An Awesome Blend of SFX & Vietnam

Rating: Null/10 (3 May 2001)

I saw this for the first time in ages when it was aired on ITV recently. Being a huge Terminator fan I thought the opportunity to see another Jim Cameron movie was too good to miss, and I wasn't wrong. I thought it would be impossible to beat Ridley Scott's fantastic original of 1979, but Aliens not only equals it, but SURPASSES it. From the huge build up of tension in the first 45 minutes to the phenomenal action sequences, Aliens never lets up. Stan Winstons special effects are also as dazzling as the rest of the movie and adds the element of 'perfection' to the movie.

I was amazed to like Alien, hating all stuff to do with space, but the fact that I give that a 7 and Aliens an 8 out of ten just proves what fantastic direction they are both given. Unmissable.