The Best of the Best

Rating: Null/10 (1 December 1999)

What a superb film! From the first moment to the last the tension is being built up and reaching not one but several climaxes. Ripley's character developes as opposed to survives as she did in the first film and some of the emotion displayed does not reappear in the later films, much to their shame. The marines are equally good with Hicks assuming quiet authority when needed and Hudson going from arrogant to scared in what I think is the most realistic response. The special effects are mind blowing especially when you realise how little money was spent on it and the aliens move and terrify in fluid, realistic ways. The dialogue is full of one liners which add to rather than detract from the action. Overall a well deserved 9.5 / 10