What happened to this great franchise?

Rating: 3/10 (29 December 2013)

This 3rd installment of the Alien franchise is the least entertaining by far. The beginning scenes hold some promise with the effects work, especially in the capsule. The nasty condition in the ship is convincing and believable. However, Ripely's character looses too much of her engaging characteristics after the scene at Newt's autopsy. I wanted the girl to survive and continue the mother/daughter type scenario. The story line is so weak it is difficult to pay attention. Sigorney Weaver's Ripley is the only character that is of any interest at all. Her scene with the Bishop android is one of the only ones I was at all interested in as it represented continuity between Aliens and this film. Of the three films, Aliens was by far the best. John Cameron knows how to tell a tale with action, suspense and great story elements. This film is a hot mess and easily forgotten.