Good, but no cigar

Rating: 6/10 (6 August 1999)

WARNING SPOILERISH
It appears that with many people this was a great movie. Well I'm going to be different. I certainly don't think Aliens is a bad movie, I think it's very good, but everyone's gone a little bit OTT.
A couple of points, people have said the films perfect, well:
In one scene towards the end Bishop is meant to be cut in half yet you can clearly see him standing up in a hole. I can't believe the editor or director missed it. The acting of the little girl was poor (IMO) and as a result I had no feelings for her. In the end when she was captured I couldn't care less and just said leave her there (like they left everyone else).
I found the film a bit predictable and found myself saying 'get on with it' on many occasions. I was also disappointed with how easily the Aliens died. In the first film part of the terror was that no one knew how to kill the creature, in this it's just a bullet away.
The macho interplay between the soldiers was a bit stereotypical and unbelievable and that period of the film dragged a bit.
I recently saw the 'directors cut' which was a lot better and cleared up a lot of the inconsistencies in the film.
You probably think I'm being a bit picky but I think these are a few of the issues that stops the film from become a great film and, for me, will keep it as just good.