Fresh
Scene to scene, encounter to encounter, its tension builds unrelentingly. So, fasten your seat belts. It`s a blast.
Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune
Aliens
This time it's war.
1986 · 2h 17m · R
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
James Cameron
Overview
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Aliens] is a spectacular example of state-of-the-art science fiction simply because it never tries to be overtly spectacular.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
It's blaster action, not Gothic future-horror. Fortunately, director-screenwriter James Cameron has shaped his film around the defiant intelligence and sensual athleticism of Weaver, and that's where Aliens works best.
Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
This film is also the best monster movie of the year and the best picture of any kind to open so far this summer. Put it another way: Aliens is the Jaws of the '80s.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Action thrillers assail but rarely test us; this is the tautest, most provoking, and altogether most draining example ever made.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
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