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Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2018)

Easily one of the best genre movies ever made, James Cameron's "Aliens" is the rare sequel that manages to expand all the elements that made the original film so special and build a mythology around them that feels both organic and necessary. Cameron crafts a masterpiece that combines likable characters, crowd-pleasing one-liners and an impressive array of special effects, along with top-notch visual and audio work, and delivers an exciting, genre-switching sequel that matches the original in its intensity. Sigourney Weaver's performance is powerful and charismatic, and she's well-matched by an impressive assembly of character actors guided to perfection by Cameron's deft touch with dialogue. Not to be missed by genre fans.