My review

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2008)

I loved this movie, along with Alien 1 and 3. But it's really hard not to see the holes in it. I don't mind the stupid dialogs, or the fact that the story is not very original. There are other disturbing facts in this movie. And here is one:
I really tried, but I simply can't go past the fact, that the marines have almost a SUICIDAL tactic. I mean, come on, COME ON!!!, it's a matter of common sense. They go into the lair, then find out they cannot use their main firepower, but still decide to investigate! Hostile territory, no room to maneuver, no idea on what the opposition is, not a clue on how the aliens react or move, no adequate ammo, and the list can go on... If I'm not wrong, they DON'T even know what the aliens look like. But still the marines push further into the "lion's den". Ripley should have been some sort of a consultant, but she was NOT!
The fight, itself, is full of stupid scenes, like the one where 2 marines just look on how the ammo is burning and of course die when it exploded... I also, really HATE scenes like: 1 marine, before dying, puts out of action, with the flamethrower, another marine (Frost i think) and so on... By the way, how did they end up in being cut off, as Ripley said, when they had Drake and Vasquez to clear the way with all that firepower???
After the main battle, the movie takes a down fall. With only 4 marines left: 2 worthy ones, Gorman and a weeping Hudson(by the way, Bill has a really stupid role, how can a *bad-ass* marine be like that???), the movie is very, very predictable!!!
But, I still must rate it with 8 stars because I grew up with movies like this and I still enjoy seeing them.