Best Alien movie since Alien.

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2001)

Fun, fun, fun movie. Suspenseful and scary, with great monsters and memorable characters. It was also not overly formulaic -although it did borrow heavily from other alien movies. Vin Diesel kicks butt. The use of lighting was especially noteworthy, a good friend of mine has a degree in theater directing or some such thing, and she was extremely impressed with that aspect. There were some failrly powerful social and ethical issues brushed upon during all the mayhem as well.