Epinions Recent Reviews for mvie mu-1000617

mvie mu-1000617: “Game over, man! Game over!” – Aliens, Marathon Movie #5

Thu, 14 May 2009 17:50:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - The tale of the Science Fiction Movie Marathon this past weekend at the Music Box in Chicago began Monday with a review of The Incredible Shrinking Man, followed by...

mvie mu-1000617: Aliens: When one isn't enough fun.

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 19:37:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yakkowarner - Many feel that this is the best of the 4 main Alien movies, called the Alien Quadrology. I do not agree. The main reason is the editing and the pacing of the film is not perfect. That is the reason why I feel that Alien, Aliens, and Alien...

mvie mu-1000617: Aliens: a movie I can't be without!

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:26:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bablondie25 - (Reveals MAJOR details about plot)You think with Alien and Aliens being my favorite movies of all time, I would own it, but NO! I just now finally bought the DVD off of http://www.overstock.com because it was only $10.10. Now, I notice it...

mvie mu-1000617: The film that truly started the franchise

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:24:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author xenoranger - In 1979, a Ridley Scott film was released that changed the way we look at science fiction as well as horror. This film was “Alien”. Who knew that 1986 would bring about the sequel that would push the limits of science fiction further than expected...

mvie mu-1000617: The Ultimate Adult Action-Adventure-Science Fiction Flick Is, For Sure, "Aliens!"

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:48:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wlswarts - Sequels have a notorious reputation for underperforming in relation to their source material and, indeed, the only three sequels that come instantly to mind as on par or better than the first film in a movie series would be "The Empire Strikes Back,"...

mvie mu-1000617: A creature that gestates inside a living human host. Has concentrated acid for blood.

Mon, 14 May 2007 23:07:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author trailhound - The nightmares are continuing for Ellen Ripley. Her dreams are filled with terrifying scenes of an alien life form that wiped out her crew on the Nostromo space ship. Even though the incident occurred more than five decades earlier, Ripley (Sigourney...

mvie mu-1000617: Please Pass the Bug Spray: Aliens

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:35:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author George_Chabot - Aliens (1986) Special Edition “At least they don’t **** each other over for a percentage.” Ellen Ripley Following the success of 1979‘s <
i>Alien,
it was natural the 20TH Century Fox...

mvie mu-1000617: “We're on an express elevator to hell - going down!”

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:47:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author steerpyke - With the phenomenal success of the film “Alien” it was inevitable that a sequel would be forth coming what was surprising was that it took nearly seven years before it hit the screen. It was, however, worth the wait. But how to you follow such a...

mvie mu-1000617: It's not intended as a comedy

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:09:01 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author walt_firth - After hearing so much about this series over the years, I finally watched Aliens with my son last week. Without question, it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Granted it's old, but that doesn't mean it has to be bad. With the exception...

mvie mu-1000617: PERFECTION!

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:24:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daumco - Aliens is widely acknowledged as the greatest sequel ever made. I agree, in fact it is the only sequel I can think of that eclipsed the original movie. You might say it is the PERFECT SEQUEL Characters: Sigourney Weaver ......

mvie mu-1000617: The Bugs Are Back in Town or "Let's Rock!"

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 04:25:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author basesurge - I have a theory: I think that every "Aliens Saga" movie is a cultural microcosm of the times that produced it. The original "
Alien"
was a dark, tense, paranoid creation of the post-Nixon period. It's successor,...

mvie mu-1000617: Nuke Andromeda!

Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:19:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sadgit - The Story: In the distant future of interstellar travel and colonialism, Ripley (Sigourmey Weaver) is the only survivor of a terrifying encounter with a parasitic alien savage creature which slaughtered her entire crew in less...

mvie mu-1000617: "I like to keep this handy for close encounters."

Sat, 1 Jan 2005 17:12:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - With the phenomenal success of Ridley Scott's Gothic-horror-in-space film Alien, with its chilling story of an almost invincible alien creature that single-clawedly decimates most of a space tug's crew and is destroyed by a lone, frightened, yet...

mvie mu-1000617: Review for "Aliens"

Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:00:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author eightiesfan1 - There is a general consensus among moviegoers that a sequel to a movie is NEVER better than the original. While this is usually the case, anyone who has seen Alien and Aliens will tell you that the second is much better than the first. While the first...

mvie mu-1000617: Whew....Hang On

Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:28:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scotte1218 - Hello again everyone. I am pleased to say that I am back after a much-too-long hiatus. Caring for a newborn is a lot of work (lol). Anyway I'd like to say hello to all of my friends here at Epinions and say that I am going to do my best to start...

mvie mu-1000617: They'll be back!!! -- A review of "Aliens"

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:40:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Diversity646 - Rarely, if ever, have I been enthralled by sequels. The only notable exceptions that I can think of right off the top of my head would be either The Empire Strikes Back or Godfather II. So when I heard that there was going to be a sequel...

mvie mu-1000617: why couldn't they just leave the poor aliens alone?

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:45:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Chad9976 - I'm not sure what the appeal to "Alien" was, and I'm even more perplexed that someone thought it was worthy of a sequel. The "us-versus-aliens" formula has been used many times before, but never as moronic as "Aliens" uses it. It's just a disguised...

mvie mu-1000617: Aliens: Bigger, Badder, and Multiplied

Wed, 2 Apr 2003 00:08:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author predaguyver - They're back! This time, they aren't going to hold back.

Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien, Ghostbusters) is picked up by a huge spacecraft after being adrift in space for 57 cryogenically-frozen...

mvie mu-1000617: You can't go wrong with Aliens

Mon, 3 Jun 2002 16:31:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Marlowe7789 - Aliens, the follow-up to the very popular Alien, had the potential to be an excellent film. James Cameron was brought in to direct it...coming off recent success in Terminator, and Sigourney Weaver was back...allbeit with some lesser supporting...

mvie mu-1000617: The Craft of Sophistication

Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:41:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peterbryan - James Cameron's "Aliens" resembles much of his previous work in "The Terminator." Both are a creative melding of sci-fi and action, both contain a strong lead heroine, both feature a killing machine antagonist, and both have a 'protector' role somewhere...

mvie mu-1000617: Less suspense... bring on the monsters

Wed, 7 Nov 2001 15:42:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ravenskya - Let me begin by saying, I'm a huge fan of the first two movies in the series, specifically Alien. I loved the nail biting suspense of not knowing what the creature looked like or where it was, or even what it could do. Suspense... that was the first...

mvie mu-1000617: The Ultimate in Terror

Sun, 21 Oct 2001 16:18:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puffy17 - Aliens has to be my all time fav movie! Hands down I will watch it over and over and over again should there be nothing on the 100plus channels we get. If it happens to be on.

I have yet to actually own this flick on tape, and it's probably...

mvie mu-1000617: Relentless suspense

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 02:12:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scigamer - In the next reviews to come plus my standard gaming reviews I’m going to cover the top 10 DVD movies that I own in my collection. Now these all aren’t the best movies off all time, but there the best one’s I have so far. Now it may be hard to base what...

mvie mu-1000617: A rarity...a sequel better than the original

Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:58:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cfioren317 - Aliens is scarier, better written, directed and acted than the original Alien. And the original was a great, great movie. When the Alien popped out of John Hurt's chest, you never quite forgot it...ever. But this one has a whole bunch of scenes that...

mvie mu-1000617: Combat Boots and Big Teeth In Outer Space

Tue, 28 Aug 2001 03:39:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author believer77 - At first, in space, no one can hear you scream. This time, it's war.

Science fiction author William Gibson, the man who gave us Neuromancer, a novel that inspired The Matrix,

once had this to say about Alien:...