Aliens (1986)

Release date: 1986-07-18
Country: USA|UK
Language: English
Director: James Cameron
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions, SLM Production Group
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Rating: 8.3/10
Length: 2h 17min

Storyline

57 years after Ellen Ripley had a close encounter with the reptilian alien creature from the first movie, she is called back, this time, to help a group of highly trained colonial marines fight off against the sinister extraterrestrials. But this time, the aliens have taken over a space colony on the moon LV-426. When the colonial marines are called upon to search the deserted space colony, they later find out that they are up against more than what they bargained for. Using specially modified machine guns and enough firepower, it's either fight or die as the space marines battle against the aliens. As the Marines do their best to defend themselves, Ripley must attempt to protect a young girl who is the sole survivor of the decimated space colony.

Plot Keywords

alien, rescue mission, soldier, action heroine, child in peril, acid, female hero, character repeating someone else's dialogue, human versus alien, monster, death of daughter, strong female character, betrayal, parenthood, self sacrifice, promise, cult film, spaceship, screaming girl, nightmare

Short Review

Sigourney Weaver is merely terrific... When she straps on her armament to do battle with the aliens, she makes Sylvester Stallone look like a pipsqueak.