Alien: Resurrection
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: November 26, 1997
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JammyGuyStudiosFeb 16, 2013
This movie is hugely over rated. A huge disappointment to fans like me. A just can't really think of many redeeming features about this film! Most of the characters are all stereotypes and this movie has one of the most distasteful attemptsThis movie is hugely over rated. A huge disappointment to fans like me. A just can't really think of many redeeming features about this film! Most of the characters are all stereotypes and this movie has one of the most distasteful attempts at humor ever in it: "I say we ditch the cripple" If you haven't guessed by that then most of the dialogue is pretty awful. At least the acting was decent.… Expand
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savagejoe444May 25, 2013
Ever since Alien 3, I was hoping for an Alien film that would be better than 3. Instead, I got an Alien film that betrays the entire franchise. I prefer watching Alien 3 over this garbage!
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potatoes351Jan 16, 2013
Alien Resurrection is abysmal. The 3rd Alien film ended with Ripley making the greatest sacrifice to ensure that the Xenomorph's could no longer be of threat to the human race. Now a good 200 or so years later a Ripley clone has been createdAlien Resurrection is abysmal. The 3rd Alien film ended with Ripley making the greatest sacrifice to ensure that the Xenomorph's could no longer be of threat to the human race. Now a good 200 or so years later a Ripley clone has been created by the Weyland corporation from skin tissue found at the scene of her death. They breed a queen Xeno inside her and all hell breaks loose. This film was not needed and the CGI isn't very good, the acting is comical and poor even by Weaver in the lead role and is a film that should be avoided, even by Alien fans.… Expand
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WeetBixkidJun 4, 2013
If you are a fan of the first 3 movies then you will most likely want to avoid this pile of trash. Even as a popcorn movie it fails to impress as it is a uninteresting gore fest which insults its predecessors.
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CJBailey14May 12, 2014
This movie is a mistake, it has completely lost the the same goals and feel of the first 3. It's no longer the gripping Sci-Fi Horror that the previous movies were, it's now a joke and a bit of a gimmick, it honestly should've stopped at theThis movie is a mistake, it has completely lost the the same goals and feel of the first 3. It's no longer the gripping Sci-Fi Horror that the previous movies were, it's now a joke and a bit of a gimmick, it honestly should've stopped at the 3rd or this should've have been better written. I'm mainly giving it such a low score simply because it completely killed the legendary series it once was.… Expand
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MCFCdanielOct 13, 2014
An abomination of a movie, for me it's on a par with the AvP drivel that followed it. I watched it when it first came out and as a 13 years old who had grown up with Alien and Aliens especially, I instantly recognized how terrible this movieAn abomination of a movie, for me it's on a par with the AvP drivel that followed it. I watched it when it first came out and as a 13 years old who had grown up with Alien and Aliens especially, I instantly recognized how terrible this movie is in every single aspect in regards to the franchise as a whole, it captured nothing of the atmosphere from it's predecessors, some poor casting selections, some really shoddy acting even from Sigouney. The most infuriating part for me was the captain with the hairy shoulders getting smashed in the back of the head by the aliens retractable jaw, then with a constipated look on his face proceeds to pull out a piece of his brain, stare at it for a moment before crumple to the ground, it was totally ridiculous. Granted it had some tidy special effect work going for it but not even that can redeem it in any way in my eyes, I saw it as the biggest betrayal to the franchise, bland and uninspiring, it missed the point that made it's predecessors good in my eyes and when I say predecessors I also count Alien 3 the DC edition because that was actually a great watch. I own the quadrilogy on blu ray and this is the one disc that has no signs of use, because it hasn't been used and never will, I find it offensive and would never waste my time watching it again, I prefer to pretend it doesn't exist from now on.… Expand
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ERG1008Aug 23, 2010
Ripley cloned, Aliens being bred, hired mercenaries get involved, Aliens break loose, you know the rest....
The final part of the Alien Quadrilogy & it is a bit of a damp squib. Appalling dialogue, especially from Ripley with some trulyRipley cloned, Aliens being bred, hired mercenaries get involved, Aliens break loose, you know the rest....
The final part of the Alien Quadrilogy & it is a bit of a damp squib. Appalling dialogue, especially from Ripley with some truly dreadful acting by Sigourney Weaver to match.
The Aliens have evolved into a cross breed of a bull and a Velociraptor but, as in the 3rd film, just don't seem as scary. Much more graphic than the other films too but less on the suspense.
It's a shame they ended the franchise (although a prequel to Alien is being discussed) with this awful film after all the good work from the other three.… Expand
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RayW.Mar 4, 2007
Stupid and gross. Not worth the time.
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AlexR.May 20, 2007
Alien & Aliens were outright classics. Alien 3 was pretty average. This is just plain bad... Which is a shame, because the first half hour is ace, as is the films highlight scene of the aliens underwater / ladder battle.
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imthenoobMay 11, 2020
It's certainly more tolerable than Alien 3 but equally as bad. I feel like the cast is slightly better this time around but the story is far freaking worst.
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LepstrungMar 19, 2016
Over all really boring movie only watched ot because its part of alien series. I think 3rd one was bad so I didnt expect anything from this. Movie has some major holes in plot and I just didnt get like half of it. Why did they have to dive inOver all really boring movie only watched ot because its part of alien series. I think 3rd one was bad so I didnt expect anything from this. Movie has some major holes in plot and I just didnt get like half of it. Why did they have to dive in the water. Im sure there would be other ways its huge ship. Secondly why didnt they kill that one guy they knew he was going to die when he had alien inside him. Only good part of movie was the end because it ended. They could have made resurrection much better if they would have spent more time with it. Also that human/alien fusion think was horrible and ugly.… Expand
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rwickJan 28, 2016
How does this waste of celluloid have a better rating than Alien 3? While it may have more action to it than its predecessor, Alien: Resurrection does to the franchise what the '90's Godzilla did to that one. Performances are comedicallyHow does this waste of celluloid have a better rating than Alien 3? While it may have more action to it than its predecessor, Alien: Resurrection does to the franchise what the '90's Godzilla did to that one. Performances are comedically hollow, starting with Wynona Rider whose entrance into the film series seems to be an attempt to pass the lead role of Sigourney Weaver to her. Instead, Weaver's passable performance only serves to further juxtapose how utterly dreadful all the rest are. While the Alien looks good, probably better than it ever has, the script and performances give this whole movie a Sci-Fi Channel original film. I only hope for a new Alien film to wash the ugly aftertaste of this one away.… Expand
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robertoiglesiasMay 6, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So there's the critics who love this film, and then there's people like Dalek all like "I don't understand why people are giving this negative reviews." STFU idiot.

