Review of Alien Resurrection (1997) by Connor M — 29 Nov 2010

Connor Macgregor Reviews...Alien Resurrection.

And so it begins...the downfall of The Alien Franchise. Personally this was the sequel they shouldn't have made.

200 years after the conclusion of Alien 3, the company is able to resurrect Ripley through the process of cloning and the scientists successfully take the Queen Alien out of her. But, Ripley's DNA gets mixed up with the Queen's and she begins to develop certain alien characteristics. The scientists begin breeding the aliens, but they later escape. Soon the Xeno-morphs are running amok on the ship, which is on course to earth. The Queen then gives birth to a deadly new breed of alien, which could spell disaster for the entire human race. It's up to Ripley and a band of space pirates to stop the ship before it reaches earth.

So yeah you have a steller trilogy , Alien 1 & 2 being masterpieces in The Sci Fi Genre for different reasons , A Sequel which was good and ended The Story perfectly. Then 4 Years Later , this was made. Firstly , WHY ?

Its not horrible , its just the question of WHY ? The Ending Of Alien3 wrapped the story perfectly and pretty much sealed Ripley's fate. But Hollywood in the 90s turned from sweet and original to corrupt and greedy and thus made another Alien Film.

The Positive side is that the action is solid. I mean it could be better but it keeps the film from making you fall asleep. The Acting is ok and Michael Wincott (Most Underrated Actor ever!) is good in this...just wanted more. Ron Perlman did pretty good and Signourney Weaver was steller.

The Negative...Crappy Special Effects , A Daft Story , Directing which was average but could have been a lot better and ...THE HUMAN ALIEN HYBRID THING AT THE END...plus Winoda Ryder or however you spell her name these days.

Overall , Unneeded Sequel that was made and is there just for the sake of it.

Rating - 48% - C+.