Alien 3

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Alien 3

R

Released May 22, 1992

1h 55m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Jamie M

I didn’t watch Alien 3 when it first came out, partly because of the feel-bad start—killing off nearly all the surviving characters from Aliens. It also looked like a poorly done Tom Waits music video. However, giving it a chance recently, I found it’s not as bad as I’d expected. I can understand why they took the story in that direction, though it’s intriguing to imagine an alternate plot where Ripley protects Newt in a prison setting. That could have been compelling, though potentially tricky to handle. The film is pretty well put together, with some interesting casting choices—it was nice spotting a few Withnail and I actors in cameos. The plot held together reasonably well, and the special effects and overall atmosphere worked effectively to set the mood. The first two movies excelled in making you care deeply about their characters. Fincher made an effort to replicate that here, but apart from Dillon, there wasn’t much emotional connection with anyone besides Ripley. The ending felt a bit schlocky, but it kind of made sense within the arc of the overall story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Davide l

I got really upset in the first minutes of the movie and turned it off. It didn’t make sense at all… congratulations for spoiling the first two movies that are masterpieces.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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Chris D

Not the best in the franchise but should watch, wish the beginning was different.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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Xander W

Not My Type They Killed Newt Not A Good Masterpiece But The Worst Alien.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Sankalp good S

Unlike it's predecessors xenomorph biting not hatching but story is good nd runfilled lot of madness makes the film worth n Fincher debut is great weaver n other performance r solid overall it's a 3x more thrill ride I love it absolutely awesome 😃♥️💫🎉🎉👊🦸‍♂️👌🤩

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Nathan W

The third was a disappointment.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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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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