Slime Gentlemen Please!

Rating: 6/10 (13 September 2003)

"Alien Resurrection" is the fourth and final (to date) installment of the alien series starring Sigourney Weaver as Ripley. This episode was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
The story takes place 200 years after "Alien 3". A military ship commanded by renegade General Perez (Dan Hedaya) has replaced "The Company" in trying to capture and "tame" the alien creatures. two doctors (J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif) have managed to clone Ripley from a DNA sample complete with an alien creature in her body. After they remove the creature the cloned Ripley begins to exhibit unusual powers. A pirate freighter arrives on board with a cargo to be used in the cloning experiments.
The freighter is led by Elgyn (Michael Wincott) and includes among others, Call (Winona Ryder) who has her own reasons for being there and macho tough guys Johner (Ron Perlman) and Christie (Gary Dourdin). One of the crew is an advanced android, but who?
By now the alien creature has matured and multiplied and wouldn't you know it, escapes captivity and begins to wreak havoc. The creatures rack up a pretty gruesome body count before the film's climax. There's lots of blood and gore and slime (perhaps too much) and brutal murders to go around. The film's climax is a little hard to believe but hey, this IS science fiction.
Not the best of the series but a treat for those who enjoy blood and gore.