See it if you've seen 1 & 2 and have nothing else to do

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 1999)

They could have left it at Alien. Then, they could have left it at Aliens. But no - here it is, Alien 3 (or is it Alien Cubed). Was it worth it? Should they have done this? Well, yes I suppose it doesn't hurt. However, if it wasn't for Sigourney Weaver playing as Ripley (A role I feel she has been designed for) this movie would fall flat on its face. The other characters lack (umm) character. We know they are all going to die and it's hard to care. Perhaps a bit of humour would have helped.
The setting is quite good though. In a way it re-creates the claustrophobic atmosphere of the original - though not, perhaps, to the same degree. It is dark and moody, creating quite good suspence in places. The Alien has many crevices in which to hide and Riply's means of disposing the Alien is limited. Also this movie writes out - without any shadow of doubt - the possibility of a fourth enstalment of the Alien trilogy...