Aliens: The Quintessential SciFi/Action movie

[Pants]

Man I'm watching this movie again after quite a long time and I'm surprised by how good it still is. I think that the special effects stand up fairly well against the test of time. The whole movie is just so great.

That first fight scene in the movie, the terror, the confusion, the music; bloody spectacular. The aliens are barely shown, but the marines' reactions are just enough to send that chill up my spine.

It also helps that TBS is showing it with no commercial breaks and minimal editing (multiple uses of the f-knocker, something which is rarely used, even on standard cable). Although, I do think a couple of scenes were cut out though

Man, I need to get this on DVD. Awesome movie.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Have to agree it is one of the best, editing, lighting and set design was wonderful in it, add to that music and the not showing of the aliens except as bits and pieces made the movie come across as fast, dangerous and a lot happening.

 

[Starman]

The awesomeness of Aliens just makes the next two in the series that much more sad to watch.

Starman

 

[s/LaSH]

Yes folks, Aliens is quite the quintessence. Even today, everyone wants to be Aliens.

But what is it with American TV? I taped the special edition, complete and even extended, right off free-to-air TV here in New Zealand. Why would they censor something like that? The biggest censorship I've seen here was when they put up a warning sign halfway through Pulp Fiction when they showed it at 2030 on Sunday night, like, 5 years ago...

(I won't rant about how censoring DragonBallZ is irresponsible here. That's my own private axe to grind...)

 

[JediSoth]

Yes folks, Aliens is quite the quintessence. Even today, everyone wants to be Aliens.

But what is it with American TV? I taped the special edition, complete and even extended, right off free-to-air TV here in New Zealand. Why would they censor something like that? The biggest censorship I've seen here was when they put up a warning sign halfway through Pulp Fiction when they showed it at 2030 on Sunday night, like, 5 years ago...

(I won't rant about how censoring DragonBallZ is irresponsible here. That's my own private axe to grind...)

American TV is censored because American's can't be trusted to not let their children watch things on TV that might be inappropriate for them. Didn't you know, that in America, the government knows better how to raise your children than you do? Plus, there's FCC regulations on what you can say over airwaves (for the non-cable channels).

JediSoth

 

[Dark Jezter]

Damn.

How is it that a thread about one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever turned into politics in only five posts?

 

[Pants]

Damn.

How is it that a thread about one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever turned into politics in only five posts?

Behold, the power of messageboards.

 

[Shadowdancer]

Aliens has always been one of my favorite movies. But after seeing the Director's Cut a few years ago -- wow! It's even better!

 

[Dismas]

I like the way that Alien and Aliens deal with the horror, they leave a lot to the imagination - and that is a thousand times better than any special effects. I feel that 3 & 4 dropped the ball on that.

Everytime I watch those two movies I am reminded of the original Traveller game.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Was reading on Sci-Fi wire where it is going to be released on DVD with some cut segments (never before seen).