Here's why I think this film sucks. Joss Whedon's annoying one liners are thrown into the film and they ruin the tone. Hell, Ripley says a bunch of these one liners and the realistic side of her is gone. There's goofy characters who are so f**king irritating, the CGI is not that good, the new group of characters are boring, besides Call, and there's a lot of weird moments where characters are face touching each other.

So I guess critics don't care about the tone in films, and I guess Dalek is an ignorant dumba**.… Expand
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zNeverSleepingSep 4, 2020
Não tive condições de terminar o filme...

Eu já tinha expectativas baixas, por conta do terceiro filme, mas eu juro que ainda havia alguma esperança. O premissa d filme já levou tudo aguá a baixo. Eu sei que o único objetivo aqui é dinheiroNão tive condições de terminar o filme...

Eu já tinha expectativas baixas, por conta do terceiro filme, mas eu juro que ainda havia alguma esperança. O premissa d filme já levou tudo aguá a baixo. Eu sei que o único objetivo aqui é dinheiro - pobre seja essa franquia que foi sugada até o fim -, mas reviver Ripley? E ainda com a Alien mãe dentro? Serio???

A unica coisa que tinha permanecido foi um pouco da personalidade da Ripley, que dessa vez se perdeu por completa já no primeiro ato, com a desculpa de que os genes haviam sofrido uma mutação e agora era seria, basicamente, metade alien. Sem ofensas, mas uma criança pensaria numa ideia dessas. As suas expressões faciais e atitudes são dignas de piada, fazendo até crepúsculo soar serio.

