Aliens (Collector's Edition)

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Summary: action packed sequal is explosive
Review: The sequal to one of the most influental and freightening science fiction/horror movie is even better than the first!The movie starts off with the lifepod Ripley is in from the first movie being dicovered more than fifty years in the futer.When a colony on the aliens homeworld loses contact with its founding company Ripley,along with some marines go and check it out.From that moment on the action heats up and never stops.The first Alien movie used suspense to drive it because the viewers didn't know what they were dealing with.This time around though, we are prepared for those slimy aliens.Thats not to say the movie is not suspensful,it is almost as much as the first actually.Extrodinary shootouts highlight the action, and once again there is an airduct sequence, only this time with machine guns.This movie is definatly the most intense of the series, mostly from the sheer number of aliens, and the number of close calls(That scene where the alien drops down at Hicks and Ripley in the elevator makes you jump!).One unfortunate drawback is that there was so may good scenes,sub-plots,and action sequences cut out,and can only be obtained through the "Aliens special edition" laserdisc.But it was aired in part on t.v, which i own a copy of.But even without these scenes it is truly the greatest Alien movie made.(Good news--i hear their releasing special edition on VHS soon!)Get it right now.(5 STARS OUT OF 5)

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Summary: ACTION
Review: It's been out for 13 years now and still no movie has topped it's action

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Summary: Non-stop action from start to finish
Review: Do they get those Commie bas****? You bet, Cameron has enlisted a new crew of Marines to kick butt on those giant katydids {sorry Joe Bob Briggs). What we have here is a giant bug hunt. Weaver is ticked off from the first movie; let's annihilate them all! Only two anticlimaxes, the first had but one. Still good adventure.

Uncle Lar END

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Summary: Best Sci-fi, horror, action, drama, comedy whatever movie
Review: Aliens is the all time best movie ever made and it can fit into any movie catagory!! if you don't believe me e-mail me at [e-mail] END

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Summary: Get away from her, you B*TCH!!!!
Review: I've always LOVED this movie! It's definitely one of the best action films I've had the pleasure of seeing. Ripley's back 57-years later to save some colonists in trouble w/ the aliens. There are no survivors on the planet save for a little girl named Newt, who brings out the "motherly" side of Ripley. Marines also accompany Ripley this time to save the day. Packed with action and fear, this movie shows that a sequel CAN be just as good as an original.

The only thing I don't like about 'Aliens' is how little we actually get to see the aliens! It seems they put so much work into making these aliens for the movie and all they managed to show us were tiny tiny split second scenes of them being blown to smithereens! At times Ripley and the others would be running away from them and you wouldn't see crap... It's like, what are they running from? It's really not that convincing. But some scenes and plus the Queen Alien sure make up for the flaws, so it about evens out.

Anyway, just check out this movie! And whatever you do don't watch Resurrection!! It's junk!!

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Summary: putrid!
Review: This sequel to ALIEN displaces scares for "action." I got such a headache watching after the first few minutes. The killing of the aliens looked like a bunch of exploding fireballs utilizing quick-cut camera style filming, which mistakes creating confusion for creating excitement.

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Summary: A must buy
Review: One of the greatest movies ever made for the Sci-fi genre. Ignore the baseless review giving one star. Yes this is a different movie with a different director. As a note, Aliens the movie served to redefine the "aliens" into its modern day incarnation and has served as the template for the series ever since.

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Summary: "Aliens" Collector's Edition DVD Review!
Review: James Cameron's epic follow-up to Ridley Scott's "Alien" is regarded as one of the few sequels that can actually hold its own with the original. As part of the "Alien Quadrilogy" boxed set, this two-disc special edition release features the original released version of the film on a DVD format for the first time. You'll also get the longer 1991 special edition of the movie (the unofficial "Director's Cut") on the same disc. This is the DVD that the fans have been waiting for.

