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To think that Ridley Scott provoked so much tension and dread from just one is strange. When they are all over you, it makes for a superior sequel.

The sheer unexplained terror of the Aliens is more than enough to make them watchable.

The over-abundance of cliched and banal action movie situations - the would-be witty one-liners, the should-have-been-impressive set-pieces etc - that never seem to have quite the impact the film-makers desired.

Smarter than most films of its ilk and refreshingly free of misplaced sentiment.

A western for sleepwalkers and dreamers.

Mortensen seems to draw particular focus to the aggression, fear and pejoratives associated with neurological disorders - a side only ever faintly explored in cinema.

Despite its polish, there’s an innocence about the film that is quite charming.

The fire effects are handled well and it’s really this monstrous inferno which dominates the screen.

Although the script is weak throughout and the acting of dubious quality, the heroine's no-nonsense approach is refreshing in a film of this type and, in its time, was really quite daring.

If you're in the mood for undemanding horror, with slight irony, mild mythology, an interesting killer and one of the coolest actors ever (Mr Henrikson, take a bow) then go for it.

The humour is never allowed to knock the fear.

We are thrown headlong into a remake of Aliens, only with a mansion instead of a space colony and caterers instead of marines. The surprise is that it works.

The film mixes good old-fashioned storytelling with state-of-the-art animation, and it's a winning combination.

James Cameron's masterpiece. A lean, brooding, violent and unforgettable experience from a director hungry for success.

Driven to the edge, where sentences silently suicide, this uneventful, thoughtless and infantile pap has beaten me.