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Alien 3

Play trailer 1:07 Poster for Alien 3 R Released May 22, 1992 1h 55m Sci-Fi Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Once again, Ripley must face skepticism and the alien as it hunts down the prisoners and guards. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature.
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Alien³ takes admirable risks with franchise mythology, but far too few pay off in a thinly scripted sequel whose stylish visuals aren't enough to enliven a lack of genuine thrills.

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Kathleen Carroll New York Daily News One assumes that Weaver received enough combat pay to compensate for playing the now understandably cynical Ripley in this bleak and pointlessly grueling movie. Rated: 1/4 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times It does succeed in rounding the three movies off, not smashingly but interestingly. It drives us into the wall, throws Ripley into a blind alley from which, at last, there is no escape hatch. Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe The monsters just aren't that scary anymore, and so the film mostly just sits there, gloomy and inert, sunk in exhausted myth, looking and sounding Wagnerian but feeling underpowered. Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania [Alien 3] just doesn’t have the same tension and visceral impact that the first two movies did so well. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 15, 2024 Full Review Robbie Roberts News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) The movie folds back upon its previous incarnations again and again, never attempting to advance its twice-told tale, content merely to retell once more. What's on screen seems aimed more at making money than making myth. Rated: 2/4 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Eleanor O'Sullivan Asbury Park Press (NJ) It is dark, cramped, sweaty; Ripley does struggle with external and internal "monsters." But the movie is capable of cheering you, too, for its intelligence, its lack of superficial, groundless flash and for its spare, appropriate use of violence. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Too long, too boring, too repetitive, too bad. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Ben N Proof that a bigger budget does not make a better movie. This plot is all over the place. There is much more gore and violence than either previous movie. Lt. Ripley being female was never a plot device in previous movies. I appreciated that. This setting was interesting, and thought provoking, but sexualised her needlessly and the tropes were thin. CGI was terrible. The two Alien depictions felt like different creatures. One large and menacing, able to hide very well, faster than eye, the other almost like a scampering dog and very underwhelming. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Audience Member The host that allowed Fincher’s career to grow into the perfect organism. A dark, depressing film that alienated and scarred the potential younger audience that the studio had been pursuing commercially for the series. It follows the pattern of talented directors taking their entry in the franchise in a completely different genre: Scott gave a sci-fi story a heavy horror influence, Cameron made the sequel more action focused and Fincher highlights the psychological thriller aspects. Sigourney Weaver always delivers as Ripley, however the supporting cast/characters are weaker in this compared to the past films. While it is a huge step-down quantity wise compared to the two previous modern classics, it still has an intriguing plot and provides insight into one of the current director greats establishing his style. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, praticamente a mesma história dos outros filmes, ripley volta agora em uma base militar onde tem um alien, as cenas de ação são mais ou menos, e no ripley se matou vai toma no cu, esse filme eu não recomendo e não vale a pena assistir, perda de tempo. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review Anthony K Best of the series and it's because it got a mention in Deadpool...if you want a real thriller go see Babygirl staring Kidman and Banderas #Babygirl Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review Kevin P Surprisingly not as bad as I anticipated with its divisive reputation amongst the Alien franchise. Yes, the story decision to immediately kill off Newt, Hicks, and Bishop was a giant middle finger to its beloved predecessor and snuffed out countless potential continuing storylines with these beloved characters. But if we’re going with this disappointing premise, then the movie might as well commit to its setup, which it does quite well. The movie is very miserable, but there’s still a glimmer of hope with finding comradery and cooperation even amongst the lowest of people in the lowest of locales. As frustrating as Newt, Hicks, & Bishop’s deaths were, their demise admittedly hooked my attention and kept me engaged all the way through with its high stakes and rising tension. The color palette is unappealing, but the filmmaking is well done with some dynamic cinematography and decent special effects. Even Ripley’s sacrifice felt well-foreshadowed and ties in well with the movie’s theme of all the characters’ inevitable mortality and moral upstanding to sacrifice what they hold dear in order to protect humanity from the company’s reckless fascination with trying to play god with the xenomorphs. It’s not nearly up to the same level as the original 2, but it holds its own weight and is underrated in my book. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Once again, Ripley must face skepticism and the alien as it hunts down the prisoners and guards. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature.
Director
David Fincher
Producer
Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Screenwriter
Larry Ferguson, David Giler, Walter Hill, Vincent Ward
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 22, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.8M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
70mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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