Review of Aliens (1986) by Geoffrey H — 03 Aug 2013

Epic! Turning a SciFi horror into SciFi action...brilliant.

This review of Aliens (1986) was written by Geoffrey H on 03 Aug 2013.

Aliens has generally received very positive reviews.

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