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Aliens Expanded

  • 2024
  • Not Rated
  • 4h 42m
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8.1/10
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James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, and Carrie Henn in Aliens Expanded (2024)
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An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.

  • Director
    • Ian Nathan
  • Writer
    • Ian Nathan
  • Stars
    • James Cameron
    • William Hope
    • Lance Henriksen
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    646
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    • Director
      • Ian Nathan
    • Writer
      • Ian Nathan
    • Stars
      • James Cameron
      • William Hope
      • Lance Henriksen
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    James Cameron
    James Cameron
    • Self - Director, Aliens
    William Hope
    William Hope
    • Self - Lieutenant Gorman
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Self - Bishop
    Jaime Prater
    Jaime Prater
    • Self - Perfect Organism Podcast
    Robert Skotak
    Robert Skotak
    • Self - Visual Effects Supervisor, Aliens
    Derek Dafoe
    Derek Dafoe
    • Self - Alien Theory
    Gale Anne Hurd
    Gale Anne Hurd
    • Self - Producer, Aliens
    Alec Gillis
    Alec Gillis
    • Self - Creature Effects Coordinator, Aliens
    Charles de Lauzirika
    Charles de Lauzirika
    • Self - Director & Producer, Superior Firepower
    Drea Letamendi
    Drea Letamendi
    • Self - Psychologist
    • (as Dr. Drea Letamendi)
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Self - Ripley
    James Dyer
    James Dyer
    • Self - Editor-in-Chief, Empire Online
    Jenette Goldstein
    Jenette Goldstein
    • Self - Private Vasquez
    Colette Hiller
    Colette Hiller
    • Self - Corporal Ferro
    Daniel Kash
    Daniel Kash
    • Self - Private Spunkmeyer
    Paul Reiser
    Paul Reiser
    • Self - Burke
    Michael Biehn
    Michael Biehn
    • Self - Corporal Hicks
    Cynthia Dale Scott
    Cynthia Dale Scott
    • Self - Corporal Dietrich
    • (as Cynthia Scott)
    • Director
      • Ian Nathan
    • Writer
      • Ian Nathan
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    User reviews12

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    10mikeevans-37247

    Amazing!!! Perfect Documentary

    I am a huge Alien and Aliens fan, Aliens is my favorite ever film, watched at least 50 times and this documentary is an absolutely perfect edition. It's a masterfully crafted documentary that succeeds on every level. It is informative, thought-provoking, and visually captivating, making it a must-watch for anyone interested in Aliens or the broader quest to understand its lore. Ian has created a documentary that not only educates but also inspires, pushing the boundaries of our knowledge into the Aliens universe and takes us beyond the surface into the thoughts and imagination of James Cameron. For its comprehensive approach, credible testimonies, scientific rigor, and stunning visuals, "Aliens Expanded" earns a perfect 10 out of 10.

    A MUST WATCH.
    10allanswindells

    Masterpiece

    A worthy, detailed documentary on my favourite movie of all time. So much detail and breakdown of individual scenes. Very impressive production featuring a lot of the key stars and crew from the production. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and will do again, many times. It makes you want to watch the movie again after seeing this to spot all of the details you may have missed previously. I'm so glad this was made as there's no better way to appreciate the grandeur of the Aliens movie. So much detail and effort has been put into this creation and it shows with every scene. Excellent work done by all of those involved in the production.
    10handaloo

    Amazing Documentary for an Amazing movie.

    Such a superb documentary.

    With any doc like this, the worry is always who they'll get and what they'll cover. This is the perfect doc for Aliens. They get all the right people, from SFX through to cast, giving emotional retelling of actual experiences, as well as mentions and stories of cast members past.

    The level of detail about the movie itself is so good, with an almost scene by scene breakdown.

    I learned so many new things about the film, even though I didn't think there was anything I didn't already know, with some surprising details.

    I would recommend this for fans of the alien movies, or just movie fans in general. It's an amazing piece of work and the makers should be very proud.
    7Badlands1

    Pretty good.

    4.5 hours for one of our favourite action science fiction movies is definitely watchable. But I could've used a little bit less of the PC female empowerment or Dr. Drea and her horrible vocal fry, giving us mumbo jumbo rhetoric.

    Maybe too much time was given to some of the lesser known characters versus the time that could have been given to the original writers or James Horner.

    But Cameron is in control of this one of course. It did have a good dedication to Bill Paxton. Some of the actors look amazing still like Sigourney and the other guys. It's just a shame Jenette Goldstein really let herself go. It was hard to watch her on screen for that length of time.
    cinmartel

    What?

    Mammoth documentary only relevant if you are a movie buff or one of the devoted fans. Being one of them myself, I watched this doc with interest and pleasure. BUT... And is more like a wtf in this case: almost 5 hours and NOTHING about James Horner??? One of the best "thing" that ever happened to this movie. How is that even possible?? Lol

    Mammoth documentary only relevant if you are a movie buff or one of the devoted fans. Being one of them myself, I watched this doc with interest and pleasure. BUT... And is more like a wtf in this case: almost 5 hours and NOTHING about James Horner??? One of the best "thing" that ever happened to this movie. How is that even possible?? Lol.

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      • June 28, 2024 (United States)
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