Alien³ (Special Edition) ***½ (7/10)

Rating: 7/10 (2 February 2018)

Available on Blu-ray Disc (Region B)
USA 1992 English (Colour); Science Fiction/Horror/Thriller (Twentieth Century Fox/Brandywine); 145 minutes (18 certificate)
Crew includes: David Fincher (Director); David Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson (Screenwriters, from Characters created by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett); Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill (Producers); Ezra Swerdlow (Executive Producer); Alex Thomson (Cinematographer); Norman Reynolds (Production Designer); Terry Rawlings (Editor); Elliot Goldenthal (Composer)
Cast includes: Sigourney Weaver (Ellen Ripley), Charles S. Dutton (Dillon), Charles Dance (Clemens), Paul McGann (Golic), Brian Glover (Andrews), Ralph Brown (Aaron), Danny Webb (Morse), Christopher John Fields (Rains), Holt McCallany (Junior), Lance Henriksen (Bishop II)
Academy Award nomination: Visual Effects; BAFTA nomination: Visual Effects
The woman who overcame horrific events in ALIEN and ALIENS (Weaver) crash-lands on an inhospitable planet that serves as a maximum security prison, where she must rely on her killer instincts and leadership qualities to work with an all-male community of hardened criminals, and defeat the rogue alien that surreptitiously hitched a lift in her emergency escape vehicle.
Unsurprisingly considered disappointing on its release, following two gems (wasn't the rollercoaster ride of ALIENS, populated with self-confessed scum, with nobody to root for).
Its reputation has nevertheless grown since, not least for being Fincher's début feature, where, despite unwelcome producer interference, his signature grim and moody style was already in evidence.
Blu-ray Extras: Original Version (115 minutes), Commentary, Documentaries, Featurettes, Deleted/Extended Scenes, Interviews, Music-only Track, Storyboards, Stills Galleries, Outtakes, Behind-the-Scenes Footage, Multi-Angle Sequence, Time-Lapse Sequence, Production Notes, Trailers, TV Spots. ****½ (9/10)