Aliens

There are several ways to approach making a sequel to a successful genre film. One of them is “bigger is better”. James Cameron’s 1986 Aliens might be the textbook example of how to do that.

The movie follows so many of the same basic plot points and character models as the first that it could almost be called a remake. A group of working class people land on LV-426 where they are attacked by aliens, killing everyone but a few. The few fight back, thinking they’ve succeeded before a final fight erupts...