James Cameron on directing Aliens | Film4 Interview Special

James Cameron speaks to Film4 about the challenges of taking on the Alien franchise after Ridley Scott's influential 1979 horror, and developing the action-packed sequel, Aliens.

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[Jascolbre]

Aliens in my opinion is the best sequal of all time and my favorite alien film.

[smlshin]

Cameron compares how Ridley Scott didn't like the fact that Cameron took over and understands that as the Terminator franchise is now run into the ground after T1 and T2, but in fairness the difference is Cameron clearly respected and acknowledge what Scott did in Alien and only added more to the lore with his sequel.

[vio]

I much prefer Aliens to Alien. One of the best sequels ever made(and cameron somehow did it AGAIN with terminator 2!!!). The first film is an amazing classic, but Aliens is just better. I like the characters and actors more(rip bill paxton), the non-stop action and intensity. It's a more entertaining and exciting movie that's directed with the same skill that Ridley did on the first one.

[CosmosZeroX]

The role Bill Paxton played in Aliens was awesome. Ill never forget that.

[atroyz]

Cameron is being somewhat modest in his strengths. I’d argue the true success of Aliens is how the character of Ripley is fleshed out. Cameron’s biggest asset is that he’s a writer-director, which Ridley Scott is not.

[JohnFisherChoir]

classic james cameron directs one of the best action movies of all time

[rigsby]

One of the best sequels of all time. Can't think of another sequel that changed everything about the original and made it equal or even better.

[TetrarchJefffreak]

well its a good thing James Cameron directed Aliens one of the best movie sequels of all time along with Terminator 2

[MaheshWalatara]

I remember watching this in the cinema as a kid in the 80s in Sri Lanka and being scared shitless. 😂
The single scariest moment was when the alien rises up from the water behind Newt. 😮😮😮

[slaxxxer]

Aliens & The Empire Strikes Back - perfect sequels.

[RBNG]

I respect Alien and its a great first watch. But as I get older I find Aliens so much more entertaining to rewatch. I suppose it could be the advantage of the genres though. A pure horror movie loses its impact the more you know about it and the monster. The alien franchise has become so well known the alien is like a logo at this point. If you go back now and you know what the egg is and what the face hugger is going to lead to later, its losing a lot of that atmosphere and tension. The ship full of eggs is really well realized and so absorbing the first time you watch. If I could remove my memories each time before watching Alien, it would be me favorite. But as it is, well made action scenes survive rewatching way better.

[robertosheldon]

From all the scifi movies I like this one is my favorit I think. Its just too awesome. Its not only action the acting is epic and the atmosphere is awesome. And when the xenos start to chase the surviviors its very scary specially with that fantastic soundtrack

[Jarlen]

In my opinion I liked aliens much more than alien. No comparison. The second one was scarier for me, and had better action sequences. When they looked in to the ceiling, it was one of the most memorable and scary movie scenes in my life. The fact they had guns made it more believable. The fact they went in, knowing what was there and still lost made it more scary, and more believable than the first one. James Cameron should not feel bad. Ridley did alien halfway, James completed it.

[evo]

0:50 so James Cameron basically made a fan movie with a very high budget.

[Adam-]

James Camerons alien has kept this Franchise alive all these years later. More media games, comics were made from Aliens than ALien ever could have hoped to have achieved, now i am not trying to bash Alien but just stating a fact. there was only so much more you could do with the Alien if you kept it the way Ridley had it.

[leyenda]

"Vaunted". I just learned a new word today. Thanks James!

[grena]

Ridley Scott is fucking up the Alien franchise

[srinivasvangala]

Ridley Scott vs James Cameron
1) Alien vs Aliens
2) Blade Runner vs Terminator 2 (Science Fiction)
3) Thelma & Louise vs The Terminator (Road Chasing Movies)
4) Prometheus vs The Abyss (Science Fiction)
5) Black Hawk Down vs True Lies (Fighting with Terrorists)
6) Gladiator vs Titanic (Historical Epics)
7) The Martian vs Avatar (Science Fiction)

[Vujo]

Aliens is excellent, but Alien is a master-piece.

[exittored]

ALIEN is not just Ridley Scott's film and he shouldn't be given all the credit. Sure he was the most important part of making it a reality but he didn't write it or design it (H.R GIGER) as those thing were already in place before he came on board. People have to remember that James Cameron not only Directed Aliens but also wrote the Screenplay for it too so its more his film then Alien was Ridley Scott's film.