Also, I just watched it twice for the first time in 3 years.
DAMN that movie is good. Sigourney Weaver gives a tour de force performance. When she runs into that hive nest at the end, that is some intense stuff. She was completely robbed of her Oscar. Every time I see this movie I am constantly in awe of it. Along with Terminator, James Cameron defined the American sci-fi action genre for all time. Say what you will about him, but for these two films he is a bona fide genius.