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Aliens is one of those movies that people talk about, alongside
The Godfather Part II,
The Empire Strikes Back and
The Dark Knight, as a rare example of a sequel that surpasses the original film. Well if the
Alien franchise got so lucky the first time, it made up for that with everything since.
Alien 3 was famously over-budget and underwhelming,
Alien: Resurrection proves you shouldn't let French people or Winona Ryder anywhere near venerable horror-sci-fi franchises, and the less said about the
Aliens VS Predator films the better. The series already went off the deep end with clones and mash-ups, and although other series like
Friday the 13th and
Leprechaun have the option of sending the monster into space for later entries, they don't have that luxury here. Going back in time is not usually the strongest move for a
long dormant franchise so how about a prequel! Even a shitty movie couldn't do much damage to the franchise at this point, and it's important to note that, because this is a shitty movie.
