A butt- kickin' ride you won't soon forget.

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 1999)

How do you make a sequel that equals or even "gasp" surpasses the quality of the original? Well as the director of this movie puts it: "More is more." And that is exactly what he did is this spectacular sci-fi actioner. More xenomorphs, more firepower, (way) more action, a surprisingly involving storyline, and more well-written characters.
After a slightly slow introduction this movie accelerates to a heart pounding pace that grabs you and never lets go. But what sets this movie apart are the smart involving characters, this is an action movie where you actually care whether the characters live or die. Sigourney Weaver is spectacular as the reluctant herione.( She got a well deserved Oscar nomination.)
The special effects are awesome and manage to look better than some CG effects today, also note James Horner's thrilling score. ( The climactic score of this picture has been re-used to spice up many movie trailers).
Overall every self-respecing moviegoer HAS to see this masterpiece. Forget about all the crappy sequels 20th Century Fox keeps releasing to milk the popularity of this movie.
Note that this movie has the most spectacular man vs alien fight scene EVER. Once you see it you'll know what I mean.