A Sci-Fi geek wet dream

Rating: 9/10 (30 October 2004)

I saw the film expecting little, as many critics/reviews would have me believe. But I was pleasantly surprised to find an extremely well shot, moody, and deliberately slow(er) paced film than I was expecting. I was pleased that it didn't go over the top with blaring rock snares and wire fighting etc... I believe that the integrity of both franchises has been maintained, and that this film is far better than the recent previous episodes in both franchises, Alien3 included. Maybe I'm just a biased film geek who appreciated all the little references scattered throughout the film, I don't know. I enjoyed it, but I do believe that the chactacters could have been fleshed out slightly better. I recommend this film to sci-fi geeks only. Everyone else, well, you may be disappointed.