Aliens (8/10)

Rating: 8/10 (25 August 2016)

Although, Aliens is an exceptional movie, its puzzling to notice the abundance of fans that think its surpasses the original. That said, James Cameron remained remarkably faithful to Scott's masterpiece with its dark, violent tone. The characters although more memorable than other films, seemed to be a bit too dramatic and colorful, which takes the viewer out of the doom and gloom atmosphere. While the writing was down in that aspect, the story-line was really tense and flowed really nicely. What Cameron is best known for though is his visual effects made for the big screen in theaters. The action sequences, space scenes and scenes with the queen bee were incredible and still hold up today. Aliens is highly enjoyable but from a film standpoint, and fits great in the Alien universe, it just can match the girt Scott's film had.