Average Rating: 8.8/10
Reviews Counted: 49
Fresh: 49 | Rotten: 0
While Alien was a marvel of slow-building, atmospheric tension, Aliens packs a much more visceral punch, and features a typically strong performance from Sigourney Weaver.
Average Rating: 8/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 0
While Alien was a marvel of slow-building, atmospheric tension, Aliens packs a much more visceral punch, and features a typically strong performance from Sigourney Weaver.
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Big-budget special effects, swiftly paced action, and a distinct feminist subtext from writer/director James Cameron turned what should have been a by-the-numbers sci-fi sequel into both a blockbuster and a seven-time Oscar nominee. Sigourney Weaver returns as Ellen Ripley, the last surviving crew member of a corporate spaceship destroyed after an attack by a vicious, virtually unbeatable alien life form. Adrift in space for half a century, Ripley grapples with depression until she's informed by
Jul 18, 1986 Wide
Jun 1, 1999
20th Century Fox Film Corporat
All Critics (49) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (0) | DVD (37)
The trouble Ripley has found this time is exponentially bigger and scarier than anything she encountered in Ridley Scott's memorably minimalist, eerily elegant 1979 film.
Top CriticOne sequel that surpasses the original.
A flaming, flashing, crashing, crackling blow-'em-up show that keeps you popping from your seat despite your better instincts and the basically conventional scare tactics.
Makes up for lack of surprise with sheer volume of thrills and chills.
Top Critic"Absolutely smashing!"
When it comes to the logical marriage of action, adventure, and science fiction, few films are as effective or accomplished as Aliens.
Aliens contains a fascinating exploration of the way Western culture has traditionally aligned feminine characteristics onto nature while masculine characteristics have been aligned with civilisation.
James Cameron's Aliens is easily one of the best sequels ever made, taking the original story and expanding upon it in ways most sequels are afraid to do.
Alien sequel is bigger, faster, scarier.
It's interesting that the film, a sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 atmospheric horror-film-in-space, is generally regarded as an action movie. Go through it, and you'll realize the character and dialogue scenes far outweigh the kablooey stuff.
Proved that James Cameron has a mind for directing action movies considerably more nuanced and plot-driven than just "find ways to blow things up".
If you were to only see one movie in your entire lifetime it would have to be ALIENS. James Cameron has delivered a masterpiece that will never in a million years be topped...
Some critics consider this chapter to be better than the first, but the two movies are vastly different: Ridley Scott's is a scary horror film, whereas James Cameron's is a high-tech actioner with superlative set-pieces.
Cameron's strength lies in solid storytelling in the muscular fashion that he stages the action, creating exciting thrills and intense suspense without ever descending into the mere mechanical.
Un film clé en son genre.
Weaver is superb -- tough, smart, and the best fighter, male or female, in the movie.
Truly great cinema.
If only all blockbusters were this good.
There is always an interesting tension in Cameron's work between masculine and feminine qualities. When it finally hits the fan here, we're in for the mother of all battles.
It's actually scary to think about what the movie landscape would look like had Aliens not been the critical and commercial success that it was.
Everything a sequel should be.
This sequel dares to build slowly, allowing Weaver to develop a multi-dimensional character even as it ups the ante by fetishising the Marines' hi-tech hardware and spawning legions of aliens.
Features Sigourney Weaver as a female Rambo with nurturing instincts.
An incredible sequel which almosts towers over the orginal masterpiece. This work of genius is directed by James Cameron and has Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ripley. Sci-Fi's greatest creature has returned with a vengeance. With plenty of action, terror and iconic phrases, this is the possibly the greatest
July 9, 2010Super Reviewer
Another Stan Winston creation with Cameron direction, genius. State of the badass art! this film rocks on every level, the only downer for me is the fact that you never really saw hords of aliens, some would say its more powerful that way but I think it would have been more tense and savage. Its still the perfect film
August 8, 2007Super Reviewer
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