{"id":384,"date":"2014-06-29T15:07:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T15:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:59:59","slug":"aliens-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=384","title":{"rendered":"Aliens-1986"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aliens-1986<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director James Cameron<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Sigourney Weaver<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #80<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reviewed June 29, 2014<\/p>\n

Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aliens (1986) takes away the rawness of the original Alien (1979) and infuses a glossier, slicker look to the film franchise.<\/p>\n

The film was made eight years later, but story-wise, it is set fifty-seven years into the future when Ripley, played to perfection by Sigourney Weaver, awakens.<\/p>\n

To her horror, she discovers that the aliens have colonized, and she is forced to return to prevent a catastrophe. The militia is in tow, adding a helping of masculinity that supports the film throughout.<\/p>\n

This scenario perfectly sets the stage for what is to become an excellent sci-fi adventure story.<\/p>\n

There are wonderful special effects that were quite extraordinary when the film was shot in 1986. The tunnels and spacecraft are perfectly lit and designed, creating a bright, fun setting, and the audience knows that doom is lurking.<\/p>\n

The actual aliens are visually frightening and, compared to the original, are more plentiful.<\/p>\n

Sigourney Weaver takes center stage and leads this film successfully.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure many other actresses could pull off her level of authentic toughness and, in the process, give off no sex appeal and still get away with it.<\/p>\n

The only detractor from the film is that it seems a bit dated in a purely 1980s way. It has an 80’s look to it, and that’s not a positive.<\/p>\n

Not on par with the excellent original Alien, but otherwise, a well-made, supernatural thrill ride.<\/p>\n

Oscar Nominations<\/strong>: 2 wins-<\/strong>Best Actress-Sigourney Weaver, Best Original Score, Best Sound Effects Editing (won)<\/strong>, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects (won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aliens-1986 Director James Cameron Starring Sigourney Weaver Scott’s Review #80 Reviewed June 29, 2014 Grade: B+ Aliens (1986) takes away the rawness of the original Alien (1979) and infuses a glossier, slicker look to the film franchise. The film was made eight years later, but story-wise, it is set fifty-seven years into the future when … Continue reading Aliens-1986<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,1464,11063,13,1462,11062,11061,1463,103,1158,10245],"tags":[104,1467,11066,248,1465,11065,11064,1466,105,1160,10246],"class_list":["post-384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1986-films","category-bill-paxton","category-carrie-henn","category-horror-films","category-james-cameron","category-lance-henriksen","category-michael-biehn","category-paul-reiser","category-scifi","category-sigourney-weaver","category-walter-hill","tag-1986-movie-reviews","tag-bill-paxton","tag-carrie-henn","tag-horror-films","tag-james-cameron","tag-lance-henriksen","tag-michael-biehn","tag-paul-reiser","tag-sci-fi-films","tag-sigourney-weaver","tag-walter-hill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23142,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions\/23142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}