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Whats the difference between the Aliens (1986) theatrical release and the special edition?

Sep 05, 2010 by Dan | Posted in Movies

I just rented the DVD but don't know which to watch. Why is there 2 versions?

I think that the intro to the special edition says that it's 18 minutes longer than the original, but I don't recall where those minutes come in. As far as which to watch, I always go with the director's edition, as it is the way that he originally made

Panama Joe | Sep 05, 2010

Aliens Trailer

Trailer for James Cameron's Aliens.

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Aliens: Infestation Interview- Building Better Worlds

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A lot of it is in the minor details, which I have to commend our incredibly creative pixel artists on. As you go through areas of the Sulaco, LV-426, Phobos and so on, you'll see little touches like Weyland-Yutani signage, sleep chambers, diagrams detailing the reproductive cycle of the xenomorph, half-dissected aliens lying on tables and in jars. The dialogue is also filled with references, and many of our marines are homages to characters from the 1986 film. So while we don't specifically have Vasquez in the game, Samantha "Homewrecker" Johnston is our squad's take-no-crap female warrior.

As far as the big stuff, we've got pretty much everything in here. APC, drop ship, motion tracker, power loader, even the unmanned Sentry guns glimpsed briefly in the film. Initially, those act as deadly blockades to the player, but later you can reprogram them to fight on your behalf. We went out of our way to try and ensure that whatever anyone's favorite moment or gadget from the film was, they'd get to spend some time with it in this game.

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Aliens 1986 - Bookshelf


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Creator: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, James Cameron, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation | 1986

Aliens 1986 - News


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Hollywood Reporter - Dec 31, 1969
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Aliens: Colonial Marines - What We Know So Far
International Business Times - Dec 31, 1969
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The Flawed Case Against Immigration
Huffington Post (blog) - Dec 31, 1969
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Weekly Video Game News Roundup: May 11th
Game Rant - Dec 31, 1969
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What an Aliens Pulse Rifle Looks Like in the Real World
Kotaku - Dec 31, 1969
Aliens Colonial Marines, have been working on the game since, oh, before you were born. In that time, they've racked up a ton of reference material from James Cameron's sci-fi classic, none as badass as this replica pulse rifle from the 1986 movie.