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... There is an obvious continuity between the films but having no prior knowledge of the previous terrifying episode in Ellen Ripley's life in no way detracts from the enjoyment, in fact seeing the Aliens for the first time in this film is just as awesome as it was for those of us who met them ... Read review

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"We're on an express elevator to hell!"

Advantages: the perfect sequel to the first film
Disadvantages: none

...enjoyment, in fact seeing the Aliens for the first time in this film is just as awesome as it was for those of us who met them first time around.

After being the sole survivor of a massacre on a mining ship, which resulted in its total destruction, Flight Officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is found drifting through space in cryogenic suspension. Upon returning to earth a series of revelations take place. The first is that she ...
...there are potentially hundreds more aliens there and as Ripley poignantly points out "just one of those creatures wiped out my entire crew". When reports of colonists going missing come in, a team of marines is set in to investigate along with Ripley as advisor and a company representative. What follows is a clash between a team of heavily armed marines and a hive of the deadliest predators evolution has ever produced.

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This time, it's as good as the original

Advantages: It's superb
Disadvantages: erm.........none.

...made Cameron's name, it was Aliens and Terminator 2 that cemented his place at the head of Hollywood's A-list for directors. The action is slick and well-paced, and all the set-pieces are full of tension - particularly Ripley's "search" towards the end of the film. Cameron uses the backdrops and sets well in his shooting of the film - the environments are all cold and sterile, fitting in with the bleak future the Alien films depict. The complex is ...
...viewer is that when the aliens attack, you think there's hundreds of them swarming all over the place - in actual fact, there are never more than SIX on screen at the same time (they only had six suits!). A masterful piece of vision by Cameron all round. DELETED SCENES: As you may or may not be aware, there is a "Special Edition" of Aliens, including 15 minutes of added footage which Cameron had to cut on the orders of 20th Century Fox, who had ...

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Hold onto your space hats

Advantages: Weaver, the action
Disadvantages: Ripley's haircut, Hicks' christian name

...films of all time. Aliens is something very special indeed. It is one of the most thrill packed films that I have ever seen and, whether you're talking about the raw original version of Aliens or the Special Edition which was released with additional footage, is an absolute dream (or nightmare, whichever you prefer). Sigourney Weaver, director James Cameron and the alien created by H R Giger are really the only common links between the two epics, ...
...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aliens is set some 57 years after Ripley (played by Weaver) was the sole survivor of the extraordinary events on the deep space ship, Nostromo. The ship had happened upon a planet packed with odd alien eggs and had been terrorised by a horrific new arrival. After polishing off the foul brute, Ripley had put herself into suspended animation with her cat, Jones, and set off in the direction of home. A salvage ship located ...

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They mostly come out at night..... Mostly.

Advantages: Great story, and sooo atmospheric
Disadvantages: none, not even to this day.

...original. Personally I think that Aliens is in this category. Now, I agree this is an outlandish claim. Ridley Scott's original Alien, is potentially one of the most atmospheric, and terrifying films of all time. In its time, it was perfect. The effects were great, and the performances exceptional. I believe that if I had of been writing this review ten years ago, then Alien would win hands down, but in today's market the award must go to the original's ...
...that has come out recently, Aliens is as enjoyable to watch now, as it was on its general release in 1986. The film was directed by James Cameron, who as we all know is one for creating a spetacle. His direction to the film is in stark contrast to Scott's original. Where Scott went for raw science fiction, and horror, Cameron has created a rip-roaring action adventure. I think it is plain to see that Cameron was heavily influenced by the recent success ...

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This Time it's War!!!

Advantages: An adequate sequel to the 1978 film Alien
Disadvantages: Could have had more special features on the DVD

Aliens DVD Special Edition 1986 20th Century Fox Film Corporation 148 Minutes Written and Directed by James Cameron, who also directed: Ghosts of the Abyss 2003 Titanic 1997 Terminator 2 1991 The Abyss 1989 The Terminator 1984 Starring Actors: Sigorney Weaver - Ellen Ripley Al Mathews - Sergeant Apone Michael Biehn - Corporal Hicks Jeanette Goldstein - Private Vasquez Bill Paxton - Private Hudson Carrie Henn - Newt( Rebecca Jorden) ...
...Minutes of Restored Footage Aliens is the sequel to the Ridley Scott 1978 film Alien, the story follows on from the last film with Ellen Ripley(and the ginger cat Jones) in hyper sleep aboard the commercial ship Nostromos escape pod. Some 57 years have passed, the pod is discovered in deep space by accident and Ripley is taken to a gateway station where she has to attend an inquest into why the Nostromo ship was destoyed and why all of the crew ...

