What is a greater hell for Ellen Ripley? Watching your entire crew be slaughtered by a near invincible alien being or having to suffer through the bureaucratic bullshit of humans who don’t believe her story?
In some ways, it seemed more appropriate to watch “Aliens” after seeing “Prometheus” than “Alien” itself, mainly because both “Aliens” and “Prometheus” are action films rather than a horror movie. But while both films are special effects titans for their times, it’s embarrassing how badly cliche “Aliens” is in comparison to Ridley Scott’s latest sci-fi epic. Continue reading “Rapid Response: Aliens”