Aliens (1986)

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henrikson, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, William Hope

Certificate: 18

Genre: Action, Sci Fi, Horror

Awards: Best visual effects, Best sound effects

Aliens is set 57 years after the original Alien. Ellen Ripley (Weaver) has been in stasis for the whole time. When she wakes up, she learns that the planet they found the xenomorph on has now been colonised and  the company has now lost contact with the colony. Oh dear...

Ripley and a group of marines then enter the colony to see what's up. The battle between Alien and human then begins.

Aliens is a very different pace compared to Alien. Aliens is a war film and is more about facing the aliens than the actual horror. It is still quite intense however, such as when Ripley and Newt (Henn) are locked in a room with face huggers. It's more action packed. I personally prefer Alien but both are exceptionally good.


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