There is a question among many people: Is Aliens (1986) better than Alien (1979)? I already advance that I don't think that and I don't think it comes close to being better. They are two films on completely different levels. Does that make this a bad movie? No way. Aliens is an excellent film with wonderful production design. Visually it's spectacular, and that's to be expected for a James Cameron film. His direction works very well and many scenes are striking and tense. The movie isn't bad at anything it does or tries to do, but it isn't perfect at those same things. The script is very good and the story is very well developed, but perhaps for the first one being simpler and in a more closed environment makes it better. Some characters don't work so well and you don't sympathize with them, making it just boring. Overall, it's an excellent film that looks amazing, but it's no better than its predecessor.
Review of Aliens
