Disturbingly Interesting

Rating: 6/10 (18 April 1999)

Alien Resurrection bridges the gap brought about by Alien 3 which was too
detached from the primal fears that the Alien series explores. The aliens
of
the Alien movies are more than routine scary monsters. Alien R. brings
back
our disgust of the alien's parasitic nature and our fear of bodily
violation.
I did not see this movie in a theater because I believed that the Alien
franchise had run out of steam. I was wrong. This movie scared me. It left
me with an upset stomach. So why do I watch?
I come back to this series first because I am fascinated by good movies
based on the ideas from a short story "Who Goes There?" by John W.
Campbell
Jr. which include The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Alien.
Alien
R. has all of the horror of birth defects and bodily infection with a new
twist of genetic engineering gone very wrong. As with the first two alien
films, it is a ballet dealing with true horror.
My second reason for sticking with the alien movies and liking this one is
Sigourney Weaver. In her role of Ripley she is at least the equal of any
action star period. Her more hopeless attitude about the aliens in
Resurrection is absolutely natural considering what she has been through
and
this obvious fact; these things will not die! It is not due just to the
aliens but to the stupidity of human beings who cannot leave well enough
alone.
The other aspects of these films; the deluded scientists, the power mad
bureaucrats, the tough crew members, the gloomy sets are all secondary to
me. Frankly, I believe all of these elements are above average in quality
for a film of this type. Even the peek a boo attacks by the aliens are not
what really holds my interest.
It is the fear of what abomination can get inside and emerge from us that
brings me to these films and Resurrection has this in spades.