Terrible !

Rating: 2/10 (2 December 2001)

Just like the summary says, this movie is terrible !
The plot, the cast, and the direction all make for a very boring and stale movie. Not to mention the special effects, which are particularly disapointing.
This becomes very obvious during the scenes when the alien is chasing the prisoners through the hallways/tunnels. When you see the alien, it is a very obviously computer-generated animation. Also, because of the way the scene was shot, I believe the director (David Fincher "Se7en", and "Fight Club") tried to cover up these cheezy effects by only giving very brief glimpses of the alien. He also seems to be trying to compensate for the lack of alien content by showing a "first person" view of the alien chasing prisoners...with the camera spinning and climbing the walls. It makes what could have been an exciting scene into an annoying and visually confusing scene.
Very disapointing performances by Sigourney Weaver and Charles Dutton.
"Alien Resurrection" (prt. 4) is better. This one should not have even been made. It really serves no purpose. I would recommend watching the first two, and if you still have a desire to see more of the 'Alien' movies (as you probably will because the first two are excellent movies), then watch "Alien Resurrection" next. You will miss absolutely nothing by skipping this one.