Aliens (1986) 6/10
Which version of that film do you watch? I’ve only seen the director’s cut, which I think tends to drag on at times, especially at the beginning. Does the shorter running time of the theatrical cut make it more bearable?
I was watching the Director’s Cut, and yes I feel the theatrical is a little bit better. The scenes with the family at the start of the film are so cheesy. The 80’s hair styles also stand out.
In addition to cheese and drag, I feel those explanatory scenes also take away some of what makes Alien Alien. I feel like we should get to the planet and just see the colony in ruin and be left to imagine how it happened until we see the first grown alien.