This is what makes a sequel great.

Rating: 10/10 (15 June 2018)

Entirely different from Alien, which was basically a gothic horror in space, Aliens is a brilliant war movie in space, the protagonists Humans and the hideous aliens (which basically, are born by rape). Featuring a super tight story with excellent direction, the cast makes this movie. When I saw it was still in the US Coast Guard. When Hudson is moaning about being short, you could tell all the military in the audience by their understanding moans in return. It starts out slowly and then explodes with action and violence. The aliens, hive like, are just as frightening as in the original. The extended version is even better than the original cut. I really wish Cameron would have directed Starship Troopers.