Ged MaheuxThese people are here to protect you. They’re soldiers.
It won’t make any difference.
I may be synthetic but I’m not stupid.
As far as I’m concerned Newt, Ripley, Hicks and Bishop not only made it home but lived happily ever after. 🖕
Watched the Siskel & Ebert for James Cameron’s Aliens. Siskel gave it a *thumbs down* 👎 because it was non-stop action and put a kid in peril for too long a period of time. Even Ebert only barely gave it a thumbs up. 👍 Signorney’s performance was great but the film was too horrific, too disturbing for him to actually recommend seeing it. No joke.
Aliens is one of the best sci-fi action movies OF ALL TIME. Amazing how wrong these guys got it.
Chancerubbage@gedeonm how did they feel about Alien? Alien successfully crossed SF & Horror. Aliens sucessfully added more action and suspense.
I was literally on the edge of my seat watching Aliens. Maybe it WAS only the large soda I had. But what remember is I dare not excuse myself to go to the bathroom less I miss something.
@Chancerubbage Not sure if they were together reviewing movies in 1979 but I’ll see. I’d be interested to know.
@gedeonm PBS carried the show nationally in the states in most markets in 1978, it went into syndication in 1982. I was watching it from the start.
Book below might have an index to the films reviewed- I have the book but haven’t checked it out that way. Yet.
Singer, Matt (2023). Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-59354-015-2
