About this episode

The episode reviews the film Aliens and discusses its legacy 40 years after its release.

In this episode, we do a rewatchable review of the blockbuster hit film Aliens, the sequel to the classic science fiction horror movie Alien, directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver. We discuss whether this story still holds up 40 years later, and we debate whether the sequel is better than the original film. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• film review
• science fiction
• horror
• sequels
• 40th anniversary

Keywords

• Aliens
• James Cameron
• Sigourney Weaver
• film review
• 40th anniversary
• sequel
• science fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: James Cameron

Books & works: Aliens, Alien

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