It took 200 years to make a clone??

Rating: 6/10 (11 September 2005)

200 years after Ellen Ripley dived into a pool of molten lead clutching an Alien queen, she's back. Apparently, scientists of the distant future (while, of course, attempting to acquire the Aliens as a bioweapon) have managed to finally separate Ripley's DNA from the Alien queen. They soon discover that not only does Ripley have all of her old skills and memories, she also has a few new abilities. Her blood is now made of acid like the Aliens, she has heightened senses and reflexes, and she can understand the Aliens.
Enter the usual Aliens scenario - a bunch of unsuspecting people (this time, a kidnapped spacecraft crew) get violated by facehuggers and the party begins. Of course, even though they've had 200+ years to get this right, they still can't contain the Aliens and all h-e-double-hockeysticks breaks loose.
This movie, while keeping with Alien tradition, breaks no new ground. OK, so Ripley has acid blood. Woo hoo. The new hybrid Alien born at the end is positively creepy, but otherwise anyone who has seen Alien 1 to 3 already knows what's gonna happen. All Alien movies after "Aliens" have lacked that special touch that James Cameron brings to the movie series.
It's decent, but predictable and average.