Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Alien Resurrection-Space Pirates with a Twist
I enjoyed Alien Resurrection for everything it was worth. It was good space opera in the old tradition of space pirates. I gave it 4 stars for special effects and an original plot (please read on). This movie was obviously not as good as Alien or Aliens but was far more enjoyable than Alien 3.

Although this film was made against the better judgment of the original studio writers, the studio brought in an excellent young writer who thoughtfully developed the script and dealt with the issue of resurrecting Ripley. In order for the film to not appear like just another knock off they also brought in French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (CITY OF LOST CHILDREN) for his original visual style and other wonderful French artists and technicians who had worked with Jean-Pierre on prior films.

The underwater scenes brought an entirely new dimension to the Alien as an aquatic film creature. Between the underwater use of a full body Alien garment for the actor to wear during close ups and great animation effects the water medium was entirely new and worked very successfully for the Alien.

I also enjoyed seeing Ripley getting a chance to use her brawn as well as her brain in dealing with her human shipmates and the creatures. If you felt badly for Ripley during the first three films, Alien Resurrection allows her to out perform humans and Aliens with the best attributes of both.

I also found very plausible the sci-fi concept of cloning Ripley and having her recall her former memories as a benefit of genetic linking with the Alien blood line. This clarifies the original films "survivor" concept for the creature which could arguably recall every battle and war ever waged by predecessors in order to follow only winning strategies in the future. If nothing else, this idea alone should qualify as a contribution to the Alien Myth and the legacy of the Alien series.

Okay I guess
Better than the 3rd, but DEF not as good as Alien and Aliens. This was okay, I guess. Not good but not bad. I suggest renting this before buying. I have the Quadrilogy so it came with it :)

Okay I guess
Better than the 3rd, but DEF not as good as Alien and Aliens. This was okay, I guess. Not good but not bad. I suggest renting this before buying. I have the Quadrilogy so it came with it :)