Os personagens não são carismáticos, e já que o desenvolvimento não funciona, temos um show de tédio a nossa frente. A fotografia se dá uma liberdade muito grande para o gênero, com planos fechados e rápidos. A cena do Alien congelando com guarda com a "segunda boca" é hilaria, e se não se tratasse de um filme de terror/ação, seria até engraçada de verdade.… Expand
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j30Jan 30, 2012
Alien: Resurrection looks like something Joel Schumacher would make with all the style and and no soul. The more Alien movies they make, the worse they get.
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Daliman13Apr 28, 2021
About every bad horror movie trope is on display here, and while there are 11 million reasons why Sigourney Weaver did this movie, there isn't a single good reason beyond that. Joss Whedon gets some blame too, as this plot is literally noAbout every bad horror movie trope is on display here, and while there are 11 million reasons why Sigourney Weaver did this movie, there isn't a single good reason beyond that. Joss Whedon gets some blame too, as this plot is literally no better than if any random fan of the franchise were given 30 minutes to come up with a plot. Alien-kill porn nearly begat ACTUAL Alien porn, and we are all the worse for it. This movie is riddled we people who have never existed, in situations that would never happen, saying things no one would ever say. Maybe movie reviewers expected this dreck in the 90's, because I see no reason whatsoever anyone with even the least critical eye could consider this movie good.… Expand
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Midge115Aug 14, 2012
Alien: Resurrection pales in comparison to its three predecessors. Albeit, I missed the first thirty minutes of the film, but the rest was basically what came out of me during those thirty minutes. The writer tried to reinvent the alienAlien: Resurrection pales in comparison to its three predecessors. Albeit, I missed the first thirty minutes of the film, but the rest was basically what came out of me during those thirty minutes. The writer tried to reinvent the alien breeding system that was perfectly laid out. Instead, he made it convoluted and weird. Ripley's cloned self wasn't as good as the original Ripley, and perhaps the only good things about this movie were Ron Perlman, the scene with failed Ripley clones, and the fact that serious scenes were able to make me laugh with just how stupid they were. I don't consider this movie to be cannon, and I'm not even a hardcore fan of the Alien universe.… Expand
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SantiagoMAKiiNAJul 5, 2012
As I open this review I realize the unintended pun in regards to the title. Resurrection. This picture idea needed to remain dead. Don't get me wrong, I had a good laugh watching it and I was even entertained. But it's a clear example ofAs I open this review I realize the unintended pun in regards to the title. Resurrection. This picture idea needed to remain dead. Don't get me wrong, I had a good laugh watching it and I was even entertained. But it's a clear example of what already began to take place in Alien 3 and takes place with many Hollywood franchises all the time. The product makes money, so you turn to the accountant types to 'package' the next version of cool aid, hence removing the originality from the product that made the big bucks to begin with. Or, we could call it a resurrection.
Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is brilliant, I like all his other movies. Truly imaginative and creative like no other films. The cinematographer, Darius Khondji, is a genius. Simply turn off the volume and watch any images from this film on their own merit. The guy's work should be hanging from a museum. The digital effects and production design were superb. The ships are believable and the environment convincing. You feel like you are in there. And finally, we get to the script. Joss Whedon's script... Ok. So, Alien 3 might have aimed a couple notches too far towards the dramatic aspect of what was always intended as a fun thriller with good action in it. And I am definitely a fan of Whedon's work. All that being said. Alien is not Firefly. Campy works for the space pirates, not with the legacy of Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and David Fincher.
Looking back at all this highly talented pieces of the puzzle, it's easy to see why they don't fit at all. Clearly, the studio guys knew nothing of this folk's work. They were probably "packaging" this thing via their assistants. I mean, have you seen any of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's movies? I'm talking about Delicatessen and Amelie here. Go have a look. Tell me where you see an alien and a space ship in there?
And Whedon's character's structure? The space pirate types? They board a military grade ship in a renegade top mission? Seriously, that was the best idea all that studio money could come up with?
Look, I do own the Firefly DVD collection, I love it. But make your own judgment on this. Go watch a random episode of Firefly and then have a view of Ridley Scott's Alien. Tell me how exactly do you thread any of these elements together?
We all wanna make movies and want to be part of big studio projects, but, give me a break, there comes a time to also say "I'll pass on this one. It's not for me."… Expand
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Jailhouse_McGeeOct 12, 2012
One of my big, big disappointments in the cinema... After a ridiculous beginning to open the alien saga again, it's slime, more slime, and so on. And did I mention how stupid everybody behaves here, especially the military?? Takes the aliensOne of my big, big disappointments in the cinema... After a ridiculous beginning to open the alien saga again, it's slime, more slime, and so on. And did I mention how stupid everybody behaves here, especially the military?? Takes the aliens a couple of hours or so to escape, and the masterplan is to evacuate and autopilot the ship back to earth... Come on!!… Expand
