Aliens (Blu-ray) (1986)

"One sequel that surpasses the original.  Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
"Truly great cinema- manages to dodge that 'dodgy sequel' curse with ease.  Ian Nathan, Empire
"Absolutely smashing!  John Hartl, Film

Editor's Note Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien's planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen), and a Company executive (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Once on the planet, no survivors can be found except for Newt, a little girl who awakens motherly instincts in Ripley just in time for the acid-blooded aliens to attack in what quickly becomes a one-sided battle for sheer survival. Considered by many to be the best of the series, ALIENS is a fast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride that set a new standard for action films and cemented director James Cameron's status as one of Hollywood's leading directors following the success of THE TERMINATOR. Weaver received an Academy Award nomination and became a feminist hero for her strong, sensitive performance as the survivor Ripley, while costars Reiser, Henriksen, and Bill Paxton all give career-making performances in this landmark sci-fi extravaganza.

	Michael Biehn
	Jenette Goldstein
	Paul Reiser
	Lance Henriksen
	Sigourney Weaver
	Bill Paxton
	Ricco Ross
	Colette Hiller
	Carrie Henn
	William Hope
	Al Matthews
	Mark Rolston
	Walter Hill - Executive Producer
	Ray Lovejoy - Editor
	David Giler - Executive Producer
	Stan Winston - Special Effects Designer
	Gordon Carroll - Executive Producer
	Emma Porteous - Costume Designer
	Walter Hill - Story
	Gale Anne Hurd - Producer
	James Horner - Composer
	Adrian Biddle - Director of Photography
	Peter Lamont - Production Designer
	David Giler - Story
	James Cameron - Screenwriter
	James Cameron - Story
	James Cameron - Director

In this cathartic sequel to ALIEN, Ripley is rescued after years of hibernation in space and reluctantly drawn into a second encounter with the deadly xenomorphs, this time as part of a gung-ho platoon of narines. James Cameron's film is truly one of the greatest action movies of all time.

"What the hell are we supposed to use, man? Harsh language?"----Frost (Ricco Ross) after Gorman has ordered the troops to unload their weapons

"They mostly come at night. Mostly"----Newt (Carrie Henn) on the aliens

"Game over, man! Game over!"----Hudson (Bill Paxton)

"Get away from her, you bitch!"----Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) to the queen alien as she attacks Newt

New York Times
"...A flaming, flashing, crashing, crackling blow-em-up show that keeps you popping from your seat....[Weaver] is a one-woman army..." 07/18/1986 p.C11

Entertainment Weekly
"...Gripping..." -- Rating: B 10/04/1996 pp.70-1

Variety
"...Technically, [the] film is superior in all respects. Special effects are varied and always convincing..." 07/09/1986

Los Angeles Times
"...Canny, ironically funny and certainly successful when Weaver's around....ALIENS is a perfectly honorable sequel, taut, inexorably paced..." 07/18/1986 p.C1

USA Today
"...[A] top-drawer sequel..." 01/03/1992 p.3D

ReelViews 10 of 10
When it comes to the logical marriage of action, adventure, and science fiction, few films are as effective or accomplished as Aliens. - James Berardinelli

dvd York Times 8 of 10
A flaming, flashing, crashing, crackling blow-'em-up show that keeps you popping from your seat despite your better instincts and the basically conventional scare tactics. - Walter Goodman