How Not To Do A Sequel!

Rating: 2/10 (27 August 2013)

Utterly wrongheaded, misconceived, poorly executed continuation of "Aliens" has Ripley's ship jettisoning her to, of all places, a penal colony of hardened criminals, where she is the only woman. Of course, an Alien has inexplicably(not only caused the destruction of the Sulaco) but survived there as well, and Ripley must convince the prisoners that they have to fight this menace, one last time...
Trouble is, I was one of those who balked at how stupidly, callously, and heartlessly Newt and Hicks were dispatched, so that Ripley could be alone in such an unpleasant, foul-mouthed and soul-dead film as this; why did Sigourney Weaver sign on? Visually ugly and utterly contrived and pointless, it is only her sincere performance that saves the film from complete ruin...not the way I wanted to see Ellen Ripley sign off!