If there was a third, it would have taken place on Earth like it was supposed to do. It's been a long time since I've seen Alien 3, but I've seen Resurrection a few more times and I wholly agree. The gospel-spitting preacher Dillon says early on when he lowers the bodies of Newt and Hicks to the firey bowels of the furnace: "We commit these bodies to the void with a glad heart" after describing existence as "suffering and pain". AITH Horror Vids of the Week: Leviathan, The Crow 2, Ghostface, Short Film, David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) starring Jeff Goldblum! Our setting is a dying, disease-infested planet, a decommissioned lead works and everywhere in the film we find people musing on death - both as a broader, often religious concept, and as a personal terminus that never feels too far away. Fantasy too. I'd say Alien 3 is the better movie, although I kind of enjoy watching Resurrection just to point out all the ways it resembles a prototype of Joss Whedon's Firefly. The Meg 2: Jason Statham returns for sequel to be directed by Ben Wheatley, Cool Video: Halloween is Canceled sees Michael Myers in an empty Haddonfield. I think the pirate crew of the Betty were well realized characters, and imo, better than the prisoners from 3. It's pretty good, and wraps up Ripley's story nicely. I honestly don't mind, and I understand why they did it. Fantasy stuff like Tolkien and Game of Thrones. The cast does a good job, mainly Sigourney Weaver, Ron Perlman, Winona Ryder and Michael Wincott (who also died too soon). A drone (Not Weyland-Yutani again. Yes, it sucks that it undoes Aliens' perfect ending. Scott must owe the mob money or something because he's hellbent on making as many projects as possible before he dies and has pissed on his own past genius with B49, Prometheus and Covenant - the latter two being terrible entries into the Alien story. Aliens is so boring and cliche. I think I like Prometheus more overall because its pretty much a separate entity. If there’s one thing that is, for me, an unqualified triumph in Alien 3, it’s Elliot Goldenthal’s score. They're both pretty bad. This is the most evident at the ending where she must make the ultimate sacrifice or risk bringing another Queen Alien into the world. Personally, I enjoyed resurrection more than 3 and had more fun watching it, but I do recognize that 3 is the better movie. Or it's vengeance, I don't know. However, if you HAVE to choose, go Alien 3. When replicants talk about how you wouldn't believe what they've seen, they mean xenomorphs. But I'm guessing that all those creepy shots down those dark, possibly desolate hallways within that penal colony's penitentiary came courtesy of him. The four survivors got back to civilization like they were supposed to and carried on with their lives. It's a lot better than Aliens. Completely agree with you. Whether by fan blade, knife, bullets, molten lead, or the Alien itself, this one banged up a bloody bill of 30 total deaths. It's a bit of a mess - granted - but it's incredibly daring and goes places you just don't usually go in an iconic, profitable franchise. Sweet! What a nice surprise. I even like Alien Resurrection better than that movie. 3 had the better ending.4 had the better 'new monster'. I listened to the Aliens commentary track a few years ago. Resurrection on the other hand has amazing practical effects. That is roughly the same relation between 1 and 2, right? At least, it wasn't boring. But the movie itself isn't half bad. I like 3. For those who’ve long despised Alien 3 – even more so than I dislike Alien: Resurrection, for the most part – the revision will be a new chance to conclude Ripley’s story. Additionally, Neill Blomkamp has attempted to make a likely now-dead Alien 5, with Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ripley. AITH Horror Videos of the Week: Wes Craven, Deadly Friend, Seven, The Fly 2! Her crew questions her motives. The cast and direction is excellent. You never knew when the alien was gonna strike and whenever it did, you got these wildly intense POV shots of it bounding from the ground to the ceiling amidst the pursuit. Both are a downgrade regardless. I thought that was a masterpiece in suspense. Resurrection seemed inspired when it was announced the creative team behind City of Lost Children would be doing it, but their aesthetic didn't quite work, particularly in the casting. Regardless, the look actually works for Ms. Weaver and gives the impression that she truly is willing to go all balls-out to sell this flick. And yet, having written all this, I can’t help but see the promise in the idea. Love the way the camera moves. Creepshow casts Marilyn Manson, among others, for their upcoming season! I see it as more of a comedy because those Brits were very amusing. It's a bit of a mess - granted - but it's incredibly daring and goes places you just don't usually go in an iconic, profitable franchise. Pretty eclectic, if you ask me. Some 200 years after the events on Fiorina \"Fury\" 161, military scientists on the deep space vessel Auriga successfully create a clone of Ellen Ripley, using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. Sure, it stepped roughly all over the story established in Aliens, but there were plans to kill off Newt and Hicks before first-time director David Fincher even came aboard. Ezekiel:Let me try to think of a story that expands on Alien while keeping Newt and Hicks alive. It comes for them all. But at the same time, I can’t help wondering whether the decision to ignore two films’ worth of story is a little too drastic; for those of us with a box set sitting on our shelves, it means that a large percentage of the franchise was about to be rendered non-canon. I think the main reason I was unimpressed by Alien Resurrection was that I read the original working script to it and the end portion was actually pretty good, with the crew crashing on Earth and having to knock an alien queen/hybrid thing into a combine harvester. But Blomkamp’s movie wouldn’t have taken place after Resurrection; it would have picked up from 1986’s Aliens. But at least Alien: Resurrection wasn't boring too. I even like Alien Resurrection better than that movie. Saddled with a film without an adequately finished script, an interfering studio and a looming release date, Fincher remained true to the gloomy vision laid out for him: Sigourney Weaver wanted the sequel to be her last, and so her character Ellen Ripley’s story would end here in a final confrontation with her nemesis the alien. I don't like the fact it basically craps all over Aliens ending on high, but in its own right its an interesting take on the material. For those who’ve long despised Alien 3 – even more so than I dislike Alien: Resurrection, for the most part – the revision will be a new chance to conclude Ripley’s story. Do we really need to turn our backs on all that collective effort just so the Alien franchise can continue? Face-Off: Alien 3 Vs. Alien Resurrection. It: Chapter Two 2019, Face-Off: Zombieland vs. Zombieland: Double Tap, Original vs. Remake: Ju-on vs. .cls-2{mix-blend-mode:screen}.cls-3{fill:none;stroke:red;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:4px}.cls-4{fill:red}. They extract from her the embryo of an Alien Queen that had been growing inside her at the time of her death, and raise it to collect its eggs for further use. City of Lost Children is an amazing movie, but he was a terrible choice for directing an Alien movie, as was Joss Whedon for writing one. I've heard this mentioned before, but I don't actually know what went down. In some ways, I also imagine that the, shall we say, "character-building" experience of working on such a movie helped mold David Fincher into one of modern Hollywood's most consistently interesting filmmakers. Eerie, Indiana - Gone But Not Forgotten Halloween Special! What did you think about them? At least it's a freakin' huge spaceship which gives way to a wide range of action set pieces.