Saturday, 21 March 2026

Alien Resurrection 1997 by AverageMansReviews

Alien Resurrection 1997 by AverageMansReviews

Previous instalment: Alien³ 1992 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/01/alien-1992-by-averagemansreviews.html


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/birth/transformation/impaling/shooting/animal cruelty/animal feeding/suicide/disfigurement/dismemberment/disintegrating/drowning/robotics/torture/squashing/medical. I will be using censored adult language in this content, but it will make sense.

USM Auriga: basically; we are on a research facility where Lt. Ellen Ripley/Ripley 8 [Young Ellen Ripley: Nicole Fellows/Older: Sigourney Weaver:] she is a biologically adapted clone of the original Lt. Ellen Ripley; this version is more don't give two dumplings which makes her come across as more boots to posterior kind of being with the comedy of as I have already said someone that doesn't give two dumplings about anyone or anything. Meanwhile there are these traders/bandits that come to drop off some cargo and do some business; two members of this crew are; Annalee Call [Winona Ryder:] she is the newest member to this crew of the Betty and she is headstrong and the other is Ron Johner [Ron Perlman:] he is the more business focus member of the crew meaning if he has to pick up a weapon or leave someone behind to get things done so be it.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 109 minutes film is good; as we are on this facility/location, the outlay of this instalment is straightforward as it knows what it is doing from beginning to end and sticks to that.

Comedy, character developments, action and art; Johner would like to go one-on-one with Lt. Ripley/Ripley 8 in a game of basketball, but as I have already indicated she does not like people so with her newly found abilities/skills; she antagonises him by basically playing a game of keep ball [as to keep the ball away from him. Much later on we have a underwater sequence of events;. we have these xenomorph/aliens swimming/chasing down these characters that are swimming and that some point shooting at these aliens. Yes for those extremely picky people out there in Internet land; the special effects are looking a little bit old, as you can tell from the black outlines in some parts of this sequence of events, but obviously as you come to expect from this franchise at this point in its history; the art is best described as highly detailed graphic and shows excellent imagination.

Character developments and performances; the character developments are very good version of their character types, which do show through at different points in this instalment, but although I have to highlight the chemistry throughout this cast is free-flowing representation of their character types; with the reigns basically being taken off Lt. Ripley/Ripley 8 and show what essentially she would be like without some elements of the original/including enhancements also the later on blossoming relationship between her and Call [Weaver and Ryder:] there is a lot of high-quality positives to take away from this film title.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; I have decided to award two extra marks, based on it needs to be seen once in their lifetime and in particular seeing Weaver as Lt. Ripley/Ripley 8 as this woman that walks around that could very easily put foot to posterior should be given high praise. It has always annoyed me that Weaver in my opinion has never been given the high level of respect that she rightly deserves as the first woman that made it possible for women to be given an action lead role throughout her participation in this franchise and her connection with Call/Ryder as I have already indicated as a big positive. This film also has some awards to its name and no they are not all positive; 7 that includes Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi Winona Ryder and 21 Nominees from the same award ceremony/event Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Sci-Fi Sigourney Weaver. Negatives; Winner Bogey Awards, Germany 1997 Bogey Award and The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 1997 Stinker Award Worst Actress Sigourney Weaver and then Worst Supporting Actress Winona Ryder

Next instalment: Prometheus 2012 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2017/09/prometheus-2012-by-averagemansreviews.html

 

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