so-so

Rating: Null/10 (13 July 2000)

WARNING: SPOILERS--Being a big fan of the aliens trilogy, I have to say that I was quite disappointed with Alien 3. Firstly, the movie literally killed off Newt and Hicks in the beginning--two characters who would have both made a great sequel to Aliens. And furthermore, it also wiped out all the effort Ripley put into protecting Newt, and in the end, she drowns when the ship crashes into the ocean. In addition: Hicks's death marked the complete annihilation of the marine platoon in Aliens. And even worst: Ripley died at the end!! The most questionable thing in Alien 3 is how on earth another facehugger got on the ship. The queen could not have laid an egg on the ship, because that would take ages. And since when did a single facehugger be able to impregnate two different victims with two different types of aliens? These strange things are the reasons of Alien 3's unfolding story. Which means: Alien 3 should not even have existed. On the plus side: Alien 3 sports some really good acting, and a lot of suspense. There's a lot of blood in it, too. The scenes when the alien chases the colonizers were well-done, which the same can be said for the alien itself. The ending was also good. When everyone who watched it left the cinema, I was fascinated to find out that NOBODY was talking to each other. All in all, Alien 3 isn't such a bad movie, but for a hardcore Aliens trilogy fan, it is the lousiest of the bunch.