I Despise This Film for Killing Off Newt and Hicks

Rating: 3/10 (15 May 2011)

I have seen Alien 3 only once. I have never seen any of the following films, nor will I. The Alien franchise is dead as far as I'm concerned. This film betrays the emotional investment of every audience member that ever saw Aliens. James Cameron makes a brilliant roller-coaster of a film with compelling characters, and how do they follow it up? Some hack screenwriter, for one reason or another (I don't know and I don't care), decides that Ripley and only Ripley should be the center of attention in Alien films and kills off Newt and Corporal Hicks. What follows is a great-looking but forgettable film which could have been amazing. What a huge missed opportunity. I loved the first two Alien films. Now I simply don't care. Congratulations.