Ressurection from Alien3, this is not.

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2003)

Alien Ressurection, we're they taking a pop at Alien3?
This film really really struggles and with more time and less problems on the set it could have been very good instead of very mediocre.
The story is set 200 years after the events of Alien3 and scientists have obtained dna from Ellen Ripley from the prison planet in Alien3. They then set a about creating a perfect clone of Ripley which for some reason, (didn't the alien pop out before she died?)contains an Alien. All a crew of modern day pirates deliever unsuspecting victims to be infected with Alien face huggers. Off course a long the way hell breaks loose the aliens free.
But it's struggles with the one dimensional characters provided by scribe Josh Whedon that may be good enough Buffy but not for an Alien movie. The film may also have done better without the presence of Ripey or do I mean 8, who the whole film seems to be about. A lack of originality, basically this is Alien meets Aliens in a new location and some really strange and arty direction by Jeunet, there are a lot better established in this genre directors e.g. Renny Harlin.
But the good, the new born Alien though his conception and birth may seem strange, did offer something original and new. The sets are impecable giving a gothic outlook to the film and then there is the cinematography which looks impressive.
I really do hate Johner, who comes out with lines off, "I don't get it, it must be a chick thing." and "I'm not a mechanic, I mostly just hurt people." and for some reason calls Virese 'Ironside' who people now don't understand so I doubt they will in the far far off future.
Will we witness the true Alien Ressurection, it all depends on Alien5.