Roger Ebert called the film's last hour "painfully, unremittingly intense" in horror and action, leaving him emotionally drained and unhappy. Ebert believed it could not be defined as entertainment, despite his admiration of the filmmaking craft on display. Dennis Fischer wrote for "The Hollywood Reporter", however, the unrelenting scenes of action and suspense worked for "Aliens" as they had in "The Terminator"; tension was created by placing the characters in successive, increasingly-difficult situations. According to Fischer, though, Cameron mistakenly thought over-long scenes created suspense. Gene Siskel was more critical, describing the film as "one extremely violent, protracted attack on the senses ... Some people have praised the technical excellence of "Aliens". Well, the Eiffel Tower is technically impressive, but I wouldn't want to watch it fall apart on people for two hours." In the "Orlando Sentinel", Jay Boyar called it the "Jaws" of the 1980s: the most "intensely shocking" film in years.