A step down from the first 2

Rating: 7/10 (16 June 2020)

I watched the extended cut of this film, so I don't know about the normal cut. Unlike others I think the movie is good. I understand what the directors was trying to do, but I feel like it wasn't the best executed film. It feels like a prison drama in space with tacked on alien aspects more than an alien movie. I do like many aspects of this movie. I like how the alien comes out of an ox (or dog depending on the cut you watch), I enjoy how the tone of film was shift immediately as soon as the movie starts, I like how the film is suspenseful, and I like the twist and the ending. While the suspense in the movie is great it can be very boring at points. I love the score in the film. I also like how they tried to reinvent the shape of the Xenomorph. I also like how it is revealed how Ripley has a alien inside of her and how she has to sacrifice herself to save everyone else. There is many faults in logic in this movie also. How did a alien get on the ship in the first place. I also think that the effects are crap. You might think that this make sense because it is a 28 year old movie, but the first and second Alien have much better effects that still hold up today even though they came out 12 and 6 years before respectively. The pov shots are also way over used. Even though this movie has several flaws it is still good, but no where near the masterpieces that are Alien and Aliens.