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Aliens has always been my favorite film in the entire Alien franchise. It’s basically everything I love crammed into one movie: ’80s sci-fi, atmosphere, ridiculous hardware, Colonial Marines, Xenomorphs, and that perfect mix of horror and action.

And if you’ve only ever seen the theatrical cut, do yourself a massive favor and watch the Special Edition.

I will NEVER understand why they cut the sentry gun sequence from the theatrical release 😮‍💨 like wtf?

Besides just being fucking badass, that whole sequence actually tells you something important about the Xenomorphs. They keep throwing themselves at the guns, realize something is absolutely shredding them, and eventually back off without knowing the guns are almost out of ammunition. Then later... when everyone thinks they’ve bought themselves some breathing room, the Xenos find another way in.

They’re not just monsters running blindly toward people. They're smart, clever little bastards, and adapt.

That makes the moment when everyone realizes they’re coming through the ceiling so much better, because now there’s an actual progression to it. As a kid I even remembered the sentry guns, then years later watched the theatrical version and thought, “Wait… where the hell did the guns go?” Eventually I discovered the Special Edition and there they were 😂

So naturally, I had to commit a little cinematic sacrilege and give Hudson one additional piece of Colonial Marine equipment:

Headphones.

Dropship shaking violently on the way down to LV-426, everybody preparing for combat…and Hudson is just kicked back listening to Bending Grid.

Because pulse rifles, tactical nukes and sharp sticks are great and all…

…but you also need badass music. 😎

#Aliens #Synthwave #ColonialMarines