Come on, let the series die

Rating: 1/10 (6 May 2006)

This film is an example of Hollywood milking a successful franchise to death. The premise is so absurd, such a hollow excuse to simply grind out another blood and guts shootout with a monster that has become a cliché. Once again we have the nasty monstery, the evil-doers who whip us into a frenzy of anger at corporations and government, space-vigilante smuggler types, the usual trotted out lot of superficial characters locked in a moral battle with big mean green aliens as a foil. The repeated regurgitation of this franchise detracts from the power and originality of the first film which, in my view, is arguably one of the best science- fiction movies ever made. Sigourney Weaver ought to be ashamed for accepting this roll. Perhaps money is getting tight.