The third in the "Alien" series, part of a 30th anniversary BD set.

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2017)

In 2010 was a re-release of all the first 4 "Alien" movies in one complete set on BluRay disk, along with two extra disks of extras. A total of 6 BDs. I found that my local public library has the set and am watching all 4 movies in a week. Picture and DTS sound are excellent as we have come to expect for BluRay.
As the 2nd movie, "Aliens" ends with Sigourney Weaver as Ripley and young Newt escape in the spaceship and go into their hibernation pods. We think, "All is well" and they will somehow end up back on Earth.
However as this one opens we see that an alien had in fact stowed away and was with them. Automatic emergency procedures began as the pods opened and Ripley wakes up to find the ship is being crashed into the water on a planet of sorts. She is rescued and finds that she is on a prison planet outfitted for industrial manufacture of Pb (lead).
But the alien was also rescued but Newt died, and the new emergency among the prison and staff involves the rapidly growing alien. Ripley has a close encounter with one that does not harm her, she quickly figures out she too is infected, she is carrying a "queen" inside her and the alien knows that.
Much of the last 30 minutes is very hectic, impossible to figure out what all they are doing and where they are running to try to trap the alien. Not as interesting and entertaining as the first two but still a worthwhile viewing to have a complete picture of all 4 of the movies.
SPOILER: For my recollection. They manage to destroy the one adult alien but Ripley realizes she has to kill herself to destroy the "queen" inside her and save mankind. So she does, throwing herself into the Pb furnace. There was no intent to continue the series with a 4th movie. But they did and found a way, cloning Ripley to bring her back from the dead.