not as good as alien or aliens but sure as hell a lot better than resurrection

Rating: 9/10 (24 October 2008)

Unlike most people, i enjoyed this film. Sure it didn't have those same characters you could relate to but that was the point. This was a dark gritty movie and was intended to be that way. I am happy for the way Newt and Hicks died. I thought Aliens left us with a hope that should no have been there in the Aliens franchise. Right from the first movie to the second I could tell that Ripley would be fighting these things to her dying breath. And that is why I found the ending the greatest part of the entire series! It gave us a conclusion that ended Ripley's journey and I thought in a good way; sacrificing herself to stop the aliens. I agree, this movie does not TOUCH the greatness of Alien or Aliens, and nothing ever will. Not even the supposed Prequel in the works that is to be directed by Ridley Scott himself. But in all fairness, this movie BLOWS AWAY the pile of garbage that is Resurrection. The characters in this film, although not the kind you could relate to, were believable. They really seemed like the types of people they were portraying. Resurrections characters were not only ones you couldn't relate to but weren't even believable and they were just action movie clichés. So yeah, not as good as the first or second But hell of a lot better than resurrection. Alien 3 will forever be my favorite ending to a series of movies, considering i will not accept Resurrection as a legit movie in the Alien series. I will leave you with one quote that rightfully fits this movie and series. It is better to burn out than fade away.