'Aliens' gets resurrected

Ridley Scott’s famed science-fiction franchise finally gets a follow-up that’s not a complete joke.

As a continuation of the “Aliens” saga, “Colonial Marines” has everything that made the story great: Plenty of xenomorphs; a hefty dose of those creepy horror sequences, including chestbursters and aliens pouring out of the walls; and a character-driven story about a team of marines trying to rescue their fellow soldiers.