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Director: James Cameron
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From Time Out Film Guide
Fifty-seven years on, Ripley is discovered - Sleeping Beauty in space. Plagued by nightmares and surrounded by sceptics, she's forced to return to the resting place of the original alien's mother ship with a bunch of seen-it-all-before Marines. Confidently directed by James Cameron (heretofore known only for The Terminator and Piranha II), this sequel dares to build slowly, allowing Weaver to develop a multi-dimensional character even as it ups the ante by fetishising the Marines' hi-tech hardware and spawning legions of aliens (the suspense involves guessing which group will be cannon fodder). There is always an interesting tension in Cameron's work between masculine and feminine qualities. When it finally hits the fan here, we're in for the mother of all battles.Author: TCh
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- Tina said...
- Posted on Aug 21 2007 13:05 I love this film! I wasn't as fond of the first one, Alien, but Aliens is brilliant. James Cameron is probably my favourite director and he also wrote this screenplay for this second fim, probably why i love it so much. It has action, horror, a bit of humour and a gripping storyline. A must see for Alien fans.
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Cast & crew
Director: James Cameron
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Rated: 18
Duration: 137 mins
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