Disappointing compared to Aliens

Rating: 6/10 (6 September 2016)

Alien 3 (1992) is definitely a disappointment compared to the second film in the alien saga. Okay, first of all, I just gotta get this off my chest, hicks and newt DO NOT survive?!! Come on! I loved Hicks, I really did love him as a character in aliens, and newt, the little innocent girl that Ripley went through all that crap to save. I just wish there was a way those characters could have survived. Anyways, now for the rest of this 3rd installment in the series. The script is alright, I mean it's doable, could've been a good bit better though. Sigourney weaver shines as the lead role, as she always does. I didn't care for the whole fanatical religious brotherhood thing that the prison inmates had going on, thought it was weird and annoying. I hated the prison characters, like I just dreaded scenes with them, hearing them talk was annoying to say the least. The alien effects in this movie were lackluster in some shots, like it appeared fake to me, but in other more close up shots, it looks real like in the previous two films. The action was pretty standard, bogging amazing, but not like god awful. This really is just an "alright" movie overall. I did appreciate the ending, self sacrifice and true heroism. Ripley did what needed to be done against all odds. 6/10 for alien 3.