Note: I have only seen the uncut version. The one preferred by Cameron

Rating: 8/10 (21 July 2019)

The beginning of the movie is rather odd in its pacing, it seems to jump from scene to scene with no consideration for what happened before the current scene. The acting seems much worse than it actually is in the beginning because the characters aren't as grounded as they are on LV-426. The fact that the pilots aboard the drop-ship didn't lift the ramp-thingy, thus allowing an alien aboard, seems like a major plot-hole but I'm no colonial marine so I'm not exactly fit to comment on it. The romantic relationship between Hicks and Ripley was forced and it could've been removed and it wouldn't of been any worse; it's only in like 3 scenes anyways. Newt saying "mommy" towards the end was kind of weird and forced but plausible given the context. Ripley calling the queen a b*tch was also more funny and tonally inconsistent than anything else and broke some of my immersion.
Other than that the movie is a masterpiece.