I’ve Been Watching The Alien Movies For The First Time, And I Didn’t Think James Cameron’s Aliens Could Possibly Hold Up To The First. I Was Wrong For 4 Key Reasons
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I’ve Been Watching The Alien Movies For The First Time, And I Didn’t Think James Cameron’s Aliens Could Possibly Hold Up To The First. I Was Wrong For 4 Key Reasons


I know, I know, I might as well have been in cryosleep my whole life, because I had no idea James Cameron’s Aliens would be as good as it is. The 1986 movie is high up on our list for the best horror movies of all time and the best sci-fi movies ever made, but even still, it took my anticipation for the release of Alien: Romulus to finally press play. Sure, I had seen the original Alien movie years ago, but recently I’ve been finally making my way through the Alien movie timeline, and I need to talk about my thoughts regarding the franchise’s first sequel.

So here’s the thing: Hollywood doesn’t have the best track record with sequels. In my opinion, it’s incredibly rare for the second movie in a blockbuster to be worth seeing, especially for the ’80s. There’s the re-watchability of the iconic Back To The Future Part II and the Star Wars movies, or the way Terminator 2: Judgement Day transformed Sarah Connor to think about, but then there are movies like Jaws 2 or Halloween II that really didn’t hold a candle to their iconic first films. I didn’t think Aliens could possibly be as good as the first, but I’m happy to realize that assumption was wrong.

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