Aliens Director: James Cameron Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen
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- DVD Release Date: 03/21/2000
- Original Release: 1986
- Rating:
FOR PARENTS
- Common Sense Rates this for Ages: More
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Scenes
Features
Behind-the-scenes footage; Interview with James Cameron; Still-photo section; Over 17 minutes of restored footage; Original theatrical trailer
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 --
0. Scene Selection
1. Aliens [2:43]
2. The Park [5:48]
3. Inquest [1:00]
4. Lv-426 [1:17]
5. Home Alone [4:21]
6. Ripley's Decision [5:40]
7. Sulaco [1:21]
8. Briefing [2:46]
9. Express Elevator to Hell [:55]
10. Arrival [3:09]
11. Memories [3:46]
12. Lab Specimens [3:02]
13. Movement [2:06]
14. Rescue Mission [4:49]
15. The Battle [2:47]
16. Altercation [4:24]
17. Stranded [2:23]
18. Barricade [2:19]
19. A Mother's Love [1:21]
20. Speculation [2:42]
21. The Tunnel [5:24]
22. Bad News [:31]
23. The Corridor [6:27]
24. Dreamland [1:36]
25. Not a Dream [5:27]
26. "Game Time" [3:02]
27. Little Girl Lost [1:54]
28. Ripley's Promise [:58]
29. Reluctant Soldier [2:05]
30. The Nest [4:41]
31. It's Over [:19]
32. Final Confrontation [3:15]
33. Dreams [2:47]
34. End Titles [:38]
Editorial Reviews
Running the gamut from self-pitying victim to battle-ready soldier, Sigourney Weaver's Ripley ranks among the most compelling heroines in American cinema. Aliens, the second entry in the hugely successful series, features this haunted survivor in top form, and takes off in a much more action-oriented direction than the Ridley Scott original. On a mission to rescue the colonists of a planet infested with predatory alien intruders, Ripley develops maternal feelings for the lone survivor, a little girl whom she must protect from a hideous alien queen. Weaver's performance nabbed her an Academy Award nomination, a most uncommon occurrence for a sci-fi/action role. The entire supporting cast -- which includes genre stalwarts Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen as Ripley's comrades in arms -- offers such detailed characterizations that the impeccable effects and stunning action sequences never overwhelm the human element. This director's cut provides crucial background information on Ripley's character and clarifies a couple of minor plot points, giving it a distinct advantage over the original studio-cut release. Director James Cameron, fresh from his breakthrough 1984 hit The Terminator (also featuring Biehn), proved himself a formidable director with this film, again showing an uncanny knack for balancing intelligent storytelling with visceral thrills. Amy Robinson, Barnes & Noble
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Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 15 and UP
What to watch out for
- Violence:
Mostly in quick flashes, but still severe, as human characters are splashed with acid, torched with fire, or have little aliens bursting out of them. One man is literally torn in half, with the qualifier that "he" is an android, not human,... More
Mostly in quick flashes, but still severe, as human characters are splashed with acid, torched with fire, or have little aliens bursting out of them. One man is literally torn in half, with the qualifier that "he" is an android, not human, with beige-colored blood and viscera. Gunfire, bombs, and flamethrowers are directed at the aliens. Much of the violence and lethal danger is threatened against a small child. Close
- Drugs:
Social drinking.
- Language:
"F--k" and "a--hole" in soldierly banter and anger.
- Messages
- Sex:
Indistinct glimpses of pin-up pictures in a locker room. Some mildly suggestive banter between co-ed Marines.
- Consumerism:
Not an issue.
What Parents Need to Know
About Aliens
Parents need to know that the relentless, ravenous clawed monsters here are likely to give small kids (and others) nightmares. This is a violent feature, even more so than the original Alien. Besides the rerun of the grisly moment when embryonic aliens burst out of people (in reality and in dream scenes), we also see quick cuts of victims seared with acid, getting set on fire, and blowing themselves up with a grenade. Most disturbing of all -- or, at least, the most nakedly manipulative -- is the perpetual threat of ghastly violence/death/contamination being directed at a frightened, screaming little girl. There's also a plethora of swearing and lots of adoring fondling of guns and high-powered weapons.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about the military metaphor in the film; it's said James Cameron deliberately had Vietnam on his mind when he depicted a group of gung-ho Marines charging into tunnels only to get shredded to pieces by hordes of an enemy that keeps on coming. Do you think this applies to the Gulf Wars as well? What could the characters have done differently? Do you believe in the showdown between the bereaved mother Ripley and the monstrous mother alien "queen"?
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