an equal though different sequel

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2006)

*Note : this review contains a spoiler for the 1st ALIEN movie* Ripley (Weaver), the lone survivor from the first film, is found in her escape shuttle to discover she's been in cryogenic sleep for 57 years. The corporation think she's lying about her encounter with the alien until a colonized planet, coincidentally the planet on which the Nostromo crew found the alien on, has gone out of contact. Ripley hesitantly agrees to go to the planet with a group of marines to investigate.
A more exciting, action movie than the more suspenseful ALIEN. Cameron did a great job directing this movie both with character development and special effects. The characters are defined and Weavers's acting is very effective (nominated for Oscar of best actress). The futuristic look is well designed and interesting for it stays within a realistic aspect (such as no laser guns). This is a great sci-fi action movie that stands among other great movies of this genre. I recommend to see the "director'scut" of this movie for it adds more emotion ( especially with Ripley's character) to this movie.