"Aliens" finds Sigourney Weaver's Ripley waking up from her hyper-sleep in space to discover that she has been gone for 57 years. When she discovers that the planet which the Nostromo crew discovered the original Alien on is now being colonized, she tries to warn them against it. When a rescue mission is eventually organized with a team of macho space marines, Ripley is sent in as an "advisor". Following their landing on the planet, the marines are ambushed and the survivors discover that they are being set-up by a government goon with an agenda. What follows is an explosion-filled roller coaster ride with more thrills than most of today's so-called "blockbuster" films.

The longer "Special Edition" version of the film adds many character moments including Ripley's discovery of what happened to her daughter, Hudson's macho "ultimate bad-ass" speech, and a scene where Ripley and Hicks exchange first names. Obviously if you are a huge fan of the movie, you'll probably prefer this version. The audio commentary brings a lot of insight into the film as everyone from director Cameron to special FX wizard Stan Winston contribute their memories. Sigourney Weaver is noticeably absent but the entertaining members of the ensemble cast including Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, and Lance Henriksen make up for it with some hilarious stories and fond memories from the set. If the commentary wasn't enough, there's a whole bunch of featurettes that cover just about every detail from pre-production to the public's enitial response to the film's release.

"Aliens" was one of my favorite films for a long time. I was always a fan of the new characters, especially Michael Biehn's Corporal Hicks and Bill Paxton's cocky but sometimes cowardly Hudson. While I am far from one of the bigger Jim Cameron fans, I give him a great deal of credit for molding such an epic science fiction masterpiece. The movie has survived the test of time very well though Cameron will be the first to complain about the picture's grainy feeling. Even if you are not a die-hard fan of "Aliens", if there ever was a reason to own it on DVD, this is it.

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Summary: In Your Living Room, Your Entire Family Can Hear You Scream
Review: "Aliens" is that rarest of movies: - A sequel which surpasses a popular original; - A movie with an unknown cast, many of whom (Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, et al)went on to become major players in Hollywood); - A pro-military Hollywood flick; - A well-stirred mixture of scifi, horror, comedy, war movie, and political satire which somehow comes off as realistic nonetheless

Now add a "Special Edition" which is truly significant to the mix.

"Aliens-The Special Edition" includes about 20 minutes of additional footage to this classic popcorn flick. Believe it or not, the additional footage actually improves the movie, providing more background to the alien infestation of the terraforming colony and adding to the dramatic tension as the aliens attack the colonial marines and prove they are smarter than previously thought.

For those few who have never seen this movie, it concerns the return of flight lieutenant Ripley to the system where her original crew had encountered a vicious alien species, an encounter which only Ripley survived. After drifting through space in suspended animation for two generations, Ripley finds that the planet where the aliens were discovered has been settled by terraformers hoping to turn it into a colony. The settlers soon find a an alien shipwreck and a cargo of alien eggs, after which all contact is lost.

Ripley then accompanies a squadron of gung-ho colonial marines to the planet to investigate. Needless to say, this is anything but a routine mission.

Director James Cameron had the onerous task of trying to outdo Ridley Scott (director of "Alien") at his own game. Powered by a superb cast including Biehn, Paxton, Lars Henrikson, Paul Reiser, and Sigourney Weaver, Cameron accomplishes his mission---his sequel is even scarier and more tightly-plotted than its predecessor.

Grab a copy of this incredible movie by any means necessary, but when you watch it, do yourself a favor--leave the lights on.

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Summary: Best Action Film - EVER!
Review: Sigourney Weaver triumphantly returns as Ripley in James Cameron's "ALIENS." Ripley wakes up only to find that she has been asleep for 60 years! Then, the spaceship that she is on wants her to return to a planet with the very same aliens that tried to kill her before! "ALIENS" is 1,000,000 times better than "ALIEN" and is filled with marveolus punch lines and scares! James Cameron really serves up a treat! See this film - skip out on "ALIEN." The only reason for watching it is backstory for "ALIENS." "ALIEN" sucks.

"ALIENS"