A contender for the greatest film ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2019)

Yes it really is. This amazing film can hold it's head up high in the most rarefied of company - ones where literally everything comes together in perfect harmony, I'm talking Star Wars, Raiders of the lost Arc, Cameron's own T2, Die Hard, The Matrix etc where everything from the cinematography to to the score is just so bang on the money. It's no coincidence that films of this ilk just don't date like their contemporaries have done. You can just see Camerons vision all over this film.
From the way this movie opens to the same creepy atmosphere of the original then proceeds to weave that into it's own narrative is nothing short of outstanding. The tension that builds in this is almost beyond belief, even after all these years, Aliens remains an EXPERIENCE like few films before or since. This film leaves you breathless, with an excellent (but slightly recycled from the wrath of khan) score by James Horner to boot.
The visuals, whilst showing their age in parts, are still really, really good - you can see the continuation of this in 'Avatar' with the big load lifters etc. It still looks great - grimy and bleak - just like his terminator films.
It's also full of memorable characters who nearly all get good development, humor, horror, action, and is one of the most quotable films of all time. It literally has it all.
I not only think it's James Cameron's best film. I also think it's superior to the still 10 out of 10 classic original.
It is that good.