A good surprise

Rating: 6/10 (14 January 2006)

Somewhere in Space -3000+. Humans have by now mastered the art of engineering a being from a few cells. On a secret military space station, they apply this knowledge on Sigourney's cells rescued from the Prison planet's disaster (see Alien 3) and resurrect her to get hold of the Alien she carried in her womb. The operation is so successful that they keep the mother as well for study. They soon realize that the cells have been slightly mixed up, and while resurrected Sigourney has inherited some very Alien traits, the Alien queen she delivered also mutated. And once again, the humans will learn fast enough that they are no match to the Aliens. This unexpected sequel of the famous trilogy might be the best of all, with all the elements of the previous three, but a lot of new surprises, and ever more enticing glimpses on fantastic creatures.