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Overview
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This time there's more. morePlot:
The planet from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, enough? full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations moreUser Comments:
Quite possibly, the greatest film ever... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Ellen Ripley | |
| Carrie Henn | ... | Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden | |
| Michael Biehn | ... | Cpl. Dwayne Hicks | |
| Lance Henriksen | ... | Bishop | |
| Paul Reiser | ... | Carter Burke | |
| Bill Paxton | ... | Pvt. Hudson | |
| William Hope | ... | Lt. Gorman | |
| Jenette Goldstein | ... | Pvt. Vasquez | |
| Al Matthews | ... | Sgt. Apone | |
| Mark Rolston | ... | Pvt. Drake | |
| Ricco Ross | ... | Pvt. Frost | |
| Colette Hiller | ... | Cpl. Ferro | |
| Daniel Kash | ... | Pvt. Spunkmeyer | |
| Cynthia Dale Scott | ... | Cpl. Dietrich (as Cynthia Scott) | |
| Tip Tipping | ... | Pvt. Crowe |
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Rated R for monster violence, and for language. (1992 special edition)Parents Guide:
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137 min | USA:154 min (special edition)Language:
EnglishColour:
Colour (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-18 (director's cut) (DVD rating) | Italy:T | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1999) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16MOVIEmeter: 
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The sound-effect of the video-phone "ring" when Ripley contacts Burke early on in the film is the same as that used for the Village telephones in "The Prisoner" (1967). moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The Marines in the film wear (current) Army stripes - although it is likely that insignia will change in the next several hundred years, they of course do not necessarily have to. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Salvage team leader: Bio-readouts are all in the green, looks like she's alive. Well, there goes our salvage, guys.
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If the Alien can transform people into eggs (per Alien Director's Cut), how does the egg-laying Queen fit in?What was the Marines "bug hunt"?
How did Burke release the Facehuggers into the med lab without getting attacked?
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Very few sequel's ever surpass the original, but what James Cameron surely did was do just that. Although Ridley Scott's Classic was one of the best I have ever seen, Aliens has and always will remain my most favorite.
A highly intelligent storyline, excellent effects, and one Bitch of all aliens in the form of the deadly alien Queen. From the moment it begins you are taken on a chilling action packed ride into a part of movie history, and a true example of greatness.
With great performances from Sigourney Weaver, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, and the brilliant, Michael Biehn, the action and intensity is tripled from that of its predecessor. Made for only $18 million, what you get is a Sci-Fi action movie that is more than a match for anything that has been made since. It has been copied and imitated so many times, but nothing can compare.
A film no movie collection should ever be without, and no fan should ever forget. One of the best ever.
'This time its War'