I Did Not Get It.

Rating: 4/10 (16 January 2010)

I loved the film Alien and Aliens. I thought the film Alien 3 was pretty stupid, maybe not a terrible film, but I hated what happened in the film. Alien Resurrection was nothing special to me and it really did not stand out at all.
Basically Ripley gets brought back by some scientific process so that they can remove the Queen Alien from her. The people that remove it then plan to use it to produce more aliens that they can use for research with the military. Ripley then has to help a group escape the complex they are on before it is destroyed and also stop the Aliens from getting to Earth.
The story was all over. It seemed simple enough at the beginning, but then it got really complex and scientific. Also it had lots of holes in it. If they used a sample of Ripleys blood to bring her back, why would that contain the Queen Alien that was in her? I know breaking down science fiction films is not a good idea, but come on.
The aliens are cool as always, but I think they looked better in other films when they were not just CGI. These CGI aliens just look fake to me, and I strongly prefer the aliens from the other films that were guys in costumes. Those looked way more real. Also, in this film why do the aliens roar like lions? They always made that screeching noise in past films, but not this time.
The aliens do get in a lot of violence that is pretty cool, probably the most redeeming factor from the film.
Ripley is different in this film, not bad just different. Sigourney Weaver does a decent job with the new form of Ripley, part human and deep down part alien. Very layed back and quiet and just odd in a way. More so the directors idea than Weavers I am sure, but I am not entirely sure what to make of Ripley in this film.
The other human characters are just bland and not interesting at all. I did not feel like I could get behind any of them. Pretty much the opposite of the film Aliens where there was a great cast of humans that you could root for and felt you understood. Winona Ryder was OK, but probably over rating her because I think she is hot.
The idea of having a human and alien hybrid is an interesting idea, albeit a disturbing result.
THis is not a great film. It is not original, exciting, or for the most part memorable. I do not recommend this film, but it is not terrible. Just did not do it for me.