Not as good as the first two movies but...

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2015)

I don't understand why this movie gets such a low score. Honestly, I really liked this movie and yes there are some flaws but in the end it's a very enjoyable movie. It's not easy to make sequel to the excellent 2 movies by Ridley Scott and James Cameron but I think David Fincher did a good job. Now to be clear I gave both Alien and Aliens a 10/10. This one gets an 8/10.
Pros: - Characters that have an interesting background. - Some great chase scenes (especially with the first person camera angle of the alien which is very nice and creative). - Great atmosphere (not as good as first 2 movies but it gets close) - Some interesting ideas like for example the idea that the alien breaks out the stomach of a dog/cow (depends on what version you watch), they could have been lazy and picked a random human to get face-hugged again but they tried something else, which I admire. - The prison planet was a good setting in my opinion. - David Fincher was not afraid to kill of Ripley and end the series (atleast that was the idea) with Alien3 - Charles S. Dutton is amazing in this movie. Such a good performance by him. - I have to mention the scene where Boggs and Rains are basically insulting Golic right in his face, I don't know why but I feel so sorry for Golic in that scene (very well done in my opinion). Some of you might find it a stupid scene but I liked it.
Cons: - The movie could have been shorter. After the scene in the middle of the movie where they capture the alien, it feels like the movie is dragging on just to make it longer. I will add to this that towards the last 30 minutes it gets very interesting again. - Some of the alien effects (I would say about 10%) don't look that great but don't forget that this movie came out in 1992 so that's forgivable in my honest opinion.
This is of course my opinion but in my opinion this movie should get a little bit more respect. If a movie like AVP can get more than a 5 out of 10 then this one deserves definitely a lot more than the 6,4/10 it has right now on this site).
Alien was a perfect horror movie with a lot of suspense, Aliens was a fantastic action movie, Alien3 is somewhere in between so if you like a mix of the 2 movies then this is definitely a good option. Don't expect it to be as perfect as the first 2 movies and you'll have a great time.