Pinnacle of excellence...

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 1999)

I just watched Aliens for the zillionth time this evening and I just HAVE to give my comments...
Aliens (or Alien 2) is simply the best James Cameron movie. Period. Reading another user-review a little while back, I felt compelled to comment on this brilliant masterpiece! It is true that there are two Aliens-factions out there, one following the original Alien, Alien 3 and Resurrection, whereas the other group is a die-hard Aliens-follower and DESPISES the other movies in this series. I myself am part of the latter, but that is only AFTER I saw the series for myself and hence deduced that Aliens is such a powerful movie, it does not even need a prequel or further sequels!
Agreeing with another reviewer, I found this movie very much lively and very much "alive" as it had so much I could personally relate to! The characters are extremely well-developed and well-cast..no, PERFECTLY cast!! Biehn and Paxton give their very best performances, Weaver is just excellent, Rieser is truly evil, and Henriksen is the only person who looks like an android anyhow! The rest of the gang is just too mean and just too bad!
I have to admit, I own not one but TWO Aliens VHS-tapes, just in case something happens to one copy, and am planning to order the Special Edition soon! And in case you don't get it yet..GOD I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!
Oomph!-meter (from 5): *****1/2