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Alien Resurrection (1997)
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Reviews Counted:62
Fresh:34
Rotten:28
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In ALIEN 4: RESURRECTION, the fourth installment of the wildly popular series of science fiction movies that began with ALIEN, a drop of Ellen Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) blood spawns a part human,... In ALIEN 4: RESURRECTION, the fourth installment of the wildly popular series of science fiction movies that began with ALIEN, a drop of Ellen Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) blood spawns a part human, part alien Ripley clone. Now that Ripley is dead, the clone has fallen into the hands of government scientists who want to harness the Ripley clone's breeding powers. When the new and improved Ripley lands on a ship of androids, her mere appearance sets the action rolling. Stepping in to help put a stop to the madness is tiny android named Call (Winona Ryder), as well as the ship's fellow crew members (including Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, and Michael Wincott). For the first time in his feature film career, French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (DELICATESSEN, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN) takes sole directorial credit, leaving his partner Marc Caro to concentrate on artistic direction. ALIEN RESURRECTION has far more in common with ALIEN 3 than the series' first two parts, most notably due to its overtly humorous tone. Jeunet also applies his traditional Gothic visual style to the slimy, effects-heavy riot, resulting in a work that is as reliant upon style as it is substance. Scripted by Joss Whedon, creator of the Warner Brothers television show, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, the film marks an energetic and flashy transition to Hollywood film making for Jeunet. [More]
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Michael Wincott, Kim Flowers, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, Leland Orser, Carolyn Campbell, Marlene Bush, David St. James, Rodney Mitchell, Robert Faltisco, David Rowe, Garrett House, Rod Damer, Mark Mansfield, Daniel Raymont, Chip Nuzzo, Steven Gilborn, Robert Bastens, Rico Bueno, Alex Lorre, Ron Ramessar
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Producer: Bill Badalato, Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Composer: John Frizzell
Reviews for Alien Resurrection
Not the best Alien film, but unquestionably the most thematically ambitious
Someone went crazy with the fake flesh and exoskeletons in the Fox creature shop, to impressive and exciting results.
It satisfactorily recycles the great surprises that made the first movie so powerful. And most significantly, it makes a big hoot of the whole business.
The much-maligned last part in the Alien quadrilogy should be approached as the comic book actioneer that it is.
While too cold and formulaic to fully satisfy, "Resurrection" has enough darkly rewarding moments to warrant a visit.
'Alien Resurrection' does well by the classy series -- it's nowhere near as frightful and original as the first film, and offers less riveting action than the second.
Jeunet creates some scenes of genuine suspense, and some of the action packs a real punch.
The eerie encounter between Ripley and her failed "forerunners" is one of the most chilling sequences in any of the "Alien" films.
Un de ces films dont il faut savoir s'imprégner de l'idée de départ pour être en mesure d'en apprécier les ébats à leur juste valeur.
So campy that it almost plays like a sendup of the series. It is to 'Alien' what 'The Bride of Frankenstein' was to other 1930s Frankenstein movies, and it even shares some of the same themes.
Moviegoers who expect more surprise and mystery from the grisly and suspenseful sci-fi "Alien" series will be disappointed.
Weaver obviously relishes playing this feral, sarcastic new Ripley, and her pleasure is infectious.
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