Aliens
Taste attributes: actionscience fictionthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spaceadventurefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
"This time it's war."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a morally murky sci-fi film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story—all contact is lost with the planet and colonists. They enlist Ripley and the colonial marines to return and search for answers.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Brandywine Productions
- Taste scores
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