Alien 3
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian GloverDirector: David Fincher
Studio: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release: January 2nd 2007
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DVD Review
Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature. And soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien, a realization that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature but herself as well.
User Reviews
Signing Off - Rating: 4/5
This is really the type of movie I like to review. I remember when this came out, people seemed to be largely dissapointed. I wasn't old enough to see it in the theater, no matter how much it interested me. The theatrical release is an interesting edit of the director's original vision for the story. Unfortunately, the director's cut is presented poorly by Fox, and a grudge held by the director is evident in the absence of his commentary.
All that aside, Alien 3 is a terrific ending to the trilogy. I love the quiet, bleak atmosphere of the film. The effects are dated but have a charm of their own, somewhat akin to stop motion effects of the past. The creature design IS an HR Geiger design, and he's finally credited in this new special edition dvd. The Alien looks great, the movie looks great, and for me, this is a great ending to the series.
ALIEN 3 BEYOND THUNDERDOME! 3 1/2 STARS VERY GOOD ENTRY! - Rating: 4/5
They just couldn't let there be a somewhat happy ending to Aliens! The third installment in the Alien series isn't as bad as some have said. This film starts out where 'Aliens' left off. The ship and crew are discovered and of course there is an unwelcomed visitor on board! Going back to a similar style of the first film where the action is sparse, but tension is high. I don't like to give too much away in my reviews, but if you have the patience to watch this film through, it's worth your time.
Everyone has their opinions of sequels and the series could have stopped with the first film. It's pretty good as third installments go and could have been a fitting end to the series, but it's hard to keep a good monster down! The premise is interesting and the FX are good, but it does take some time to get going!.....when it does it's very good and the film has a very memorable ending!
What happened? $$$ that's what. - Rating: 1/5
I was sooooo psyched to see this come out.
I saw it in the theater and hated it.
It had the lamest story line ever.
Dark, boring, depressing, unmemorable.
I so wanted to see Newt and the other blond guy (can't remember his name)
come back. And they both die in the crash. LAME!!!
Lame story, lame acting, lame everything.
The series was officially dead and buried with this one.
Sequel, but not as good as the first - Rating: 4/5
Okay, I don't own this movie, but I have seen it.
It is gory, and scary, but not as good as the first Alien movie.
Such a disappointment - Rating: 1/5
When the theatrical release of Alien 3 came out I was sooooo excited. Aliens was (and probably still is) my favorite movie of all time. Alien 3 opened on my Birthday, so even though my wife hates almost all sci-fi,
She agreed to take me on a date to see Alien 3 on the night it premiered.
As the movie went on I sunk down lowere and lower in my seat, knowing exactly what my wife was thinking, eventually I looked over at her, her right hand signing s-t-u-p-i-d over and over in AMSLAN. I was wishing I could make an augment but the truth is she was right.
Now 16 years later I just watched it again, and my hopes and aspirations for a more enjoyable experience were again dashed. I remember when the movie first came out and the critics talked about how bold it was to use a director who had never directed a feature film, and the director himself, saying like he made this movie for the 10 or 12 friends of his who would get it.
Well, here's the bottom line, I love sci-fi, I love Sigourney Weaver, I love films about honor, and fighting in a lost cause, I love films with a metaphor, I loved Alien, and Aliens, and even with all this, I really didn't enjoy Alien 3.
But that's just me.
