A disgrace to the series.

Rating: 2/10 (1 August 1999)

Okay the third one was bad-but this one is just horrible, simply horrible. The first two were sublime-they are two of the best sci-fi movies ever, and have been imitated dozens of times. The third one was just a bunch guys with British accents who you couldn't tell apart running around and getting killed. The third one ruined the series, but at least it was a trilogy. This one not only destroys the trilogy status, but disgraces the series.
So lets see where do I start? Well first of all the characters are evil space pirates that have probably killed many innocent people, and you don't really care what happens to them. From the beginning, you can pretty much tell which ones will live and which ones are just there to die. The movie might have been more interesting if it had more people in it, but everyone abandons ship, leaving only a few boring people to entertain us. And of course, in the tradition of Ash and Burke, there's the one bad guy who betrays them-I'm sure we can all guess what happens to him.
Then there's the aliens. In my opinion, the second one had the most real-looking aliens because they were animatronic. The aliens in this one were just bad. In this one they lost all their insect-like characteristics which made them creepy. CGI effects haven't quite been perfected yet, so it looks like a cartoon has been inserted into a movie. This one is no exception. The hybrid alien at the end is just plain awful. Words can't describe how incredibly bad it is, but by this point in the film you don't even care anymore. But wait, there's more! After the crew is seemingly safe, the alien comes back for what is possibly the worst moment in film history.
This film uses the formula created in Alien and Aliens- [---A group of _______s is trapped on a ______ and is being hunted by______(some kind of monster). During the escape, _______(usually multiple persons) is/are killed by the monster(s). The remaining crew gets to an escape craft, but the monster comes back and is killed by the hero. The end---] There are even scenes which seem to be directly lifted from "Aliens". Out of 10 stars it gets 2. Don't waste your money by renting it, wait for it to be on TV.