Aliens (Special Edition)

Name: Aliens (Special Edition)
Released: 1990-7-18
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton

NR
2h 35m
1986

98%

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The terror continues in this chilling, critically acclaimed sequel as Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), 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-246...and this time it’s war!

Director:

James Cameron

Producer:

Gale Anne Hurd

Writer:

James Cameron

Cast:

Sigourney Weaver, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton

1986 THEATRICAL VERSION

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EXTRAS

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THE INSPIRATION AND DESIGN OF ALIENS

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JAMES CAMERON INTRODUCTION

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2003 AUDIO COMMENTARY

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

98%

Critics Consensus: 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.

Reviews

Globe and Mail

Jay Scott

It is a far more traditional exercise in scaring and thrilling the moviegoer; essentially, it re-constitutes the war movie, and in so soing marries a feminist Rambo to Star Wars.

An extremely ambitious sequel that took a pretty sacred first film and built upon it in the most satisfying way. It’s a fantastic sci-fi movie. It’s a fantastic action movie. It’s a fantastic horror movie.

August 19, 2022

FULL REVIEW

The Friendship Dilemma Podcast

Erik Childress

A masterclass across multiple genres that is, unarguably, one of the greatest sequels and, even, films of all-time.

It is in its simplest form a fight between two mothers over their children to me, given the genre and the time in which the film was made thats rather remarkable.

If more filmmakers took Cameron's approach to sequel-making, Hollywood's franchises might not seem so dull and homogenized today.

March 2, 2022

FULL REVIEW