Alien Resurrection

Release Year : 1997

AKA : Alien 4

Directed By : Jean Pierre Jeunet

Written By : Dan O'Bannon

Starring : Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman

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Set many decades after Alien 3, a military space vessel located deep in space is engaged in genetic engineering experiments to resurrect an alien by means of cloning Ripley from DNA found on Fiorina "Fury" 161. The outcome of this Frankenstein-ish activity is rampant alien activity, leading to a race to stop the vessel before it reaches Earth.

Forgive the very flippant intro but if you've seen one Alien movie before this, you'll know what to expect. This is a movie that was made not because it has something to say but because it helps put money in studio execs pockets. The storyline is pretty thin; a half human, half alien Ripley fights off the bad aliens helping to get the good guys off of the space vessel before it's too late. It tries to be original by engaging in the morals of cloning which I don't really think go hand in hand with the Alien franchise, but it's just my opinion.

There is too much CGI in this movie for my liking, it has lost a lot of the grittiness that was staple in the Alien movies. The acting is decent enough with Ron Perlman putting in a fine performance as the likable rouge Johner. Sigourney has to adjust her character to some sever changes and actually pulls it off quite well. The editing and directing is decent enough aswell I suppose, I just wish that they could have forgone all the CGI and convoluted ethical issues and just stuck to what we like about the Alien movies.... Good thrills.

There are good elements to this movie but not enough to save it a decent rating.