Watchable, but doesn't match up to the other 3 movies

Rating: Null/10 (14 May 2006)

First, I didn't agree with any Alien sequel. For me, they should have done the first one, and stop. I never really liked this one or Aliens. I did like Resurrection though. But this is by far the worst of all sequels.
It's not so bad that you'll turn it off, but it's just pointless. You cannot even tell whether it's horror, action or drama. For example, the first one was mostly horror, the second and forth were mostly action, but this is unclear of what type of movie it is. In my opinion, that's the thing that decides whether a movie is good or not. Since this one fails in doing so, it's difficult to like.
The first disappointment that this movie has, is the tagline. When you see it you'll think that it's gonna happen in New York or something. It is disappointing when you find out that it's just a prison planet with a single building. The second one, is the cover. From the looks of it, it looks really cool and creepy, when it's none of that. Now I agree with the proverb: 'Don't judge a book by its cover'. My third disappointment was the different Bishop. I mean, what was that all about? Bishop II? Please! I don't want to ruin it for you by telling you what my forth disappointment was, but if you saw how Aliens ended, you'll be as disappointed as I was.
For me, this is an excuse for an Alien movie. They obviously wanted to create something different than the other movies. They did manage, of course, but an dog-like alien doesn't exactly make it great. Plus, the deaths aren't cool like in Aliens or Resurrection.
The only reason I'm giving it a 3, is the ending. It shows the strength in Ripley's character and how she's willing to do anything to eliminate the species once and for all. I'd suggest you just watch Alien and stop. Resurrection is OK, but it doesn't make sense without watching this. So it's really up to you, just don't expect to love this movie.