Aliens
Action • R • 1986 • 2 hr 17 min
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Funny how nose-blind I was to the 80s action bravado when it came out. Def improves on effects but the OG holds up better imo
Many dislike the tonal drifting from horror to action. I loved it for reframing a familiar narrative & Sigourney Weaver chews up every scene
One of the best sequels out there! Turned a scary movie series into an a$$ kicking action one! One of my fav movies ever!
This sequel has a different formula than its predecessor. A little less horror and a lot more action. It remains just as awesome though.
Not as good as the first but still a great film. It’s a shame it only goes downhill from here.
This is the first R-rated movie I'd ever seen, and I loved every second of it.
This movie excels in many ways the first movie didn’t, one of the few sequels that surpasses the original in terms of filmmaking.
The classic 80’s action movie honestly doesn’t need a review
Great sequel but nothing beats the first movie. Still better than the third movie.
I love it to death, possibly more than Alien. It’s just got so many great moments
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During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
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.
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
