This Time It's War

Rating: 9/10 (24 August 2007)

The only survivor of the Nostromo, Ripley is discovered in deep sleep half a century later by a salvage ship. When she is taken back to Earth, she learns that a human colony was founded on the same planet where the aliens were first found. After contact with the colony is lost, she finds herself sent back to the planet along with a team of warriors bent on destroying the alien menace forever, and saving any survivors -- if any remain.
I was really looking forward to this film because all I heard about this film from people who have seen it called it "intense" and some even said it was better than the first Alien film. Well, after seeing this film, I probably set my expectations too high. One thing you learn in the Alien franchise is that you can't expect the end to be the end.
Although I mistakingly confusing the ending of this film from the first film, I still knew the ending to this film. The clichés are still there, although it wouldn't be called clichés when I would've seen this film in 1986. The film is still predictable, although not as predictable as the first film.
Intensity? There weren't any intense scenes, unlike the first film. Maybe it was just me. Maybe some people are thrilled in one thing while others are thrilled in others. I might be in the minority of this film saying this film isn't a masterpiece. Sure, there are some jaw dropping moments but the film didn't manage to prolong the intensity.
What I also didn't like about the film was that it didn't capture my attention. For the first full hour, literally nothing happens, not that it's bad or anything. I was just bored. On the upside, the effects are much better and the make up effects were also very good. Sigourney Weaver is as tough as always and there are some stupid people in the group.
I suppose this film is as good as The Terminator, which I also didn't like as much as other people who called it a masterpiece. The time I've seen this film probably affected my opinion towards this movie. I've seen films that are much more intense than this. Still, I would say this is a decent sequel to this series.