"In the wake of Aliens, the pop culture impact of the colonial marines – and the look of film in general – was immedia…"

"It’s a fun film that also demanded you to take it seriously. I think some people missed all that and just wanted to i…"

"The original Alien was a haunted-house movie, brilliantly transposed to outer space. Claustrophobia was its primary t…"

"Cameron was confident enough to not only dream up a sequel that continued Ripley’s story but also shift it into a dif…"

"Director James Cameron’s continuation of Ridley Scott’s Alien is long on brawn and short on brains. Too many Marines,…"

"It starts with Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) emerging like Sleeping Beauty from more than half a century of interplanetar…"

"[Aliens is] a sequel that exceeds its predecessor in the reach of its appeal while giving Weaver new emotional dimens…"

"[L]ittle touches make Aliens much more fun than the run of the science-fiction genre. And its creatures are much more…"

"You’re entering a tight corridor filled with menacing shadows. Is that breathing you hear? Well, don’t run. Clanging …"

"Aliens could have used a lot more of what made the first ill-fated voyage such a harrowing experience: creeping horro…"