good action, but totally betrays the idea

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 1999)

cameron's version is, of course, a very good action movie and even has its artistic moments (which is unusual for jim), but there is a big problem. as we know, the alien fans community is divided into two: "aliens" fans (who love "aliens") and "alien" fans (who love "alien", "alien3" _and_ "resurrection"). i must say that "aliens" is a complete loss for the original idea. the original "alien" idea was that humans are fragile and can be destroyed by their _fear of the unknown_ - the _fear_ alone, not the aliens as creatures. this is the depth that "aliens" lacks, but ideas as such are essential to the cinema as an art form. shooting at aliens won't solve any humane problem.