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A respectable follow-up to the first Alien DVD.

Advantages: Excellent presentation of the film itself in terms of both image and sound; comprehensive photo gallery; interesting interview with James Cameron.
Disadvantages: No Director’s Commentary; only one trailer included; no music audio options — essentially, this is not an extras-lite DVD, but it simply has nowhere near as much content as the Alien DVD it follows.

...was slotted into my player. Aliens is a very popular film indeed, and some people even seem to like it more than the first film. My own opinion, however, is that this film, whilst admittedly good, is slightly inferior to Alien, and unfortunately the same turned out to be true of the DVD release. THE FILM The film starts as Ripley is found in a state of suspended animation, drifting through space in one of the Nostromo escape pods after the events ...
...the region 2 market, and Aliens is another solid (if admittedly not exceptional) disc. · Rating: 18. Aliens is actually, when one sits back and considers, a very, very violent film indeed; it was unlikely ever to achieve a rating other than 18 on this basis, especially with the footage added to make up the Special Edition. · Region: 2 (PAL encoding). Region 2 covers Europe and Japan; this disc should be suited to all UK DVD players, as well as ...

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Advantages: Sci-fi's greatest terror gets another outing with an extra 30 mins of footage
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In a moment of boredom and unwilling to sit through Jeremy bloody Kyle yet again I shuffled through my DVD collection and, fancying something in a sci-fi vain, settled for 'Alien 3: 2-Disc Special Edition'.  Not the best movie on the shelf but one I hadn't seen for a while.  Unlike Jeremy bloody Kyle! This, the third instalment of the 'Alien' saga, sees Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) as her emergency evacuation pod crash landing onto Fiorina 161, a desolate planet inhabited by the former inmates of a maximum security facility.  It is not long before she realises that an alien was also onboard the craft and has now taken refuge in the mining facility.  With no weapons or advanced technology Ripley and the others must use their wits and guile to trap a beast intent on killing them all - except Ripley that is! The film has an abundance ...

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The Bitch Is Back.......Again

Advantages: Too many to list
Disadvantages: It ends too soon

shine. Alien 3 spring boarded his career and he had soon moved on to bigger and better things including In The Name Of The Father, The Usual Suspects, and now The Omen. His character of David is one of the most warming, he really cares and really wants to help, and he adds humour and diversity to the film. Finally we have Lance Henrikson as Bishop, who plays another striking role. In a dual role he plays both the caring android and the uncaring manager of Weyland Yutomi, who created the Bishop android. Weyland Yutomi are the agency that triggered off the whole situation from the first film. The goal for him has always been to get a preserved alien to use in warfare. I guess I should not forget Clive Mantle who has a very brief role but and went on to play Mike Barrett for several years in both Casualty and Holby. The DVD itself comes ...

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whoever wins, we lose!

Advantages: great, fun movie, excellent C.G effects and loads of extras!!!!!
Disadvantages: a little tame on the gore and violence factor compared to the previous films!

DVD title: Alien vs Predator Certificate: 15 Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi Sales and distribution: 20th Century Fox Other information: two disk extreme edition, letter box version 16:9 The battle we have all been waiting for since predator 2. Two of the most fearsome alien races face off in a battle to the death, only this time they have brought it to our world, earth. Well Alien vs Predator has been on the movie list for a long time. The idea for the two races to face off was the brief glimpse of the predator's trophy, an alien skull in the predator's ship at the end of predator 2. This sparked of a frenzy of excitement, the two races fighting each other for the title of champion species. The fans hunger for both the aliens and predators to confront each other set of the series of comic books and computer games, which would undoubtedly ...

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