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2026-07-18 15:43 UTC

Today marks 40 years since the release of 'Aliens' back in 1986. Written and directed by James Cameron, who took over the franchise from Ridley Scott, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, one of the fiercest and most effortlessly badass female protagonists in cinema history. It remains one of the greatest sequels ever made, propelling the original to new heights, and one of the greatest Sci-Fi films of all time. “Get away from her you bitch!” #Aliens #Alien #OTD #OnThisDay #SciFi #ScienceFiction #horror #Movies #CineMastodon #FilmMastodon

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@ballpark_frank@mastodon.world 2026-07-18 16:14

@fringemagnet@sunny.garden I actually enjoy it a lot more than "Alien" ... !

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@knapjack@social.vivaldi.net 2026-07-18 18:10

@fringemagnet@sunny.garden "Wait, forty years? That can't be right. We're still older than Newt, right?" "Mostly."

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@AndyGER@mastodon.social 2026-07-18 20:26

@fringemagnet@sunny.garden What a great movie this is. I watched it in a theatre back then. I remember getting a VHS tape, copied many times, with some kind of extended cut. A friend of mine and I were huge ALIEN(s) fans. Later I was able to buy a legal copy, but the cut was rough. In the 1990s, I visited London a few times. Down in the basement of the Trocadero Centre (HMV, Sega Arcade, etc.) was an ALIENS ride of some kind. Not a ride. You walk through it. It was huge! We were thrilled. It was awesome ...

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@steve@discuss.systems 2026-07-18 20:30

@fringemagnet@sunny.garden Rare 1980s mainstream movie that passes the Bechdel test.

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