Not that scary

Rating: 7/10 (5 December 1999)

As a fan of the series (especially "Aliens"), I was mildly disappointed in "Alien: Resurrection". Mildly, because what can you expect from a third sequel. For some reason this movie is not scary. It's gory and visually quite impressive, but still it doesn't make you feel the excitement it should as a part of the "Alien"-series. And it is way too gory. I think we could have done well without the scenes where the aliens demonstrate their bloody ways to kill people. I mean that the earlier movies had already pretty much established the horrible way these creatures treat their victims.
As I said the movie is visually quite impressive, but in this case it does work out right. I'd say the computer generated aliens look great, but not real enough. And they shouldn't be shown so much. They would be much more scary they were more "mysterious" as in the earlier movies.
The story line and the characters are basically OK, but still the movie seems a bit too ambitious in trying to make it sell. But still, it is a must for the fans of the series, because it doesn't spoil the series in any way.