Not a disappointment!

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2001)

I feel it is a shame that Alien 3 is so underrated. It is nowhere near as bad as people say it is. While it certainly isn't better then the first two, it is a very good sequel. David Fincher ( who would later direct Seven and Fight Club ) was not afraid to make his own unique contribution to the Alien saga and there is more material that exists that was cut out of the film. If the film was issued as a director's cut, then I think people would like it more. The concepts of a prison planet which has a handful of remaining prisoners who have turned to religion to pass the time and that there are no heavy weapons on the planet are very interesting. The Alien effects are very good when done by traditional methods but CGI is not a godsend! These scenes look terrible as it is easy to see that it is just a Computer Image. However, the cast give excellent performances especially Ms. Weaver as Ripley and the prison planet looks stunning. It's very impressive for a 9 year old film but the CGI is absolute crap! Overall, it is a film worth seeing and is not a mess like everyone says it is.