Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) the sole survivor from the original ALIEN is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien&s planet is now inhabited & colonized When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines an android (Lance Henriksen) & a Company executive (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own Once on the planet no survivors can be found except for Newt a little girl who awakens motherly instincts in Ripley just in time for the acid-blooded aliens to attack in what quickly becomes a one-sided battle for sheer survival Considered by many to be the best of the series ALIENS is a fast-paced high-intensity thrill ride that set a new standard for action films & cemented director James Cameron&s status as one of Hollywood&s leading directors following the success of THE TERMINATOR Weaver received an Academy Award nomination & became a feminist hero for her strong sensitive performance as the survivor Ripley while costars Reiser Henriksen & Bill Paxton all give career-making performances in this landmark sci-fi extravaganza