Please, no more.

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2000)

This film is the forth in the Alien series, and it comes very close to being the worst. While Alien and Aliens were both excellent (everyone has their preference, personally, I prefer Aliens), Alien 3 was a complete mess and that is barely improved upon in this sequel.
The director tries to turn this into an arty film, and while that is no bad thing, it does not gel with the gruesome subject matter. The cast is mediocre except for Weaver, Winona Ryder standing out in particular as she seems to have no purpose but to expand the male fan-base. A number of scenes do not work, and many are just plain laughable. One scene reminds us once again that man meddling with nature is BAD, as Ripley destroys a lab of aborted clones. The characters hardly generate sympathy with their one-liners and constant complaining.
And just wait until you see the Newborn, a new species of alien. What should have been a horrific blend of man and creature has been realised as a monster more likely to have you laughing into your popcorn than cowering in terror. In the original film, a terrifying monster design (by H.R.Giger) was occasionally let down by dodgy special effects. Here, there is no excuse for bad SFX (although they are often ropey), it is just that the design is terrible.
There is, however, one good scene. An underwater sequence which leaves you breathless quickly gets your hopes up again about the film. "Will it be like this all the way from now?" you hope, but no. The mediocrity of before quickly returns.