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1986

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Starring	Lance Henriksen, Al Matthews, Bill Paxton, Mark Rolston
Director	James Cameron
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Aliens

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.

Starring	Lance Henriksen, Al Matthews, Bill Paxton, Mark Rolston, Ricco Ross, Jenette Goldstein, Colette Hiller, William Hope, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lan
Director	James Cameron
Studio	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 28 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 28 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Eighties Greats, 100 Feisty Females
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: 12 Apr 2004 Blu-ray: Not available for rental Blu-ray: 30 Jan 2012

Aliens (1986)

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  This time It's war - and I'm glad!
  
  This film is simply a rip-roaring, ass-kicking, alien bashing classic. Great performances, great hardware (I want one of those big-ass smart guns) and plenty of... read more »
  
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  Aliens the second and best film of the lot
  
  This is one of the best out of the four films. i love Sigourney Weaver in these films. Great movie special effects for its time and shows how better horror ... read more »
  
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  best film of the aliens series ever
  
  great film, even more better than the 1st one.
  
  lots of brilliant stuff, horror and just all round fantastic film.
  
  defo worth watching
  
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  The Aliens have it?
  
  It's got to be a 5, remember when it was made. This film was ace. Suspense and a wonderfully believable backdrop with the space station and aliens who in my... read more »
  
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Michael Biehn has no time for Terminator and Alien sequels
- WENN Newsdesk
- 26 Apr 2012
Aliens star Michael Biehn was so furious about failing to land a part in the 1992 sequel that he booed the film's trailer at cinemas. The Terminator actor played Corporal Dwayne Hicks in James Cameron's classic 1986 science fiction film, which was a follow-up to Sir Ridley Scott's first installment, 1979's Alien. He was expected to reprise his role in David Fincher's 1992 sequel Alien 3, but his character was eventually written out. The seething star wasn't happy with the decision, and couldn't Read more
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