Let's rock!

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2018)

One of my favourite films. An action war film, in which its ok to cheer every kill - they're not human after all. The Aliens architecture is both mesmerising and terrifying, the Colonial Marines are a great military squad, with all the banter and bravado that comes with it, as well as some cool kits - M41a Pulse rifles, APC, gunships. This is space as a battlefield, even though its mainly planetside. And although an action/war film, it still has some nice sci fi elements - Waldos, suspended animation, shake and bake colonies. A perfect mix of elements, nicely paced and shot, with enough characterisation for you to be rooting for the marines as they go down, or cheering when Carter does.