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KhaamatJan 13, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The 2 last movies just dont have the same climate as the 2 first ones.
If you hate long texts here is the short version: The movie errors, things left unexplained, weak aliens and the super-soldier rippley mad this movie a waste of time IMO.
Here is the long and detailed version of my critic:
So, first of all...we have a cloned ripley with an alien queen being removed from her chest....that was my first problem with this movie. She suicided to end forever the alien threat, but they simply made a BACKUP. Yes, a backup, not a clone. The cloning part..? ok, but how the f*ck did they create her with the queen inside? shoudn't it have been only rippley? And talking about this, rippley became a super soldier (she had entreme agilty, super-strenght, super smelling ability, acidic blood, I dont understand why they dont added x-ray vision too. Althought there is an "explanation" to this, it was boring, she losed her sense of things around her (what I mean is: things that she would NEVER talk, like when she smiling and saying "Im her mother", being proud of it. It just wasnt her style). At the part where the crew were underwater, that was just too unrealistic, several minutes underwater, like it was nothing. The android gets shot, fall on the water static but appears out of nowhere to open the door on the other side (and that's because it was supposed to be the only way..). She encouters her clones, and her blob sister tell rippley to kill her. No, just a bullet on the head wont do, she NEED to burn her. Now we talk about the aliens. They're smart, cute, scary, angry, intelligent and now, fragile like paper. Of course they escaped, caused trouble and died. The queen got smashed by that gross thing that she generated. In comparison tho the Alien's queen and aliens, they were pretty weak and less scarier. About the gruesome newborn alien...i really dont have words to express my feeling. It was distasteful, gross and I was really dissapointed. It just smashed the queen's head like you smash a mosquito. Then it develop feelings for rippley, crush the scientist's head and meanwhile I wonder: how the f*ck in this world did it was created? Yes, there is a queen with a womb and it would be an interesting explanation, but...the queen had a womb, humans have womb too, but to create a baby (human or not) you need a thing that its called sperm. Did the scientist had sex with the alien queen? Was it a god miracle? I think I dont want to know if he really had sex with her. Anyways. I aways heard people talking good about this movie, but as a huge alien fan, I was dissapointed, very, very dissapointed.… Expand
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Larry223Sep 8, 2014
Es simplemente mala. Esta película arruino la franquicia, en comparación Alien3 es una obra maestra. Alien3 a la mitad le gusto a la otra mitad no, pero esta cosa es simplemente horrible. Lo principal es que no hay mención de nada, no se sabeEs simplemente mala. Esta película arruino la franquicia, en comparación Alien3 es una obra maestra. Alien3 a la mitad le gusto a la otra mitad no, pero esta cosa es simplemente horrible. Lo principal es que no hay mención de nada, no se sabe que paso con los marines ni con la compañía, absolutamente nada. Una de las peores cosas es el clon de Ellen Ripley, antes ella era un humano y no me refiero por lo del ADN, ahora parece una maquina asesina sin emociones, antes ella podía sentir miedo, tristeza, amor, emociones, ahora no tiene nada de eso. La única vez que se siente que es humana es cuando ve a sus clones defectuosos pero después de eso no lo menciona, como si nunca hubiera pasado. La historia tiene poco sentido, como clonaron a Riple y a la reina Alien a la vez? no podían solo con uno? acaso la sangre humana se mezclo con la del Alien? como? Esta película es tonta, no tiene mucho sentido, y el final es malo, la mejor parte de Alien3 fue el final, inconcluso pero mil veces mejor que el de esta "película". Le doy un 02/10 por ser una "secuela" de Alien y Aliens. Y si tu eres uno de los que les gusto la película pues mira las películas life action de Resident Evil por que son una historia y trama similar. Una chica al inicio aparece desnuda, de hay se encuentra con una súper amenaza Aliens/Zombies y tiene que escapar y exterminarlos. Si te gusto míralas, seguro que te parecerán obras maestras mientras que en el mundo real seguirán siendo malas.… Expand
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mike1989Apr 6, 2017
Just mix zoolander with the resident evil apocalypse, and get ready to suiside after you watch this abomination!i already cry the time i wasted!i am so confused after this comedy or what tha i just watch!just stay away from this disjoinedJust mix zoolander with the resident evil apocalypse, and get ready to suiside after you watch this abomination!i already cry the time i wasted!i am so confused after this comedy or what tha i just watch!just stay away from this disjoined mess!please do your self a favour and stay away!… Expand
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MovieManiac83Apr 23, 2015
Between "Alien" and "Aliens," 57 years passed, with Ellen Ripley in suspended animation. Between "Aliens" and "Alien3," she drifted through space in a lifeboat, before landing on a prison planet. In all three films she did battle with vileBetween "Alien" and "Aliens," 57 years passed, with Ellen Ripley in suspended animation. Between "Aliens" and "Alien3," she drifted through space in a lifeboat, before landing on a prison planet. In all three films she did battle with vile alien creatures constructed out of teeth, green sinew, and goo. In "Alien3" she told this life form: "I've known you so long I can't remember a time when you weren't in my life." I'm telling the aliens the same thing. This is a series whose inspiration has come, gone, and been forgotten. I'm aliened out. The fourth movie, depends on a frayed shoestring of a plot, barely enough to give them something to talk about between the action scenes. A "Boo Movie," Pauline Kael called the second one, because it all came down to aliens popping up and going "boo!" and being destroyed.

