ALIEN RESURRECTION

(20TH Century Fox) Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Producers: Bill Badaloto, Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Co-Producer: Sigourney Weaver
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon, based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett
Director of Photography: Darius Khondji
Editor: Herve Schneid

Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Michael Wincott, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, Kim Flowers

Quick Review: ALIEN RESURRECTION is a redux of the great sequel ALIENS -- with an extra European flavor. If you can put the awful ALIEN 3 out of your mind and remember how atmospheric and scary the first two installments of this twentysomething series of films were, then, you should enjoy this new version. Ripley's humanity is gone -- both in the plot and in the playing -- but Sigourney Weaver's mega-attitude is a fascinating replacement. What they rediscovered was the power of slime and suspense -- two of the elements missing in the last outing. Winona seems to be miscast, but her aloof quality makes much more sense once a plot twist is revealed. Jeunet is no Scott or Cameron, but the director brings a Euro-hip edge to this film that keeps your interest. If the first two films in the series were four stars -- and they were -- then this one is . . .

Rating (on a four-star scale):

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