simply made in the wrong year, achieved what giger would have wanted

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2015)

I think this film just had the bad luck of being made a few years too early. I think the biggest draw back to this film was the use of CG which was still very much in its infancy. When you look at the story, and the writing this film is right up there with the rest of the films and seeing how the Alien DNA changes to creating something totally different actually gives a bit nod to the eventual Prometheus movie. On a different subject... Giger... I think this director captured Giger's true vision for how these creatures act... its a slightly erotic form of extraterrestrial violence that Giger illustrated in a large number of his works. And come on... Ron Perlman was f-ing amazing in this film. In the end I must urge you all to look at this film in context of all the films trying to use CG at the time. It wasn't quite ready for the big screen on the level that Jean-Pierre Jeunet was really hoping for. When you are able to cut this movie a little slack for not living up to 2010's special effects standards you'll be able to concentrate on the great story, the great directing, and the great characters.