On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are making our way back to an alien infested planet for some damn reason even though there’s not really any sensible reason to when you get right down to it in the 1986 film from James Cameron, Aliens.
Full disclosure, I’m not someone who has seen all of the Alien films. Notably, I’m missing out on the third and fourth ones in the long-running series. That being said, when the hell are people going to start listening to Sigourney Weaver?
As far as I can tell, she’s there to be ridiculed and brushed off. “Look at that dopey science nerd telling us not to go investigate the killing ground of a possible murderous alien! Who cares if she might have tussled with one of those things? First, she’s a woman, and second, doesn’t she see how big our guns are?”
I’m assuming that’s how the conversation would have gone. It seems that sexism is alive and well in the Alien universe, despite space travel being a normal and boring thing.
On the other hand, this is a pretty dang good action film that stays true to the spirit of the first film. That James Cameron sure knows how to make a thrilling piece of entertainment. I think he’ll be going places.
(Recorded on April 8, 2022)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
The Making of Aliens | J. W. Rinzler - Bookshop.org
Alien vs. Predator (2004) - IMDb
