Aliens starring Sigourney Weaver,
Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Lance
Henriksen, Paul Reiser
Aliens
Aliens is one of the few cases of a sequel that far surpassed the original.
Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, who awakens on Earth only to
discover that she has been hibernating in space so long that everyone she
knows is dead. Then she is talked into traveling (along with a squad of
Marines) to a planet under assault by the same aliens that nearly killed
her. Once she gets there, she finds a lost little girl who triggers her
maternal instincts--and she discovers that the company has once again
double-crossed her, in hopes of capturing one of the aliens to study as a
military weapon. Directed and written by James Cameron, this is one of the
most intensely exciting (not to mention intensely frightening) action films
ever, with a large ensemble cast that includes Bill Paxton, Lance
Henriksen, Paul Reiser, and Michael Biehn. Weaver defined the action
woman in this film and walked away with an Oscar nomination for her
trouble. --Marshall Fine
PLOT
The sequel to Alien (1979) sees the sole survivor of the No stromo crew,
Ellen Ripley, return to the nightmare planet with a platoon of gung-ho
space marines and an array of incredible armoury. While the mission is
sold to Ripley as a species extermination, there are ulterior motives at
play. All intentions become irrelevant, however, once the extra-terrestrials
arrive on the scene.
REVIEW
To date, the chief criticism of Aliens from most critics is its slow first half
and its departure from its predecessors elegance and claustrophobic style.
Yet there is a wealth of exceptionally sharp dialogue maintained
throughout the film, including during the first hour, and once the action
begins in earnest, the claustrophobia returns with a vengeance and many
spine-tingling moments ensue.
While the sequels cast was largely inexperienced, talented newcomers
such as Lance Henriksen (Bishop), Paul Reiser (Burke) and Bill Paxton
(Hudson) utilised the marvellous script to leave lasting impressions on
viewers and thus build illustrious careers as both character actors and
leading men. Of course theres also the much-expanded alien cast, which
includes the hideous alien monarch in her terrifying screen debut. And
finally, theres Sigourney Weaver, in the performance of her career as Ellen
Ripley.
Score, production design and special effects are solid, and arguably
timeless. They should appeal to teenagers of both today and yesteryear. I
say teenagers because it was when I was a teenager that my friends and I
were entranced with this film: the high-tech weaponry; the gung-ho battles;
the deadly and elegantly repulsive extra-terrestrials...and the even deadlier
Ellen Ripley...
SPECIAL MENTIONS
James Cameron for writing.
Sigourney Weaver for acting.
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