Almost as good as the first film

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2008)

I'm probably a minority of one, but I think this is a great film. I just watched the "Special Edition" from the box set yesterday, and it was like watching a different film to the "Standard Edition". It is the true, spiritual sequel to Alien. It's dark (both literally and metaphorically), with a great cast of characters played by "proper" actors, with a gratuitously profane script with some Olympic-level swearing worthy of Quentin Tarantino. After the crash, bang wallop of John Camerons's Aliens, this is a far better movie.
Here are the extra bits that IMDb demands; From the cast, Danny Webb deserves special mention as a cross between Patrick Malahide and a rat. Charles Dance is his usual smooth self with a pinch of menace, and Sigourney Weaver IS just as sexy as usual with a crew cut. Brian Glover and the 85 character make a great double-act - like a malevolent Morecambe and Wise.