Shares Nothing In Common With The Original. An Embarrassment To The Franchise.

Rating: 3/10 (11 December 2019)

I will never watch this movie again. Now, I have learned not to deal in absolutes, like 'never' or 'always'... but, I will never watch this **** again. Not only is this a bad movie (by any standard - take your pick), but the experience is particularly infuriating because this is an Alien film. I was rooting for a rebound, after the failed sequel. I actually thought that it couldn't get worse than that second movie. I was wrong - this is worse.
All of the charm of the first movie is gone. Sexy Sigourney? Gone. To make sure we didn't confuse this Alien film with a better one, they shaved Sigourney Weaver's head. The actually shaved her ******' head. There was an attempted rape scene that lasted about 6 seconds and, again, wasn't sexy. You might ask, "What about The Alien?" Well, in some scenes, the H.R. Giger inspired/designed Alien costume was really cool. But, in other scenes, a digital Alien is used, and it looks like a cartoon from the 1990's. #Lazy
When I began watching this series to rate each film, I didn't expect too much. But, the first Alien (1979) is a perfect film. It's hard to believe that a franchise can devalue itself so greatly. This movie is garbage, and it makes me sad on a cultural level. I mean, don't tell me you cared about making a decent 'Alien' film when you hire a guy to direct that has NEVER DIRECTED A MOVIE BEFORE. This guy directed a couple Madonna videos - for real, look it up... Or, don't look it up - just don't watch this movie.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria:
Acting - 0.5/1;
Casting - 0.5/1;
Directing - 0.5/1;
Story - 1/1;
Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1;
Total Base Score = 3
Modifiers (+ or -):
Technical Effects/Make Up: -0.5 (Terrible digital alien scenes mixed with the alien costume. Awful.);
Total RealReview Rating: 2.5 (rounded up to 3 for IMDB)