Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Aliens
1986
*****
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn, William Hope, Al Matthews, Mark Rolston

After she wakes up from a 57-year hypersleep, Ripley reluctantly joins a group of marines to LV-426, the exomoon where Nostromo picked up the creature, after contact is lost with the moon's colony. During the first hour, James Cameron recreates the haunting atmosphere of Ridley Scott's Alien (1979). Then he kicks into gear and transforms the whole thing into a relentless, exciting, and inventive action movie. The whole is surely one of the finest sequels in cinematic history. Sigourney Weaver kicks ass in the lead. The impressive special effects won two Academy Awards. Followed by Alien³.