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Aliens (1986) 8.5
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Metascore: 87/100
Reviews: 968 user | 211 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? Director:James Cameron |
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Cast
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| Lance Henriksen | ... | ||
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Fifty seven years after Ellen Ripley survived her disastrous ordeal, her escape vessel is recovered after drifting across the galaxy as she slept in cryogenic stasis. Back on earth, nobody believed her story about the "Aliens" on the planet LV-426. After the "Company" orders the colony on LV-426 to investigate, however, all communication with the colony is lost. The Company enlists Ripley to aid a team of tough, rugged space marines on a rescue mission to the now partially terraformed planet to find out if there are aliens or survivors. As the mission unfolds, Ripley will be forced to come to grips with her worst nightmare, but even as she does, she finds that the worst is yet to come. Written by Brian Rawlings
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This time there's more. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for monster violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 July 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alien 2 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$85,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Brandywine Productions, SLM Production Group See more »
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Runtime:
| (1992 special edition)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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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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During the scene when they have landed and deployed in the troop carrier, Apone tells the Marines they have 10 seconds until they arrive. If you count from here until the first Marine jumps out of the carrier and his boots hit the ground, it really is ten seconds. See more »Goofs
Near the end when Ripley is on the dropship, she is seen arming herself. We see her grab a flamethrower from the weapons rack. She then lays a pulse rifle on the deck. Next she pulls a pulse rifle from the rack, and lays down a flamethrower. (The 2010 Blu-ray is slightly re-edited to remove this error.) See more »Quotes
[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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I rate Aliens a perfect 10. This second installment in the Alien series evolves the original movie's horror/sci-fi genre into action-adventure/sci-fi, setting a standard which has not yet been matched. I like this movie because it paints a picture of the future which is realistic enough to suck you in during the beginning of the film and then quickly introduces you to interesting characters who you become concerned with; some you love and others you hate.....but none of them bore you. By the time the action starts it's possible to forget you're watching a movie (at least the first couple of times). The plot is filled with tension that is occasionally broken by some of the most memorable one-liners in history (especially by Private Hudson). The special effects are remarkable, considering the fact that they were accomplished the "old fashioned way" prior to digital manipulation. I can report that I now own the Director's Cut and rate this version a 10 also. The extra footage will be extremely interesting to fans of the 1986 release. Either version gives you great characters, suspense, action, firepower, sarcasm, and wit. Aliens is an outstanding show!