ALIENS

1986

ITV4, 10pm

James Cameron takes the reins from Ridley Scott in this all-guns-blazing super-sequel, that prised open the nightmarish possibilities of the 1979 original, escaping its host like one of its iconic chestbursters. Sigourney Weaver reprises her iconic role as no-nonsense Ripley, who returns to face the alien creatures of the first film, with a crew of marines and an arsenal of weapons in tow. Still as fun as the first time you watched it.