Why? Is it because they think it fell short of Aliens? Did they not like bald Ripley? I must know...
Why does everyone hate Alien 3?
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Agreed...Mrhappyface 2 said:
Alien Resurrection was them just making the point that its the future so we can clone whoever we want even if they did get totally melted at the end of the last movie! Though it did have Ron Pearlman in Res so it wasn't a total blow out.
Alien 3 does ultimatley fall apart but personally I still found it quite interesting. The creature itself was quite cool and the bald Ripely was also a nice new look for the series. That said it certainly didn't reach the pedistal that Aliens had left it on so that's probably why people didn't like it all that much.
I enjoyed Alien 3. It was an interesting look at the universe and was good in its own way. It was different. Maybe that wasn't all good, but, in my book, it wasn't all bad, either.
I saw Alien3 and it's my favourite from the series, but only because of the suspense thing, I mean, new breed (the Runner) and no weapons. The rest...well, no likeable characters was a downer, but when it's prisoners, are they meant to be likeable? I found Res to be a really dull movie though.
Personally, I believe two things (here be spoilers):Wayneguard said:
1) It took some of the fundamental themes of the first two films (Ripley as Ishmael, redemption, the motherhood bond, never giving up) and flushed them down the toilet.
In particular, it took the one actual gain from the second (Newt) and killed her off screen.
On a related tangent that I'm not gonna build a thread for: people keep saying Fincher's vision for the film went unrealized. Can anyone tell me what his actual planned vision was? Otherwise it seems like sort of a cop-out for a director people (including me) like.
The big draw back to me is that Newt and Hicks die off screen before the movie even starts, and Ripley doesn't even care that much. I honestly would have preferred they use different actors.
But I like the rest of the movie. Maybe it isn't as good as 1 or 2, but I think it represents a good step in Ripley's character arc. She starts off as a regular crew member in Alien who just happens to be the last survivor; it could have been any of them really. In Aliens she's more important, but still subordinate to the military types until the end. In Alien 3, she's become the leader, the one others look to for direction.
I really like who when you don't have guns, even 1 alien is a giant boss fight.
I didn't like the attempted rape scene though. Specifically, I don't think Ripley should have been rescued from it. She should have beat their asses by herself.
But I like the rest of the movie. Maybe it isn't as good as 1 or 2, but I think it represents a good step in Ripley's character arc. She starts off as a regular crew member in Alien who just happens to be the last survivor; it could have been any of them really. In Aliens she's more important, but still subordinate to the military types until the end. In Alien 3, she's become the leader, the one others look to for direction.
I really like who when you don't have guns, even 1 alien is a giant boss fight.
I didn't like the attempted rape scene though. Specifically, I don't think Ripley should have been rescued from it. She should have beat their asses by herself.
Alien 3 was a disaster. They had to rewrite the script tons of times. You remember the hero of Aliens? That really cool guy that survived alongside ripley who's name escapes me right now? The studio intentionally killed him (and newt). That entire film, from its production to its plot the whole thing is just a mess.
