Not great but still has its place in the series

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2006)

The first 2 Alien films have gone down in history as two of the best horror/thrillers ever so the final 2 sequels had a lot to live up to. Alien Resurrection was seen in a negative context from the start as it was seen as near ridiculous the main character should come back to life. This often turns out to be the film's main weakness. Ripley in Alien 4 is far from the hero we know and love. I should say now that to do the last 2 films justice you should buy the DVD set and watch the special edition cuts. The special cut features some scenes which really strengthen the plot and Ripley character (e.g. Ripley talks about her memories of Newt from the second film). Alien Resurrection is probably the weakest of the series although it has its moments where it beautifully displays the spirit and atmosphere that Alien is all about (e.gg the cloning lab) unfortunately the characterisation and dialogue are too weak to do these moments justice.