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26 reasons why 'Aliens' is still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time

As the peerless "Aliens" turns 40, here are 26 reasons it's still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time.

40 years later, James Cameron's Aliens still beats Ridley Scott’s original

The horror in space transforms into a riveting action epic.
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'Aliens' Ranked the 'Greatest Sci-Fi Action Movie Masterpiece' Ever Made

The second installment in the Alien film franchise, 1986's Aliens, has been continuously acclaimed by critics and praised by audiences. "It was all hydraulics and puppetry. There were two guys inside ...
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Aliens at 40: The $18.5M Risk Nobody Thought Would Pay Off

Aliens is one of the best movies in the decades-long Alien franchise, even ranking among the greatest sequels ever made.
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The Aliens Director’s Cut Makes One Great Change And One Terrible Change

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10 alien sci-fi films that prove Steven Spielberg does not own the genre

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven Spielberg.
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Ridley Scott’s Near-Perfect Sci-Fi Series Just Changed the Franchise’s Future

The membrane separating movies from TV has never been thinner, as one of Hollywood's biggest franchises suddenly has more prosects on the small screen than the cinema. FX has renewed Alien: Earth for ...