I found that second film dark and depressing, but skillfully directed by James Cameron ("Terminator II"). I lost interest with the third, when I realized that the aliens could at all times outrun and outleap the humans, so all the chase scenes were contrivances.

Now here is "Alien Resurrection." Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is still the heroine, even though 200 years have passed since "Alien3." She has been cloned out of a drop of her own blood, and is being used as a brood mare: The movie opens with surgeons removing a baby alien from her womb. How the baby got in there is not fully explained, for which we should perhaps be grateful.

These aliens have a lot of stuff in their mouths; not only the tongue and their famous teeth, but another little head on a stalk, with smaller teeth. Still to be determined is whether the littler head has a still tinier head inside of it, and so on. Like the bugs in "Starship Troopers," these aliens are an example of specialization. They have evolved over the eons into creatures adapted for one purpose only: To star in horror movies.

What impact will "Alien Resurrection" have on the careers of Weaver and Ryder? Financially, it will help: Weaver remains the only woman who can open an action picture. Artistically, the film will have no impact at all. It's a nine days' wonder, a geek show designed to win a weekend or two at the box office and then fade from memory.… Expand
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RickyReviewsJun 24, 2016
Alien: Resurrection is truly the worst Alien film ever made. If you are into gore, loads of f bombs. and a horrible plot, then Alien: Resurrection is for you. I liked Alien, thought Aliens was okay,but this is just horrible.
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shag00Dec 26, 2018
Here we go again with impossible **** making it to the screen, do this people have no imagination at all. Someone offs themself by jumping into a vat of liquid lead. There is no DNA to clone. The whole genetic memory thing, acid blood, superHere we go again with impossible **** making it to the screen, do this people have no imagination at all. Someone offs themself by jumping into a vat of liquid lead. There is no DNA to clone. The whole genetic memory thing, acid blood, super human strenght and looks just like Ripley, please. Someone left the tap on and the spaceship turns into an aquarium. It takes the same time for the spaceship to return from non-controlled space (which must be a long way away) as it does to walk from 1 point in the space ship to the hanger of the ship, around 3 hours.

