Alien³ (1992):

Starring:

Sigourney Weaver - Ellen Ripley

Charles S. Dutton - Dillon

Charles Dance - Clemens

Paul McGann - Golic

Brian Glover - Andrews

Ralph Brown - Aaron

Daniel Webb - Morse

Christopher John Fields - Rains

Holt McCallany - Junior

Lance Henriksen - Bishop II

Pete Postlethwaite - David

Director:

David Fincher (Fight Club; Se7en; Social Network)

Rotten Tomatoes: 42%

Flixster: 55%

Synopsis:

Crash landing on a barren penal-colony planet, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) the sole survivor of her crashed escape pod, is rescued from the craft by the remaining inhabitants of Fiorina 161, a group of rapists and murders who chose to repent for their sins in deep space after the penal colony was officially decommissioned. When remaining warden Andrews (Brian Glover) announces Ripley's presence to the inmates, their spiritual leader, Dillon (Charles S. Dutton), begins to fear that her presence will stir up trouble. As a result, Ripley is placed in the care of prison doctor Clemens (Charles Dance), and restricted to the infirmary until a rescue ship arrives. But Ripley isn't the only new visitor on Fiorina 161; an alien stowaway survived the crash as well, and it has planted its seed in a feral dog. Before long, a new breed of alien has burst from the dog's chest, a stealthy hunter that moves on all fours and can navigate the darkened prison corridors virtually undetected. When the inmates start to disappear, the remaining survivors must fight for their lives without weapons to defend themselves. The only person who knows the alien well enough to beat it is Ripley, and while her plan to corner and kill the creature just might work, a horrifying discovery reveals that her fight is far from over.

Review:
So again, if Alien was a truly great horror film & Aliens was a truly great science fiction film, then Alien3 is....we'll not a very good science fiction film. Sure maybe it has quite a few good aspects from the original films. Even has Sigourney Weaver. But director #3 in this franchise has his work cut out for him. He had to contend with two incredible films, with a great fan base & pretty much comes up with garbage. It's kind of your typical 90's genre film I guess. They had just discovered or developed is the better word, some new CGI techniques & abilities, which are scattered throughout the film, mixed in with the classic animatronics. However since they were in such early stages, it honestly just doesn't work & really takes away from it. The plot itself isn't well written & it tries to be too smart for it's own good. Trying to make a film about Aliens into so much more. Now if you thought (based on my opinion) that Weaver got considerably less attractive between Alien & Aliens, you maybe thought it couldn't get worse. Then they shaved her head. The saving grace of this film was the supporting cast which has an outstanding performance by Charles S. Dutton. He is super intense, full of angry black man yelling & is the perfect compliment to Weaver. Sadly it doesn't save the horrible early 90's CGI & poorly written plot.

 43%

Lead Actors: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 5/15
Plot: 3/10
Compared To The Genre: 3/10

Cinematography: 6/20

Intrigue: 8/20

Extra: 5/10