perfect 10 sci-fi

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2005)

Aliens is a perfect 10 sci-fi flick.
first saw this one in the movie theater, and it shocked me so badly that i gripped my seathandles! sucks you in with stunning visuals (remember this was produced in 1986 and the space sequences STILL look awesome!), solid plot, and character development (something you don't see in 99% of Hollywood sci-fi...)
hell, almost 20 years later i can still quote Vasquez' body armor (El Riesgo Siempre Vive! Adios!); from the "loader" to the weapons, the technical crew spared nothing to create a believable environment for the movie (the "making of" special on Aliens goes into greater detail on how they wanted to create a totally-believable set - and succeeded!) great dialog, tech-jargon, and inter-personal character relationships (i can still remember Vasquez and Hicks and Hudson interacting).
oh, don't forget to catch Jame's Cameron's Terminator reference in the drop-ship scene (Hudson: "we got phase-plasma rifles...")