For me, 'Aliens' doesn't come close to its grandiose predecessor. In short, the reason for this is the lack of atmosphere. The first part shone through the certainty of the unknown. Sure, you didn't know what you were dealing with, but the whole way the eerie creature from a foreign world was staged and introduced to the viewer was brilliant.
The sequel, of course, has the problem of some knowledge about the alien, which in turn means that the story has to be approached "differently".
The first point that bothers me are the soldiers brought into the game. They are bursting with testosterone and try to outdo each other with churlish, clumsy and cliché-laden oneliner. There I was actually disappointed, because I had hoped the gloomy mood from the first part is continued. But then I knew the movie would probably be a completely different one.
In the second section, 'Aliens' drifts into an action movie and consists to a large extent only of shooting interludes, in which an even bigger gun is unpacked. The entire location would actually provide an ideal basis for a thriller peppered with horror elements. But the setting can't work reasonably and can't spread in the viewer's mind.
Towards the end, the movie really picks up speed and this section is also really good. This is mainly because the movie returns to the basic elements of its predecessor and focuses more on suspense and atmosphere. In addition, this is also because Ripley comes back more into the center. Ripley was a highlight in the first part and is again in the second.
Overall, you have to say, sequels always have a hard time, 'Aliens' has tried to go new ways, has done that basically well, unfortunately it does not come to the genius of the first part. And without the fabulous last third, 'Aliens' would have been just a normal action movie for me.
The sequel, of course, has the problem of some knowledge about the alien, which in turn means that the story has to be approached "differently".
The first point that bothers me are the soldiers brought into the game. They are bursting with testosterone and try to outdo each other with churlish, clumsy and cliché-laden oneliner. There I was actually disappointed, because I had hoped the gloomy mood from the first part is continued. But then I knew the movie would probably be a completely different one.
In the second section, 'Aliens' drifts into an action movie and consists to a large extent only of shooting interludes, in which an even bigger gun is unpacked. The entire location would actually provide an ideal basis for a thriller peppered with horror elements. But the setting can't work reasonably and can't spread in the viewer's mind.
Towards the end, the movie really picks up speed and this section is also really good. This is mainly because the movie returns to the basic elements of its predecessor and focuses more on suspense and atmosphere. In addition, this is also because Ripley comes back more into the center. Ripley was a highlight in the first part and is again in the second.
Overall, you have to say, sequels always have a hard time, 'Aliens' has tried to go new ways, has done that basically well, unfortunately it does not come to the genius of the first part. And without the fabulous last third, 'Aliens' would have been just a normal action movie for me.