What's the greatest film ever made? Citizen Kane? Gone With The Wind? The answer is obviously Aliens. This 1986 masterpiece from James Cameron is the simple and heartwarming story of a woman, her adopted daughter, and the countless hordes of nightmarish creatures that want to burst out of their stomachs.
But the uber-director might have outdone himself with the $230m, 12-years-in-the-making epic that is Avatar, released today.
Sagy, a fellow Cameron aficionado, and I headed down to our local multiplex where (after arriving an hour early to queue) we settled into our seats for the full IMAX 3D experience, complete with funny glasses.
And what an experience it was! The aliens are the good guys this time and the bioluminescent wonderland of the moon on which they live was incredible. Floating mountains, glowing flowers, flying dragon things...it was all perfect! Sagy and I both left speechless. I'm going again with Hannah tomorrow.
Me and a big, blue, friendly alien.
The end of the line.
Sagy and me, in 3D!
