Not exactly a religious experience

Rating: 1/10 (17 July 2001)

*SPOILERS* The first one was "good" (better than the second one, in my opinion), the second one was "great", the third one was "huh?" and with Alien Resurrection the franchise has taken a sharp left off of AIDS Allegory Boulevard onto Freddy Kreuger Way. Even the third movie had enough style and suspense to at least leave you able to take it somewhat seriously as a film. Instead, "Alien Resurrection" looks for new ways to disgust you, and it's pretty good at it. A baby alien bursting through a man's head, heads squished and bitten off, and Ripley watching helplessly while her half-alien child is sucked into space backwards through a tiny hole, squealing with pain, fear, and agony while she mouths "I'm sorry" comes to mind. It's also good at being funny, which I'm not sure was intentional. The human/alien hybrid is extremely stupid looking and disappointing for what could have been an interesting idea (just like how I feel about this film as a whole). And the whole thing is drenched in urine-yellow cinematography. Enjoy.