Michael Biehn has enthusiastically praised Adam Wingard’s forthcoming action-horror film Onslaught, saying that watching it gave him the same excitement he felt when first seeing Aliens. His comments matter because Biehn starred in Aliens and has appeared in several landmark genre films, making his comparison a notable endorsement ahead of Onslaught’s release.

Biehn said he hopes viewers leave wanting to watch the film again and eager for a sequel. He previously compared its frantic energy to The Terminator and described its wider tone as a mix of Wingard’s The Guest and Terminator 2: Judgment Day; after seeing the finished film, he told Wingard it was “amazing” and said Aliens is James Cameron’s best film.