As you may know, this is ONE GREAT MOVIE! If you havn't seen it, see it. It is loaded with amazing special effects and a great plot!
We start the story where the first film left off, at least from the heroine's point of view. Ellen Ripley is awakened after drifting in deep space for over fifty years whilst in hyper sleep. She then finds that her daughter is dead, (directors cut version), and she is facing charges for destroying her infested ship, (the Nostromo). Then surprise, surprise, she is asked to act as an xenomorph expert just in case it is her imaginary aliens that have caused the loss of contact with colonists on (LV-426). The very planet where she first encountered the beasties. Enter the marines and their corporate helper, Burke, that are to protect Ripley during the excursion. Of course it is the other way around in the end. Landing on the planet, all seems peaceful but deserted, until they find a survivor, in the form of a little girl called Newt. After this, all hell breaks loose as in quick succession they raid the Aliens' lair, dropping half their number to the nasties. Lieutenant Gorman, officially in command, is brained by a box, during a wild APC drive out of said lair. Then their drop ship is destroyed, crash landing out of control after the pilot is perforated by an alien's inner jaws. This leaves them stranded in a building that has already been swarmed during the colonists stay, as night approaches. I'm not going to describe any more because from then on it is just mind numbing action without letup. If you haven't seen the directors cut of this film, make the effort. There is a scene in it where computer automated gun arrays defend a corridor that is just fabulous.
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