The basic story is fine, highly dangerous alien lifeform bent on galactic domination. Why can't that story be told without resort to absolutely stupid ideas on how the world works, or in other words the story told within a believable universe.… Expand
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GarethBOct 9, 2018
Not good and further harms the legacy of the first two movies with an awful plot and nonsense being thrown at the screen
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MahmusOct 21, 2020
The tone is a mess, the characters clichés, the acting is subpar, and worst of all, it just doesn't feel like and Alien movie.
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AWESOM-0Jan 24, 2020
Yikes, where to begin. So many things went wrong with this movie, so many. Like terminator they might as well just start over with 3 and 4. Well definitely 4.
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Steven1981Mar 18, 2020
Alien: Resurrection.. Not much to say about this film, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is cloned since her death in Alien 3 and cloned with the alien creature inside her.. She teams up with a crew of another spaceship to battle the alien creaturesAlien: Resurrection.. Not much to say about this film, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is cloned since her death in Alien 3 and cloned with the alien creature inside her.. She teams up with a crew of another spaceship to battle the alien creatures and a newer breed of alien monster. Starring Winona Ryder, Sigourney Weaver and a few other well known actors however the storyline is horrible, the directing is horrible and the violence doesn't make the film any better. Just a boring, depressing, annoying and crap film and none of the characters are likeable, not even Ripley. Even Alien 3 was better than this garbage!… Expand
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bronn_43Aug 13, 2023
I don`t like Alien 3, but David Fincher`s movie is indefinitely better than a flop by Jean-Pierre Jeunet: Alien 4 flopped by every possible means: idiotic plot, parody of actors and characters (yeah, they got Weaver into it by fat cheque yetI don`t like Alien 3, but David Fincher`s movie is indefinitely better than a flop by Jean-Pierre Jeunet: Alien 4 flopped by every possible means: idiotic plot, parody of actors and characters (yeah, they got Weaver into it by fat cheque yet her character is dead and you can see how little great otherwise actress care for it), even visuals are bad for the time and money. Total disregard of Alien/Aliens lore and universe. Really, it is as bad parody of a $70 million film as ever was filmed. Jean-Pierre Jeunet should never been allowed come light years close to the franchise.
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OriginalDangerJun 30, 2020
Alien: Resurrection tries to be clever and uses firepower like James Cameron's Aliens to be successful but fails. Full of horrible actors and characters throughout the film and annoying characters. Winona Ryder as Call the android wasn't tooAlien: Resurrection tries to be clever and uses firepower like James Cameron's Aliens to be successful but fails. Full of horrible actors and characters throughout the film and annoying characters. Winona Ryder as Call the android wasn't too bad but the other characters were horrible and unnecessary. We also see Sigourney Weaver return but to no avail as she couldn't even save the film and we are introduced to an uglier, different breed of alien menace and it's flat out weird and doesn't work, if anything it ruins the film. Most of the acting is laughable and crap and horrible scene after another and the ending is disappointing. The action scenes are poor but some are okay but this is the worst Alien film without a doubt. People say Alien 3 is but Alien 3 was a masterpiece compared to Resurrection. Avoid this junk.… Expand
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fever01Dec 13, 2020
The original was great, the second one was pretty cool. The third was a little unnecessary, but this was beyond pathetic. Same bloody scenes, same acid blood, blah, blah, blah. This is two hours of gore, bore and snore. Sigourney...the plotThe original was great, the second one was pretty cool. The third was a little unnecessary, but this was beyond pathetic. Same bloody scenes, same acid blood, blah, blah, blah. This is two hours of gore, bore and snore. Sigourney...the plot is dead...spare us please!… Expand
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ZalusDec 13, 2020
