Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller [USA:R, 1 h 56 min]
Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Joss Whedon
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.3/10 (143,988 votes)
After killing herself to prevent the government from taking the monstrous Alien to Earth, Ellen Ripley awakens 200 years later to find she has been cloned in order to withdraw the Alien living inside her. As the world around her begins to fall apart and the terror begins again, Ripley realises that the scientists who cloned her may not have fully removed the Alien from her, at the same time that she is, once again, perhaps the only one who can stop the horrific infestation from reaching Earth... (IMDb)
Critical reception:
Alien: Resurrection received mixed reviews from film critics, though it was generally regarded as a slight improvement over Alien 3. The film scored 63% on Metacritic based on 21 reviews. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a negative review, stating "There is not a single shot in the movie to fill one with wonder." Jeffery Overstreet of Looking Closer commented "It's time they quit killing the aliens, and just killed the Alien series altogether. ... How the mighty have fallen." Joe Baltake of the Sacramento Bee stated that "This 'Alien' should never have been resurrected", while Tom Meek of Film Threat wrote "Weaver and Jeunet's efforts are shortchanged by the ineptness of Joss Whedon's script, that seems to find a way to make action sequences unexciting." (Wikipedia)
Awards: 1 wins and 10 nominations
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