Resurrecting a dead saga... (Alien Resurrection (DVD))

Member Name: hazzeryoda

Product:	Alien Resurrection (DVD)
Date:	19/10/01 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: decent effects, some suspence, good for gore addicts!

Disadvantages: just about everything else; plot, characters, acting...

The fourth instalment of the Alien saga is an incredibly shallow film, marred
by poor acting performances, surprisingly, even Weaver does not put in a
decent performance, as she resembles Keanu Reeves in her woodenness. Again, the plot is simple - kill the aliens - and again, there is a traitor in the
mix who is conducting sick experiments, not only creating a clone of Ripley
with the Alien inside her (as was the case at the end of Alien 3), but then
conducting experiments mutating humans with the Alien. A mad race to escape the ship they are on ensues, with only a few smugglers to help her,
including Call (Wynona Ryder), who has a surprise of her own up her sleeve.

The film is reasonably exciting, with excellent special effects, and a
number of heart stopping or really gory moments. If Aliens wasn't for the
feint of heart, then this certainly isn't, with many a vile, disgusting
death scene included. Unfortunately, the effects don’t entirely make up for
the acting, which ensues in a very mild recommendation to rent.

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