Initially, I blew off the Alien series as if it was nothing. I thought it was a series that was just normal sci-fi stuff so I had with no intention to go run and watch these movies. Well, the Alien series is not just your ordinary series. This series is quality and deserves attention. Aliens which is a sequel to Alien and the second movie in the series is the movie which made me first love these films.
The plot involves Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) who is going to investigate a planet where contact has been lost with the colonists with aliens likely having attacked them. The cast led by Weaver is very good and all bring something to the table but I don't really like Bill Paxton and how the film portrays him as one of the Marines aboard the warship on it's way to the planet colony.
Released in 1986, you would expect this film and the sets to be dated and showing age of only that time period but actually it is just the opposite. Director, James Cameron has a style here that seems ahead of it's time. The ships really feel as if they are from something in space and considering this movie is over 25 years old, that makes this even more sweet and impressive.
The first Alien brought action but it never really stood out even though it was quality but the action in Aliens is what I would call "blown me away" fantastic. The pieces coming together in just right amounts including great killer aliens and I can't see anyone not liking it.
Aliens does what most sequels don't and that is to surpass the original and helps this series stand out even more. I believe Aliens is one of the best sequels of all-time that any audience would love.
4.5/5
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