Witness the resurrection.

Rating: 5/10 (25 August 2007)

Ellen Ripley sacrificed her life to destroy the Company's desires to use the alien as a weapon. 200 years and seven horrible experiments later, she is resurrected on the USM Auriga using blood samples from Fiorina 161, for the purpose of extracting the alien queen inside her. After a band of smugglers, hired by the government, bring the crew of a hijacked transport to the Auriga, all hell breaks loose when the aliens bred from the hijacked crew escape. When the Auriga is set to automatically pilot back to Earth, its up to Ripley and the smugglers to stop the Auriga and escape with their lives.
After the great conclusion of "Alien 3", I really thought there shouldn't be another sequel, but there is. It's called "Alien: Resurrection", a truly unnecessary sequel probably to just make money from the fans. Many people called "Alien 3" the worst of the bunch. I'm with the people who called "Alien: Resurrection" the worst of the bunch.
When saying "worst", I don't mean it's a horrible or stupid film. I actually liked the first hour and ten minutes. This film is by far the best looking film from the series. Obviously, modern technology has grown. The special effects are much better and the Alien make-up looks much scarier.
And although some franchises get a little repetitive and boring, this film manages to use some new ideas. On the down side, the new ideas are a bit awkward and uncomfortable to get use to. This movie is unlike the previous three films. Instead of a movie driven by characters and its plot, it's driven by visuals and action, which is called a popcorn movie.
I'm all for a popcorn Alien movie, like "Alien vs. Predator", which I truly enjoyed. Yeah, this film has cheesy one liners and constant chase sequences. What I didn't like about this film as a popcorn film is that the film falls apart by the last 45 minutes into the film. It all gets ridiculous and stupid.
There's also a time in this franchise where you are all Aliened out. I felt that way when watching this film. Sigourney Weaver's performance is decent but she acts like a jerk, for some unknown reason. Another good performance was from Winona Ryder.
If you're up for another Alien movie, go ahead and watch this one. It certainly gives you something new and awkward at the same time. The action and chase sequences are well done but I didn't like the story as much as the last three films. I will conclude that this is the worst film in the series, although not a very bad one.