Reviews of Alien: Resurrection 1997
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I have no gripes with those who think Alien Resurrection is worse than Alien3. In some ways, I think they're right. But I definitely enjoyed Resurrection more than its immediate predecessor. Its a complete mess, obviously, full of fairly awful directorial choices and completely wooden acting. Weaver is far from her best, here, and Ron Perlman and Winona Ryder are both at their flattest. The movie is a parade of set pieces with cardboard characters thrown into them; basically, it…
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This - undoubtedly the weak sister of the series to date - is still not without its rewards. I have a soft spot for it bigger than my middling rating would indicate - aside from Joss Whedon's irrational obsession with glib dialogue and pop cultural referentiality and some uncertain pacing, there's a lot of good in this.
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The fourth movie is utterly unnecessary, given how ALIEN³ managed to accomplish a thematically perfect ending, by having Ripley dive into a container of molten lead as the last remaining alien burst from her gut, thus defeating the Company and eradicating the species in on fell swoop. It also, unintentionally or otherwise, provided added resonance because the erstwhile-trilogy had followed Ripley through the three archetypes of womanhood: maiden (ALIEN), mother (ALIENS), and crone (ALIEN³). There isn't a fourth archetype, and…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Ron Perlman saves this from ½ a star. Everyone loves Ron.
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My justification for liking this a tiny little bit more than the others:
Ripley is absolutely amazingly badass in this sequel. She were pretty kick butt in the others as well, but never reached this level of badassness. Gary Dourdan is wonderfully droolworthy. The glorious gore is glorious.
The Alien/human hybrid is kind of laughable, but earns a few extra points for being slightly more creepy than the actual Aliens.
This film also proves my point of having "romantic" feelings… -
I loved this film when I saw it at the cinema on release and I like it even more now. Jeunet took a franchise known for being dark and miserable and brought out only the craziest elements. The team of misfits at its heart (made up of the best ensemble cast ever) make it seem like typical Jeunet, whilst the gritty, just shy of unlikable nature of the characters is reminiscent of the earlier Alien films. I can see why…
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Reasonably entertaining sequel is in love with its fancy production design, but aside from an intriguing variation on the main character, the script is mediocre. Gone are the dread, suspense, and awe the first three films generated, replaced by silly jokes, which works against a science fiction series whose power hinges on tonal gravity.
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Seeing this again many years after it's debut this now feels like the series' attempt at a dark comedy. If that was the intention it was a bold one that would have seen it stand alone as each previous film had done. Studio tinkering probably had a part, but the first half of the film is actually pretty good with some nice tounge-in-cheek moments and cast of odd characters. Once the the creatures are set loose onboard the medical ship…
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Es como "Firefly conoce a la Teniente Ripley". Es la más aleja a la estética de Giger, pero está muy bien escrita. Grandes personajes y geniales one-liners.
Es una historia digna de un buen cómic, videojuego o un módulo de juego de rol. -
It surprises me to read that Alien: Resurrection is considered the worst of the Alien franchise. After watching David Fincher’s Alien³, I wondered how things could get worse and so I’m subsequently a little shocked to find that they don’t. This isn’t a masterpiece but it’s a more assured film than the one it follows and it manages to find ways to tie itself to each other entry in the series. My biggest issue with Alien³ is that it doesn’t…
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Meh