This week on So, You Like Horror?, I welcome back Maryland Phil and Joe KW to celebrate the 40th anniversary of James Cameron’s 1986 science-fiction horror classic, Aliens. We discuss Ellen Ripley’s return, the Colonial Marines, Newt, Bishop, Carter Burke, the introduction of the Alien Queen, and the film’s unforgettable blend of action, suspense, and body horror. We also compare Aliens with Ridley Scott’s original Alien, examine the themes of trauma, motherhood, corporate greed, and military arrogance, and ask whether the sequel should be considered horror, action, or both. Forty years later, does Aliens still rank among the greatest sequels ever made?

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