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Aliens, 1986
English
USA, UK
Profile of Aliens
Aliens can be described as rough, exciting, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around evil aliens, space travel, and deadly creatures. The main genres are action, sci-fi, and thriller. In terms of style, Aliens has a Hollywood tone, stars a strong female character, and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The storytelling is fast paced. Aliens takes place in the future. Visually, it involves special effects. The movie has received attention for being a modern classic, essential viewing, and a blockbuster. Aliens is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves strong violent content.
Summary of 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.
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| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, UK |
| Release date: | 18 July 1986 |
| Runtime: | 137 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Ellen Ripley
as Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden
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- 26.February.2011
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- by: Andrew
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- 10.January.2011
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- by: Netflowers
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