I'm truly an Alien fan. I watched the classic Alien for dozens of times. I even enjoyed the second one and loved the mystical back-to-the-roots third one but the latest sequel is below my lowest expectations. It's one of the greatestI'm truly an Alien fan. I watched the classic Alien for dozens of times. I even enjoyed the second one and loved the mystical back-to-the-roots third one but the latest sequel is below my lowest expectations. It's one of the greatest dissapointments of all time and the worst movie of 1997. The plot is awful (2000 years of science and no-one cares with the acid-blood?!), everyone becomes tired when Winona Ryder starts to cry (while she just wanted to speak), the effects are just satisfactory and the new mutant-alien... argh! It's horrible: a mix of Bambi and a hammerhead shark. It's awful... No more sequels, please!… Expand
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obiwan-6Dec 13, 2020
Since there was nothing else very interesting on cable this evening, I watched "Alien Resurrection" for the first (and last) time on HBO. I am a tremendous fan of both Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder; therefore, by the end of this waste ofSince there was nothing else very interesting on cable this evening, I watched "Alien Resurrection" for the first (and last) time on HBO. I am a tremendous fan of both Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder; therefore, by the end of this waste of celluloid, I was sad to have seen them in this... this... send-up? (I think Weaver and Ryder knew the truth, because, wow, were they just walking through their roles.) The best of all the Alien films was the first: "Alien." Why? I can think of three reasons right off the bat -- 1) Ridley Scott directed masterfully (especially for a first feature film), 2) this was a film based on characters (even the alien) and not gadgets, and 3) because in "Alien" the idea was new and fresh, it was (dare I say it?) original. And credit Scott that it was at least as suspenseful as Hitchcock's very best -- possibly more so. For "Aliens" John Cameron (writer, director) thought the original idea was good, so instead of being original himself he threw a bunch of money at it. He tossed in some unnecessary back story, filled the screen with gadgets and people in black rubber suits crawling through the air conditioning ducts atop sound stages at Fox, and had nearly all the characters play it either "over the top" (Bill Paxton comes to mind) or over-simplistically. Do you really want me to believe that, with the exception of Vasquez and Hicks, those intergalactic Marines were a group of "tough hombres"? But then, maybe Cameron was just practising for "Titanic," great eye-candy with little or no script support (he co-wrote) or depth of character. Give credit where it is due, though: Cameron sure has made a lot of money at the box office. Does this say something about him, or about us? Meanwhile, back at the Alien films... "Aliens 3" was just dreadful, and had story potholes that could swallow a Buick. (Actually, the book was much better than the film. Surprise, surprise.) I did find a bit of humor in it, upon reflection, when Ripley did herself in the very same way Arnold Schwarzenegger would later do in "T2" (another Cameron film, proving he can even steal ideas from himself... I wonder if he realizes it?). But did "they" stop there, stop milking this cash cow? Heavens no. They gave us "Alien Resurrection." To tell the truth, I wish they hadn't, and had donated the shooting budget to their favorite charity instead. Or maybe they could have spent some of it on a script that would have created some audience connection with -- and caring for -- the characters. But then, such stuff as "story" in a bad action movie would have just gotten in the way of making one more "really cool" special effects shot. Come to think of it, though, there really wasn't anything "special" about those, either: that sort of computer stuff has been done again and again, though I think the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" (for instance) had more heart and soul, more character -- more STORY -- to them than these goop-filled head-bangers did. I do wonder, though, what the day-rate was for the grip to do the run-around-in-the-queen-alien's-prenatal-abdomen-just-before-giving-birth shots... Just wondering... There was one -- count it: ONE -- good thing in "Alien Resurrection": there was no "grip-help" from just-out-of-frame -- Sigourney actually made the backwards half-court basketball shot, and got nothing but net. I'll bet it took Jeunet a few moments to call "cut" on that take just from the shock. Should have wrapped the whole movie there and gone home... Oh, well...… Expand
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Scott-8Dec 13, 2020
I had high hopes for "Alien Resurrection" when I saw it last summer, since I think nearly everyone feels the third movie was a weak entry. I was both revulsed and turned off by AR, and when I saw it again on cable recently my feelings wereI had high hopes for "Alien Resurrection" when I saw it last summer, since I think nearly everyone feels the third movie was a weak entry. I was both revulsed and turned off by AR, and when I saw it again on cable recently my feelings were only confirmed.

