A sequel to keep you enthralled...

Rating: 7/10 (29 March 2020)

"Ripley" is rescued from her 57 year space nap by a salvage team. When she learns that the moon she only just escaped from was colonised - and that contact with it has been lost; she returns to investigate - this time with a much better trained and armed troop of colonial marines. Let battle commence! It is not quite as good as the first film - mainly because we are now too well acquainted with the dastardly aliens and so much of the shock factor has already been mitigated. That said, the special effects have clearly moved on significantly since 1979 and this is a cracking end-to-end sci fi thriller with plenty of action; some taut dialogue and both Michael Biehn ("Hicks") and Carrie Henn ("Newt") help Sigourney Weaver keep you glued to the edge of your seat.