Aliens ( * * * * * )
"Is this gonna be a straight up fight, or another goddamn bug hunt?"
The Acting: Bill Paxton will always be defined as the panicky, high-strung Hudson--and Michael Beihn as the stoic, trustworthy Hicks. Sigourney Weaver reprises her role as a shell-shocked mother figure turned spirit of vengeance, and the rest of the cast is nicely rounded out by well-cast character actors.
The Story: LV-426 is peopled with a "shake 'n bake" terraforming colony, which get impregnated with alien parasites. Enter Ripley and the colonial marines, whose minds are ready to kick ass, but their bodies are not willing. Neither is corporate sleazeball Paul Reiser, who wants to weaponize the aliens. Much acid blood and ass-kicking ensues.
The Direction: Cameron once said this is the movie he wished he could've seen when he was 14 years old. Since I probably saw it not too terribly far from that age, I have to agree.
Overall: A classic. It sequelized one of the greatest horror films ever made with one of the greatest action films ever made. Alien 3 tried conquering another genre--comedy of errors--less effectively. And the title gives us the best use of the letter "S" outside of Sesame Street.
Tredekka Rules:
The Acting: Bill Paxton will always be defined as the panicky, high-strung Hudson--and Michael Beihn as the stoic, trustworthy Hicks. Sigourney Weaver reprises her role as a shell-shocked mother figure turned spirit of vengeance, and the rest of the cast is nicely rounded out by well-cast character actors.
The Story: LV-426 is peopled with a "shake 'n bake" terraforming colony, which get impregnated with alien parasites. Enter Ripley and the colonial marines, whose minds are ready to kick ass, but their bodies are not willing. Neither is corporate sleazeball Paul Reiser, who wants to weaponize the aliens. Much acid blood and ass-kicking ensues.
The Direction: Cameron once said this is the movie he wished he could've seen when he was 14 years old. Since I probably saw it not too terribly far from that age, I have to agree.
Overall: A classic. It sequelized one of the greatest horror films ever made with one of the greatest action films ever made. Alien 3 tried conquering another genre--comedy of errors--less effectively. And the title gives us the best use of the letter "S" outside of Sesame Street.
Tredekka Rules:
- Rule 1: No Movie Can Get More Than 5 Stars, not even Deadfall. Or Aliens.
- Rule 2: Any Movie With A Deadfall Alum Automatically Gets 2 Stars--awarded to Michael Beihn. +2 stars
- Rule 5: Spitting = Good Acting--+1 star for Hudson. "We're in some pretty shit now!"
- Rule 5: Over The Top Acting Award--+3 stars to Hudson, again. When he looks at Newt and shouts, "Why don't you put her in charge?" it's one of the silver screen's funniest moments.
- Rule 11: Giant Robot Suits Make Good Cinema, +1 star.
- Rule 14: Cool Gun Award--I love the marine rifles, with the grenade settings and that lovely sound they make when they blast round after ineffectual round into the swarming alien horde. (Side note--they only had six alien suits in the whole movie, but it looked like a legion. Fuck CGI armies--it's called good editing, bitches.) +1 star.
- Rule 22: The Great Entrance Award--does it get any better than, "Get away from her, you bitch!"? +1 star.
- Rule 24: Exploding Buildings Are Good--and mushroom clouds the size of Nebraska are even better. +1 star.
Tredekka Score: ( * * * * * )
posted by Tredekka at 1:22 PM
1 Comments:
rule 25: newt "they mostly come put at night" dramatic pause...
"mostly"
genuis...
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