Aliens 4K Ultra HD [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

If you’re looking for a high-quality reinvigoration of a classic, you love film and an Aliens fan like me, get it. Don’t listen to the nitpicking nay-sayers.I had difficulty finding nor accepting (no disrespect) complaints of waxy faces and removal of grain. In some shots, I even saw some very faint, super low, almost ‘fine mist’ grain. E.g. the insides of Hadley’s Hope, some shots and approaches to the Atmosphere Processor. Even the blurry, almost chromatic aberration of Bishop’s face when the second dropship arrives and Ripley asks, “how long?” is still present. Compared to my 2012 blu-ray of SE, there is an uptick in detail. They’re lifelike. You can see pores, sweat, arm hair, armour through to the nylon flare pouch and its’ elastic holders. Even the weaved strands of duct tape when Ripley twins the Pulse Rifle and flame thrower together in the last act. As well as, the shine of the dropship’s stanchions, panel details of the Sulaco AND Narcissus. To the mezzanine flooring of LV-426. The materials, whether brushed, matt, glossy, possibly powder-coated are all discernible. The up-close shots of Ripley at Gateway Station, inquiry and at her room feature so much rich detail. Such as pores, wrinkles, etc. Same when at Hadley’s Hope. And even, the graffiti of ‘Have a nice day’ in red on the colony sign is a LOT clearer than on the blu-ray.With Dolby Vision, the wide gamut, details in the background and former, bleached-out elements are now clearly in shots. Especially, in the Hive. Including single strands of sticky residue through to the busier areas when the Marines stumble across the cocooned colonists. As well as, the semi translucency of the nest resin when Ripley fires-off the flame thrower when clearing corridors. The smoke in the APC after Ripley evacs the Marines are all amazing.The great thing is with this much clarity, I thought I had appreciated all the nuggets of the Alien lore/direction Cameron wanted to take. But it’s other things which are brought to the fore and now add more depth / more distrust with Weyland-Yutani. -E.g. When they find the face huggers in the jars, I never noticed the fact that the room’s door was stenciled ‘Stasis’ from possibly way before the fateful discovery …Why would colonists need a Stasis Room in MedLab if they were just there to establish a colony?I also respectfully don’t accept the argument that it looks as though it’s been filmed on digital or a halfway in-between. If we take Top Gun: Maverick as a reference, the super fine ‘mist’ of grain that I saw or even when it’s not present doesn’t make it feel like a completely different film. The room where Maverick suits-up for the Darkstar has so many levels of black and no grain but in this UHD, some of the blacks/shadows have some visible ‘fine mist’ grain at least in my eyes. It’s still the Aliens movie I loved growing-up. The curved CRT screens at Gateway Station Medbay, APC’s screens of the Marines helmet cams, dropship and on the colony all give that retro, 80s Sci-Fi feel. Heck, even the helmet cam footage has some noise and grain :D The teal filter/colour timing is not that jarring to make the movie feel out of place. -Even, the polo shirts of Dutch and Dillon in Predator’s opening is more time-jarring! Ironically, even the game, ‘Aliens: Dark Descent’ has its’ colony rooms and corridors in teal. Which is what I remember more of when I was a kid. Especially, when Drake leads the team through the locker area of MedLab for the first time.The sound design is spectacular. Speech is a lot more discernible now. From Hudson telling Gorman that he got the computer up with sarcastic “No problem” through to Vasquez’s expletive after being stopped from whacking an unconscious Gorman. I’m still learning heights. …I think they’re not as strong as TG:M, for example. IF I’m hearing it right, when the dropship is making entry onto the planet, landing and taking-off, it sounds like they work well. On a horizontal axis from an immersive experience and soundscape, I’d say it’s fantastic when on the windy planet, the haunting bleeps of the Motion Trackers and throughout. When the Sentry Guns are in action in those echoey corridors, they really ROAR!I’ve no regrets buying this UHD nor recommending it. So glad I’ve got it in my collection and I can imagine watching this a lot more in the future.An amateur, film-lover's review and blu-ray comparison equipment:LG 65” C2LG SQ95R 9.1.5Panasonic DP-UB820EB

A 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in the far future, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon where her crew first encountered the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a unit of Colonial Marines to investigate. Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Carrie Henn are featured in supporting roles.Despite the success of Alien, its sequel took years to develop due to lawsuits, a lack of enthusiasm from 20th Century Fox, and repeated management changes. Although relatively inexperienced, Cameron was hired to write a story for Aliens in 1983 on the strength of his scripts for The Terminator (1984) and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). The project stalled again until new Fox executive Lawrence Gordon pursued a sequel. On an approximately $18.5 million budget, Aliens began principal photography in September 1985 and concluded in January 1986. The film's development was tumultuous and rife with conflicts between Cameron and the British crew at Pinewood Studios. The difficult shoot affected the composer, James Horner, who was given little time to record the music.Aliens was released on July 18, 1986, to critical acclaim. Reviewers praised its action, but some criticized the intensity of some scenes. Weaver's performance garnered consistent praise along with those of Bill Paxton and Jenette Goldstein. The film received several awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for Weaver at a time when the science-fiction genre was generally overlooked. It earned $131.1–183.3 million during its theatrical run, making it one of the highest-grossing films of 1986 worldwide.Aliens is now considered among the greatest films of the 1980s, and among the best science fiction, action, and sequel films ever made, considered equal to or better than Alien. It is credited with expanding the franchise's scope with additions to the series' backstory and factions such as the Colonial Marines.This is the second of the Camaron upgrades with the Abyss and True Lies being the other two to receive the treatment, it sparked some controversy with the colour grading changes and the A.I. cleaned leaving a wax look on some faces with True Lies being the worst offender, but Aliens even though going through the same process has come out the least worst, it is a little brighter on some of the model shots and I know this has had some colour grading changes. I own a DVD version and the Blue Ray box set from a few years ago so I have the film in one version or another, as for this 4k issue it is not by any means terrible and I'm no cinephile with expertise on film grade so most would pass me by and I know you will never get the original theatrical version as much as the box set and marketing says there are always changes from Cinema to physical media. So Aliens is and always will be a classic, a masterclass in filmmaking and a top-draw sequel. now I'm off to my mum's basement