Great sci-fi fun...

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 2006)

I'm not a fan of the other Alien films, but I'm fan of Aliens. A excellent piece of cinema magic. Great story, surrounded by great characters, along with some terrific and exciting action sequences. Aliens is the greatest sci-fi film ever made. Forget the Star Wars films, those films aren't serious enough and too goofy. This is a serious film, even though one of the characters is so damn funny. His character however, is not supposed to be funny. It just naturally comes out. What I love about this film is the Vietnam type feel. Marines with weapons raised, walking carefully through one corridor after another in search of some type of alien life form. It's reminiscent of Vietnam movies, of solders trudging through the dense jungles of Vietnam in search of the enemy. It's thrilling stuff. I love how the Marines are so bad ass. High tech weaponry, attitudes, but yet feelings of panic. Just like the jungles of Vietnam. The movie written by James Cameron, shells out some really memorable characters, who aren't just for background. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Hudson (Bill Paxton), and Hicks (Micheal Biehn) are very sincere characters who are the heart and soul of this film. Also the other characters are well written. Nobody bores you in this movie, and there isn't a cardboard character in this film. The Predator films are typically Alien films that take place during present day and films that are horribly written to. I recommend this film to anybody. You don't have to be a sci-fi fan to enjoy this. Just a fan of cinema. I'm going to buy the DVD of this film right now. Aliens kicks ass!