one of the rare breed of sequels to be better than the original (and alien wasn't bad!)

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2004)

i am a massive fan of movies and have seen more of them than i can even remember. yet despite seeing everything and having one of the largest DVD collections in the land i must say that ALIENS is by far my #1 favourite movie.
the scenery looks futuristic but is dirty and gritty (unlike squeeky clean star trek) which makes the film so believable. cameron keeps the audience in suspense for an hour before unleashing a single alien upon you. after this there's the perfect mix of claustrophobia and shocks that made Ridley Scotts original so good but adds action to the fray to raise the barrier.
the film isn't just guns and monsters though and this is probably the best part. despite contending with aliens the marines have internal problems and worries and the creation of real deep characters in two short hours is genius on camerons behalf.
the only thing that ruins aliens is its sequels (don't get me started on alien resurrection >:-( ), thats how good it is. its got it all, special effects, shocks, action, a little bit of romance and of course the mother of all lines Ripleys "get away from her you .....". a line right up there with a certain line from scarface and a particular bible verse from pulp fiction. 10 out of 10, see it or you'll never see the greatest movie ever!