Posts tonen met het label aliens. Alle posts tonen
Posts tonen met het label aliens. Alle posts tonen

zondag 3 oktober 2021

Rewatching My 100 Favorite Movies - Update 5

I decided to rewatch my 100 favorite movies of all-time. What those are, you can check HERE. I watch them in random order, there is no rhyme or reason there, just watching those movies I love so much.
 
13/ 100: Aliens
According to many, including myself, even better sequel to the already masterful “Alien”. Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of the alien contact in the first film, is awakened from her artificial sleep on Earth, half a century after the events. Aalglad representative of her space company tells the traumatized Ripley that the planet where she met aliens is now colonized by humans, but that contact has been severed by unknown cause. Whether Ripley wants to go with a special task force to see what’s wrong with it. It seems that her worst nightmares are coming true. You can read my full review HERE
 
14/ 100: Shame
Michael Fassbender plays sex-addicted thirty-something Brandon, who dives into bed with any woman but is incapable of a relationship. Not even with his self-destructive sister Sissy, who shows up at his door unannounced. Poignant portrait of the powerless modern man. You can read my full review HERE
 
15/ 100: Fight Club (1999)
On the plane, a socially alienated man meets the even stranger Tyler Durden. To express their shaded antipathy to bourgeois existence, they set up a ‘fight club’, where like-minded men beat each other up with mutual consent. A movie everyone has to see, at least twice.
You can read my full review HERE
 
Still to watch: 85

woensdag 29 september 2021

80s Movie Review - Aliens

Director:
James Cameron
Genre: Action/ Science Fiction/ Horror/ Thriller
Runtime: 137 minutes
Year: 1986
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn, William Hope, Jenette Goldstein, Al Matthews, Mark Rolston, Ricco Ross, Colette Hiller, Daniel Kash, Cynthia Dale Scott, Tip Tipping

Description: The planet from "Alien" (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough?

Review: “Aliens” is the sequel to “Alien” from 1979. This time it’s not Ridley Scott but James Cameron that directs.
The movie starts slow, just like the first, but then it’s a series of explosions and action sequences. The difference between “Aliens” and other movies in the genre, is that this it’s exciting from start to finish. Again there is this claustrophobic feel to it, where the aliens are hiding in catacombs and ruins.
Although the title suggest there will be a lot of monsters, the actual aliens aren’t shown that often. This helps to make the atmosphere more threatening. The camera stays close to the characters, which makes it more intense and scary. There are many shock effects, even after rewatching it. Those so-called ‘facehuggers’ freak me out every time!
 “Aliens” manages to grab you and never let you go.  Off all the movies in the series, this one might do that the best. James Cameron obviously understood the material he was working with. A genuinely scary and bad ass science fiction movie.

Rating: 4,5/ 5

donderdag 16 juli 2015

Top 5 Thursday: James Cameron Movies

This director has so many awesome movies, that it’s about time for me to rank my favorites. And no, “Titanic” isn’t one of them!

5. The Terminator
The first in the very successful (and still ongoing) franchise. Arnold as a bad guy, Michael Biehn kicking ass, Linda Hamilton before she becomes a bad ass herself. Super awesome film.
 

 
4. True Lies
Probably James Cameron’s most entertaining movie. It’s one of those films I can watch over and over again, and it still entertains me.
 

3. Avatar
Sceptical at first, didn’t see it in theatres. Now I regret it, because it’s one of my favorite movies. It has a message and it looks stunning.
 

2. Aliens
One of the scariest movies and also one of the best sequels ever made. Sigourney Weaver is so bad ass. The fact that there is literally nowhere to go and you’re surrounded by creepy aliens, scares the living sh** out of me.
 

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
If you thought “Aliens” was a good sequel, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” is probably the best sequel ever made. Everyone knows this movie. It’s one of the few movies that made tough guys cry. And Arnie is super awesome!
 

They Almost Made the Top 5: The Abyss

donderdag 20 februari 2014

Top 5 Thursday: Movies from 1986

Back to the 80’s, let’s see which movies made me happy in 1986.

5. The Money Pit
I know it’s probably not one of the best movies, but I somehow love 80’s Tom Hanks. This movie is hilarious, especially because of Tom Hanks!


4. Top Gun
Although it’s about male fighter pilots, it’s more a movie for girls. I was so in love with Tom Cruise on his bike. And I really wanted to be Kelly McGillis on that table…


3. Aliens
The first one was good, but this was even better. I think almost every fan of the franchise will pick this one. It really put Sigourney Weaver on the map as an action heroine.


2. Platoon
Probably the best war movie. Some breath-taking scenes in here, that really grabbed me and they were so intense. This is a movie that takes you in and holds you ‘till the end.


1. Stand By Me
It’s one of my favourites of all-time. I just love these coming of age stories, especially when it involves a bunch of characters that don’t belong with any group. Every single kid in this film is loveable in its own way, although some are a bit strange. Can’t get enough of “Stand By Me”.


They Almost Made the Top 5: The Golden Child, Blue Velvet, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off