Timeless Movie...."Aliens" has it all....

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2018)

I have seen a lot of films in my day, and I can say without hesitation that I consider this is the best action film ever made...
"Aliens" has it all, suspense, horror, solid acting, cool hardware, breathtaking effects....you name it. The quality of this film is most evident in how well it has aged. If watched today, it does not feel like a 30+ year old movie. In fact, I think it comes off BETTER than most modern releases because it is not infused with the CGI cancer that has become the staple of modern film making, but generally comes off lifeless and uninteresting, like watching a bad cartoon.
I won't go into a detailed review of the film, because I imagine everyone who enjoys this sort of genre has already seen it, probably many times.
The first time I saw this film in a theater, it had me on the edge of my seat like no other movie has before or since. It is that good...
Bill Paxton's character "Hudson" was a classic, with lines that I continue quoting to this day:
"Game over MAN! Game over!"
If by any chance anyone reads this who has not seen this film, by all means do so. Unfortunately "Aliens" is a film, far more than most, that really NEEDS the immersion of being seen on the big screen. While still good at home, something is definitely lost viewing it that way.
I pray this is a film that Hollywood, greedy for money and with few original ideas, never tries to remake. Any attempt to remake this movie today would result in another CGI atrocity that would suck.
Enough praise. Simply a great film.