The second movie premiered in 1986, with James Cameron (Terminator movies, Titanic) as the director. Due to this change, the prequel was a more actionpacked, high-paced movie, with more special effects and a whole lot more aliens. This is in my opinion the best movie in the series, because of its pace and the characters. It is also the most scary of them. It makes you jump regularly, so if thatīs what you like, you will love this movie! If you havenīt seen this classic, you should really be ashamed!
The story, from www.alien.com
After floating in space for 57 years, Lt.
Ripley's shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. After making her report about the
events on the Nostromo which killed her entire crew, the Company declares her
psychologically unfit and revokes her flight officer's license. The Company is skeptical
of her story because over twenty years before they colonized LV-426, the planet where
Ripley first encountered the alien, and found no evidence to support her story.
Soon after, communication with the colony is lost and Ripley discovers that she must now
return to the planet where her nightmares began. Determined to face her fears and
exterminate the creatures, she accompanies a squadron of Colonial Marines and a Company
representative as an advisor to find out what happened.
Upon arriving at LV-426, the Marines find only one survivor, an 11 year old girl named
Newt. But even these battle-hardened Marines with all the latest weaponry are no match for
the hundreds of aliens that have invaded the colony.
While trying to rescue the colonists from the alien hive, they lose over half their unit
and then must hold up in the Operations Center to await rescue themselves.
While securing their base, Ripley and the remaining Marines discover the Company's plan to
return to earth with an alien for their Bio-Weapons Division by impregnating Ripley and
Newt and killing the rest of the Marines.
But the aliens attack again and most of the remaining Marines and the Company
representative are killed trying to retreat to the Landing Field.
Newt is captured by the aliens and Ripley must battle the alien Queen to save her. Only
four people survive the battle on LV-426: Ripley, Newt, Corporal Hicks, and the android
Bishop.
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Cast
Ellen Ripley Sigourney Weaver
Bishop Lance Henriksen
Newt Carrie Henn
Hicks Michael Biehn
Gorman William Hope
Vasquez Jenette Goldstein
Burke Paul Reiser
Hudson Bill Paxton
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