an odd third installment

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2006)

In the third installment in the alien series, Ripley (Weaver) crash-lands on a planet where dangerous convicts (among them are rapists) live in an abandoned mining facility. And of course an alien managed to arrive there also.
This movie is certainly not as good as ALIEN or ALIENS but it resembles more like ALIEN. In Fincher's (Se7en, Fight Club) directorial debut, ALIEN ³ was given a grimy and depressing aspect; perfect for and ALIEN film. Thee sets are well built and impressive. The action is, in a way, original. Though the special effects are so-so. The characters are okay but they don't get to develop much. Although it's not received well, you have to understand that when Fincher arrived on the project, he had no script but he had to shoot and he was under pressure AND it was his first movie to direct. I highly recommend to see the "Assembly Cut" of the movie, since it's usually considered better in many different ways than the theatrical release.