Aliens vs. Marines

Rating: Null/10 (29 March 1999)

"Aliens" is the first sequel to 1979's "Alien". As the movie begins, Ellen Ripley's escape shuttle is picked up by a salvage crew 57 years after she encountered the alien and blew the Nostromo to smithereens. During those years she was away, a colony was set up on LV-426, the aliens' planet, but transmissions from them suddenly stopped. Ripley decided to end her nightmares and accompany a group of Marines to the planet as an advisor just in case any aliens might show up, and they do indeed. An all out war begins as the marines try their hardest to shoot up hundreds of aliens that infested the colony, while Ripley becomes a mother to the only survivor from the colony, a little girl name Newt. Aliens is definitely a very good action movie, but all of the suspense from the original film is gone. Most of it has been replaced by machine gun fire and explosions. The acting in this is top notch. The connection between Ripley and Newt (Carrie Henn) is unforgettable. The marines are also very well drawn out, my favorite being Hicks. He kept his cool through most of the bad situations that were encountered. Aliens is a very good sequel which continues the storyline as the viewer finds even more information about the aliens and WHO exactly laid all of those eggs. Rent this along with "Alien" for a good night of suspense, action and sci-fi fun.