Who cast Winona? (WARNING: Spoilers)

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2003)

OK, I had a beef with this movie even before I saw it. I was mad that they made a fourth one. Mostly because RIPLEY WAS DEAD! But, in the spirit of sequel cliches, Sigourney thought she'd bring herself back to life as a clone (#8, to be exact.). Oh, please...
Then, I saw the movie. It wasn't so bad! It had a very tongue-in-cheek vibe throughout, and Sigourney playing a Ripley who may be half-alien was interesting. The film poked fun at itself, and at the way those aliens pick off crews one-by-one.
I laughed at the CGI aliens, though. They weren't too good. The other Alien movies were scarier because you saw less of the alien, and in this one, you see it all the time. Ugh.
OK, but I still have one beef with this movie: Winona. Who cast Winona? She plays some whiny girl who won't shut up, and when she finally gets killed (I praised the lord for that one...), she came back two seconds later. That was annoying. She seemed there to be a hot piece of meat, since Sigourney was looking a little older. Well, she looked nice, but she sure stunk it up onscreen.
But, despite Winona, I had fun watching it. 7/10