The original Alien was one of the first movies that used the "doom and gloom" view of the future to good effect. Everything's dark and murky, spaceships look more like industrial waste yards, and the view of people and society is cynical. The first few times you see it that approach is different or interesting, but now it seems every aspiring sci-fi movie uses it. Will somebody please turn on the lights?

The makes of AR forgot one key element of making this approach work is giving someone for the audience to care about. Ripley's dead, now we have a cloned half human hybrid who spouts wonderful lines like "Who do I have to f$%! to get off this ship?", a gang of smugglers who kidnapped colonists to use as hosts for the aliens, and a bunch of soldiers and scientists on "the other" side. The only person in the entire movie who I cared lived or died was the poor infested colonist who ended up getting blown away as the alien was about to burst out of his chest.

Sigourney Weaver overdoes her creepy hybrid human but, let's just say you can tell she was the executive producer. Dan Hedaya I honestly thought was playing his part for laughs, which jarred in an otherwise gloomy movie.

Lots of running around and shooting, with the heroes using weapons that looked like they were cobbled together from spare plumber's pipe. It got to the point I wondered what color blood/entrails would be splashed across the screen next as people and aliens died in various creative ways.

The "final showdown" with the newborn alien, who is supposed to be a hybrid that's more alien, was ridiculous and incredibly revolting. Did we really have to see every detail of it being sucked out a hole into space?

I've heard they're committed to making a fifth movie, after this entry I certainly hope not. They can keep cranking out Star Trek movies until the end of time, but I think this series is dead… Expand
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cyrano-7Dec 13, 2020
Alien: Resurrection bites the hand that feeds it. One of the greatest triumphs of this series is the alien's remarkable differences from what audiences have seen in an on-screen monster before. What were the writers thinking when they decidedAlien: Resurrection bites the hand that feeds it. One of the greatest triumphs of this series is the alien's remarkable differences from what audiences have seen in an on-screen monster before. What were the writers thinking when they decided to change the appearance of the alien into a more human creature? That's all we need is another monster-in-human-clothes story. Suddenly, this series has lost its energy and has become part of the movie muck we see too much of. Let's see the aliens on earth in a global invasion (as UNLIKE ID4 as we can get). Let's see the aliens battle Predators. Let's see gorilla-aliens, bird-aliens, shark-aliens. Let's see something different after two abysmal disappointing movies with a potential for greatness.… Expand
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Hippi1Dec 13, 2020
There must have been some very good reasons for the release of this film, but on the evidence of how the film turned out, this film should not have seen the daylight. Almost everything is done wrong: Ripley's character is ruined in to aThere must have been some very good reasons for the release of this film, but on the evidence of how the film turned out, this film should not have seen the daylight. Almost everything is done wrong: Ripley's character is ruined in to a clone, supporting characters are simply idiots, the aliens only manage to be scary in one single scene and the ending is without any scientific base or sense of logic. The new alien, Newborn, goes only for a bad joke. What was about to be an exciting twist in the overlong tale of Ripley came out as as repulsing variation of a cheap splatter film. This film is horrifying in all the ways the makers didn't intend.… Expand
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ihateracistsJan 28, 2021
this movie is extremely offensive and racist, i hate racist mean rude movies
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HabibiehakimSep 17, 2021
Well, Ripley is not Ripley anymore, the movie was boring, none of the performance are good, it's not exciting at all, it's too long, it's terrible, it's awful, and if it's not because of the franchise, i probably gonna stop the movie in theWell, Ripley is not Ripley anymore, the movie was boring, none of the performance are good, it's not exciting at all, it's too long, it's terrible, it's awful, and if it's not because of the franchise, i probably gonna stop the movie in the first 30 minutes and never gonna finish it, i just can't stand it anymore, it's 1 hour and 50 plus minutes of hell, waiting for the movie to be over, overall, Alien Resurrection is so far and probably always gonna be the worst one in the franchise forever.… Expand
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