NekoHomey
Purely Joyful Movie!
Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
Dirtylogy
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
Fallen Eye
How many times will this franchise keep fighting the exact same alien, in the same way, for the same reasons, by the same person.And how many times will Ripley keep bouncing around space, and landing everywhere but earth, and yet, everywhere she lands is always a place filled with people nonetheless?3 films, and still, nothing is known about anything. Alien is about fighting something we don't know or understand. Aliens is about fighting the same something we don't understand, and its family. Alien 3 is about fighting the very-same-something-we-don't-understand-like-in-Alien, except this time, instead of it growing in Kane, it's now growing in Ellen.The twist was cool, and I feel I would've seen it coming, had this film just not been such a bore, because of it being NOTHING MORE, absolutely nothing more, than its 2 predecessors.Alien, Aliens and Alien 3 is the same thing, over, and over, and over again... The 3rd time around was just too brutal to experience. Had it not been for the twist, this movie would've easily been a 4, but that twist helped quite a bit. 5/10.
smolorz-87925
Don't know why so many people hate that movie...its far away from being bad.
Sure, it's not that good like alien 2 but that's no shame because Alien 2 is hard to top. But still better than alien 1 and far better than alien 4 which does not exist in my eyes
The Movie Diorama
'Alien' is simply the best horror sci-fi of all time. 'Aliens' is one of the best sequels ever. Poor old Alien 3 had some hard luck, especially when your predecessors are that amazing. Essentially, this is a boring mess that tried too hard to be "out there". Y'know, so bold in certain plot twists that it wanted people to talk about it forever. Oh we talk about it all right...! Ripley crash lands on a maximum security prison filled with predominately white British men who are murderers, rapists and child molesters (hang on...we aren't all that bad!). A face hugger was on board, it implants an embryo and the whole thing starts again. Replicating the same narrative as 'Alien' but removing every horror aspect and injecting plenty of weird twists that just aren't executed correctly. Thinly written script, boring characters, no substance, blah blah blah. The dialogue just exists because it had to. It never progressed the story in an interesting way, in fact it was highly forgettable. Brave decisions were embedded into the narrative that seemed...out of character? I'm not too bothered by the ending, underwhelming sure, but the really annoying choice was for Ripley to fraternise with a prisoner. You've now just turned the most badass female heroine in cinema history into a tool. Me no likely! The effects are severely dated, especially when the Xenomorph is on screen. The editing on the theatrical cut was horrendously abysmal. I just felt nothing for this. Every director is allowed one poor film, this is Fincher's. I could see him trying, particularly during the final act where they trap the Xenomorph. The POV style and frantic action was effective, I was immersed. He utilised many inventive shots which makes me believe this isn't his fault. I still love the man. The acting was also fine, everyone perfectly did a good job especially Charles Dance. But Alien 3 just couldn't pull of the same success as the previous instalments, and for that it leaves a bitter aftertaste.
nbfcblog
Despite a troubled production history and Fincher disowning it, I still thought the theatrical version is an okay sci-fi horror flick that benefited from great industrial set designs, great acting and strong dialogue, an uncompromising dark tone, and a dynamic score from Elliot Goldenthal.However, it's even better in it's Assembly cut form. The narrative flows more coherently, the supporting cast are given stronger development, and the religious theme is more pronounced. The standout performances for me are Charles Dance (who is killed way too early), Charles S. Dutton, Ralph Brown, and Paul McGann.It's still far from a great film due to issues with the script (Hicks and Newt being killed too early, the queen face hugger somehow able to impregnate twice), too many characters, it's poorly-staged corridor-heavy third act, and occasional dodgy special effects.It's not as good as Alien or Aliens, but I still think it's a good movie and would have been a suitable conclusion to Ripley's character. I certainly prefer it over anything that has come out of the Alien franchise since.
