One of The Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever

Rating: 10/10 (13 June 2012)

Aliens is a masterpiece in it's category. All elements of this movies line up to make the perfect sci-fi movie and Sigourney Weaver tops it all off! She's so engaged in this movie (and all of the Alien movies) that I often found myself rooting for her and Newt and actually being frightened whenever they were in danger. This is a sensation I don't experience in many new movies, sci-fi, action, comedy or otherwise. This movie lets you form emotional connections to the characters and this is what makes a movie magnificent in my opinion. I'm only 17 years old and I know I haven't had the chance to watch all of the sci-fi classics out there but this has got to go on the top of the list. Some people believe that this was to different from Alien, and that they didn't like it because it was too adrenaline fueled. To me this was a perfect shift. In this movies predecessor, the element of horror came from not knowing where the Alien was located or being able to understand it. In Aliens however the terror comes from an all together different source, so the filmed adapted accordingly and it was just as brilliant as the quiet almost-psycho-thriller that Alien was, because the human psyche and reaction to fear and the unknown played a major part in Alien. The human desire to persevere, dominate and to survive conquered in Aliens and it came off brilliantly. All-in-all Aliens is riveting and compelling while at the same time not trying too hard.