Give it some credit!

Rating: Null/10 (29 September 1999)

After the euphoria of Aliens, many people felt let down by Alien3, due to
a) most actors were British b) there was only 1 alien c) people wanted lots of aliens
However I think this is a really atmospheric movie, far better than Alien Resurrection for example. It's also the most wince-inducing film, with some great killings, not to mention a post-mortem and scenes of needle injections. For those who haven't seen the movie I won't spoil it, but the basic premise is that an alien managed to stow away on board the spaceship at the end of Aliens, and when Ripley and co. crash on to the planet of Fury 161, the alien predictably wreaks havoc. There is also a twist in the tail regarding Ripley, which is fairly predictable from the first half hour or so, but it at least sets up the plot for Alien4. There are several well known British actors (well known to British people that is) such as Charles Dance and Brian Glover, and their broad, distinctive English swearing gives the film an added authenticity. Give the film the credit it deserves.