I like the movie despite everything

Rating: Null/10 (30 October 1998)

I'm a huge fan of the series. I think, personally, that it's the best sci-fi series that I have seen. Part of the reason why I love the Alien movies is that each one was created differently. The first focused on suspense, the second on action etc. So I appreciated each movie differently and I don't think one better than the other. I think Aliens is more fun to watch than Alien 3 but I don't think it's better. When I saw the fourth movie for the first time on the big screen I was blown away. I love the look of the movie and Ripley is just too cool for words. However, when I saw it for the second time, the flaws began to show. Reading previous comments, I agree that part of the appeal of the series was fearing for Ripley and the terror whether or not she's gonna get it and how she'll survive. I don't mind Ripley being powered-up but she didn't have anyone to fight that was on her level. The Aliens disappeared and they just didn't seem as dangerous as in the previous movies. The Newborn didn't look dangerous, just grotesque. The deaths seemed to occur because the movie apparently needed to kill off the characters. Characterization of the Betty's crew seemed inconsistent and I definitely wanted to know more about them. Consequently when they started dying-off I couldn't care less, unlike how I felt when Vasquez and Hudson bit the bullet. Lastly, the Auriga was supposed to be in unregulated space but it took them only three hours to get to Earth? And why was Earth so defenseless? A ship was heading straight for it but no intercept was sent. Other flaws are mentioned in previous comments. Despite all of this I really do like the movie. What can I say, I'm a fan. I love the Betty in particular and the whole "look" of the movie in general. I would love to see the series continue and see in what direction they'll take it next.