Vietnam in Space

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2003)

This has been discussed before, I'm sure, but Aliens is Cameron's war movie, albeit set in outer space. Why the Vietnam War? It's perfect because you have a group of Marines that are confident that they'll eradicate any foreign enemy due to massive amounts of firepower. But when they get to their destination, all hell breaks loose and they don't even have a plan nor any idea how to fight the enemy. Maybe it's an extreme take, but to me, my favorite movie of all time is truly an example of the Vietnam War in outer space.