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Aliens is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
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1986 · Action / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Aliens
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
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Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
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@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-01 13:00 UTC
If exposition were a contact sport, Aliens would be banned for life.
@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-31 14:00 UTC
Aliens treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-30 21:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. Aliens knows its audience.
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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 1.4k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Aliens actually is?
Look, I wanted to love Aliens. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/movies · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 1.0k points
Hot Take: Aliens's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Aliens was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/boxoffice · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 4.1k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Aliens?
Everyone praising the Aliens performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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