Its not the best entry in the Alien Series, but its better than Alien 3

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2003)

My Rating: *** out of ****.
Alien: Resurrection may not hold a candle to Alien or Aliens, but hey its better than Alien 3. Its obvious that ideas in the Alien series are not too original anymore. It slightly borrows from Alien and really borrows from Aliens. However, Alien: Resurrection is entertaining.
The acting is particulary mixed. Sigourney Weaver is quite good here, but I have no idea why she has nail polish on. Winona Ryder is very stiff here, but I think she is miscast. There are only a couple of supporting characters that are likable at all and some arent used at all, they just fade into the background and get eaten by the monsters. Ron Pearlman is actually good, he makes his character likable for being such an asshole.

Alien: Resurrection has some other problems, at times I thought it was kind of stupid and at other times I found it kind of thrilling. The special effects, particulary the ones with the Aliens, are kind of fake looking. The ones with the ship and the planet look quite real. The film also tended to be overvioelnt, but not as gratuitous as Alien 3. The script was also weak, but again not as weak as Alien 3.
The one thing I did like about this movie was the idea of a humanlike Alien. I loved the design of the creature. Many people found it disgusting but I thought it was the most original idea of the film. It was kind of weird how he got on the ship at the end but I thought that creature was a brilliant idea.
It may not be the best, especially compared to Alien and Aliens, but it is entertaining.