Holding your own with other aliens.

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2001)

So you too want to direct an Alien film. Best thing to do is not follow Ridley Scott and/or James Cameron. If this cannot be avoided (and hello! it can't) proceed with being creative, because it won't matter anyway.
I am a huge fan of the Alien franchise. Alien was my favorite show when I was a kid, I don't mean when I was 15 more like when I was 5. So back in '92 when this installment bombed at the box office, I was sad. I never went to see it because of what others told me, like Ripley dies and we are again limited to one Alien. So what's the point?
I did not see this until a year ago. Oh it is oh, so cool. So good. It didn't see until after I saw "Fight Club" and realizing what a great man David Fincher was. It is one of those times when you just need to ignore other's negative comments.
I cannot comment enough on everything that makes it a perfect ending to the series. The reversal of being trapped with the beast again. The doom that lines ahead that we know so much of. Ripley becomes more of a character as the only female on the planet. It is quite the thriller to the end. The continuation of the weapons department valuing something so ugly and vile or humanity. It was great as far as filmmaking. Aliens was great as far as entertainment. See the difference? Anyways, don't be thrown off. Give it more than a chance. It is deviant, but holds it's own.