By far the weakest of the series, it shouldn't have been made.

Rating: 3/10 (22 January 2002)

After everyone dissaproved of the 3rd installment of Alien, people were a little apprehensive about this one, and quite rightly so. This is by far the weakest of the four, and in my opinion, it shouldn't have even been green-lit to go into production!
The structure of this movie (if you look at my Alien 3 review) is more or less trying to return to the winning formula of the 2nd film, but it fails. And it fails with flying colours!
Loads of guns. Loads of Aliens. Loads of cast.
Credit due to the writers to be able to fluke a fourth film!! You see, after Ripley killed herself in the 3rd film, the government brought her back using her DNA!! after about 9 attempts, they finally get it right and she is 'resurrected'. Of course, the only real thing the scientists care about is the Queen!! and they STILL think they can control the bloody Aliens??!!!! Let it go please!!!!
So, eventually, and predictably, carnage ensues. People die. People I must add, who we don't care about, so what's the point? The only real person we care about is Ripley, and she's half human/half Alien now anyway, but she's still sexy!!! A close 2nd as to who we care about is Winona Ryder's Call.
Sorry, but this is one of the worst sci-fi films I have seen, and the 'creature' thing at the end?? perlease - don't insult me!!!!
God help us if there's a 5th. It all smells of 'cash-in' syndrome to me now. People's hearts aren't in it anymore, let's make a 5th for a quick buck!!! Yeah right - I WON'T be there!!!!
3/10
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