This DVD edition is great! I just watched this again and it holds up very well compared to todays movies. If you do not own this edition you are missing out on a bunch of extra scenes. In this edition you find out that Ripley had a daughter and has died of old age. You also get to see Newts parents and how they discovered the alien ship that was carying the facehuggers. There are other scenes that... read more
Description:In this action-packed sequel to Alien, Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism - until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 leads her to join a team of high-tech colonialIn this action-packed sequel to Alien, Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism - until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 leads her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate.
Personally supervised by director James Cameron, this special edition includes scenes eliminated prior to the film's 1986 release which broaden the narrative scope and enrich the emotional impact of the film.
Amazon.com essential video Aliens is one of the few cases of a sequel that far surpassed the original. Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, who awakens on Earth only to discover that she has been hibernating in space so long that everyone she knows is dead. Then she is talked into traveling (along with a squad of Marines) to a planet under assault by the same aliens that nearly killed her. Once she gets there, she finds a lost little girl who triggers her maternal instincts--and she discovers that the company has once again double-crossed her, in hopes of capturing one of the aliens to study as a military weapon. Directed and written by James Cameron, this is one of the most intensely exciting (not to mention intensely frightening) action films ever, with a large ensemble cast that includes Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, and Michael Biehn. Weaver defined the action woman in this film and walked away with an Oscar nomination for her trouble. --Marshall Fine
"Of all the Aliens movies, this one is still my favorite. I enjoy the original well enough, though didn't care to much for the third installments and beyond, this one is a great action flick with good, solid acting, and good pacing for the action, balanced with character development and a hero-journey type flair for Ripley. All-in-all, it has all the elements I enjoy in a sci-fi action film. "
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“This DVD edition is great! I just watched this again and it holds up very well compared to todays movies. If you do not own this edition you are missing out on a bunch of extra scenes. In this edition you find out that Ripley had a daughter and has died of old age. You also get to see Newts parents and how they discovered the alien ship that was carying the facehuggers. There are other scenes that were not shown in movie theaters or the initial DVD release, you will only find them in this edition.
This edition is great pick it up you wont be dissapointed.” read more
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