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: 20th Century Fox
: Horror, Science Fiction , Aliens, Robots & Cyborgs, Killer Critters
: 154 min.
: English
: English, Spanish
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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 her company's representative, Carter Burke (Paul Reiser) that the planet where her crew discovered the alien has since been settled by colonists. Contact with the colony has suddenly been lost, and a detachment of colonial marines is being sent to investigate. Invited along as an advisor, Ripley predicts disaster, and sure enough, the aliens have infested the colony, leaving a sole survivor, the young girl Newt (Carrie Henn). With the soldiers picked off one by one, a final all-female showdown brews between the alien queen and Ripley, who's become a surrogate mother to Newt. Several future stars made early career appearances in Aliens (1986), including Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Reiser. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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| game over, man! game over!
by thediesis
January 20, 2006 - 4:44 PM PST
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how can you not love this movie. possibly one of the best sequels ever made. what makes it so good? the gore, suspense and moody frights are here from the first movie, but this one takes it in a whole different direction, but is every bit as good as the original. funny, smart, action movies are always a good thing! good? hells yeah! very good!
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| Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? No, have you?
by MLouv
April 22, 2002 - 3:28 PM PDT
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| This is one of those movies like jaws that you can watch again and again and again. Bullets fly, testosterone flows, and yet it still manages to be a bit creepy at points, though it thrives much more on "startle tactics" than the first one. Overall, very, very cool. The video games are good too. |
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