I did feel it was more entertaining than it's original and the 3rd that followed.
In a way better than the first and in a way worse. Either way, this movie was still amazing and if you haven't seen it, you have really been missing out on some of the best filmmaking.
Posted By: seras_integra at 10:51pm, August 22, 2008
My all time favorite horror movie. It is nearly flawless. The closest thing to perfection I have ever seen. I believe it even exceeded the original. I have never felt such anxiety and fear as this movie engendered in me the first time I watched it. Sigourney Weaver should have won an Oscar for her performance as Ellen Ripley. Once again, the casting was top notch and the special effects by Stan Winston were incredible. James Cameron at his finest as a director. I'll take this movie over "Titanic" any day!
The best of the Alien films and my fav!!
Bill Paxton is super awesome in this flick crap everyones awesome in this movie. I'll never get tired of watching it!
James Cameron not only delivers a great sequel to ALIEN, his ALIENS actually continues the story "logically" (which is more than I can say for the awful sequels that followed) by redefining the role of Mother (Computer, Ripley, Alien Queen) .... In fact, everyone involved deserves credit (from actors, special effects, etc) in giving more life to H.R. Giger's fantastic vision (if only 20th Century Fox would respect his artistic integrity by giving Giger proper credit)!
For a sequel that is arguably just a good as the original, this film couldn't be more different. The suspense/horror tone of the first is replaced by a more action driven one in this sci-fi blast of a sequel.
This time around we have more aliens, new aliens, super cool colonial marines, many more catch phrases, and a universe built upon by the imagination of James Cameron. Whether you love his vision or not, the film is undeniably bold and daring as it takes the storyline of the original film in an entirely different direction.
In my opinion, it was very successful. I believe I was 7 years old when I first saw "Aliens", and from then on I was a rather huge fan. I used frolic around my house, causing all kinds of shenanigans while acting like I was as hardcore as characters like Hicks. I used to draw sketchy, rather terrible pictures of aliens and space marines and even write my own fan fiction. Oh yes, those were the days!
Excellent action movie, but fails to deliver on the horror front. However, it compensates by being one of the best action movies ever, so I think I can let that slip.
Alien was a true horror masterpiece. Why? Because of the hopelessness . . . just the tag line gives me chills. You know from the first 30 minutes that no one is going to live, and whoever does live is going to have one of the most intense struggles ever captured on film.
Aliens was a happy-jolly action movie that could have been mistaken for a Vietnam movie for over half the runtime. The last 30 minutes are great; the first 30 minutes are great; maybe 20 minutes in the middle are great—the other hour is terrible. And I can’t just look over that.
The only good Alien film was the first one. This is the most overrated movie I have ever seen. Why the fuck is this an action movie? seriously! By turning this into an action movie you ruin everything that made the original great. instead of the intimate atmospheric Gothic horror movie we get a cartoonish macho action movie in the vein of Predator or Robocop. now that wouldn't be a problem if this weren't a sequel but it is.
With the exception Of Weaver and the little girl the rest of the performances by the space marines Are just as macho and over-the-top as their big goofy guns.
overall Aliens was entertaining as an action movie
but as a horror movie it wasn't scary and rarely intense. Not a worthy follow up to the original but then again thats a sequel for ya .
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